Trump: I Didn’t Assault PEOPLE Writer Because She’s Too Ugly, “Look at Her!”
Republican nominee Donald Trump gave the worst excuse for the allegations of sexual assault he possibly could have – by implying that the woman wasn’t “attractive enough” for him to have assaulted. During an outrageous speech in which he blew anti-Semitic dog whistles, he took the time to “refute” the horrendous accusations that PEOPLE Magazine reporter Natasha Stoynoff levelled at him last night.
“Look at her. Look at her words. You tell me what you think. I don’t think so” said Trump. In a twisted and petty blow that only Trump would sink to, the sexual predator not only attempted to discredit her accusations but then shamed her for her looks. He’s perpetuating the offensive notion that sexual assault is actually a “compliment” paid to attractive women, as noted by DailyDot author Jaya Saxena.
His remarks spawned the hashtag #LookAtHer from Fusion reporter Marisa Kabas, in which women began tweeting selfies of themselves, demanding that yes, we look at them – and see them as the people they are, not as sexual objects for Donald Trump to oogle and molest.
So look upon them, and read the words of American women being brave enough to invite horrifying harassment from online Trump trolls by taking a stand against rape culture and its living personification – Donald Trump.
tweet a selfie with the hashtag #LookAtHer. show these men our faces. show them we exist. assault knows no bounds.
— Marisa Kabas (@MarisaKabas) October 13, 2016
This is what a sexual assault victim looks like #LookAtHer pic.twitter.com/FC02Vdwo5w
— LiberalValuesNetwork (@lordxmen2k) October 13, 2016
“Look At Her. I Don’t Think So.” – #DonaldTrump
That’s how a sexual predator slips up and admits he checks women out. #LookAtHer
— S. L. Dey (@SecretLee_) October 13, 2016
I’ll start!
hey trump, #LookAtHer pic.twitter.com/fifylvnNB6— Marisa Kabas (@MarisaKabas) October 13, 2016
.@MTVNews Yes, indeed. Let’s ALL look. Look and see the incredible bravery. #LookAtHer pic.twitter.com/QifqTuivbt
— princesspeasant (@imagin8ion) October 13, 2016
once I went on TV to talk about sexual harassment and a man emailed, “what do you know? you’re the ugliest woman i’ve ever seen” #LookAtHer
— Amanda Hess (@amandahess) October 13, 2016
Hey @realDonaldTrump!
I DID #LookAtHer
She’s a living, sentient human being.
That alone is reason enough to not say “Look at her”#NotOkay— Douglas Connors (@calmecam) October 13, 2016
on make-up free, caring for your sick child days, it happens.sexual assault knows no boundaries.Take a selfie, tag #LookAtHer. @MarisaKabas pic.twitter.com/SHMaT9Y5Yu
— Cierra Webb (@_cierrawebb_) October 13, 2016
Sexual predators don’t think about looks or age.
So yes, #LookAtHer she too can be a victim of sexual assault.#EnoughisEnough
— Elsie Rodriguez (@Elsie_Rodriguez) October 13, 2016
@MarisaKabas both of us! #lookather pic.twitter.com/PnkJWFhd8Q
— Kara Clark (@karaclark) October 13, 2016
