Women are facing a barrage of deeply misogynistic comments online following Donald Trump's
US presidential election victory.
‘The masks are fully off now,’ one person claimed
www.the-independent.com
The
Republican candidate defeated
Kamala Harris following a chaotic campaign dogged by anger, insults and division,
winning 51 percent of the popular vote on Wednesday, 6 November.
In the wake of the former president's shocking political comeback, women have reported men are writing "your body, my choice" on their social media posts, among other
troubling reproductive rights remarks.
The slogan "my body, my choice" was originally popularised by feminists
defending reproductive choices as rights in the Sixties. However, the phrase has now been co-opted for the adverse effect.
All three justices
Trump appointed to the
Supreme Court ruled in favour of reversing
Roe v Wade in 2022, handing a major victory to activists
who fought to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion.
Nick Fuentes, the white nationalist podcaster known for his long history of antisemitic and misogynistic remarks, wrote on X/Twitter as Trump's victory emerged: "Your body, my choice. Forever."
The phrase has gained fast popularity on TikTok, where numerous women have been told their bodies no longer belong to them following the presidential election result.