But as the world in general has a hard time believing women, the reactions of many powerful, strong white men to Trump's touch matters.
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That handshake he does, where he yanks the other person; his habit of totally ignoring body language to do what he wants? GROSS & RAPEY.
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The fact that MULTIPLE WORLD LEADERS have to take Trump's assault-style grappling into account when meeting him is the reddest of red flags.
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When Trump openly makes WORLD LEADERS queasy with unwanted grabbing and THEY can't stop him, how powerless do you think his victims felt?
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Trump relies on the camera to get away with his awful ape-grab the same way abusers rely on cowing victims in public: DON'T MAKE A SCENE.
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He knows it would be a faux-pas to refuse to shake his hand entirely; he knows the other man has to touch him. So he uses that to be gross.
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With the camera present, all these powerful dudes like Comey and Macron or whoever CANNOT DECLINE OR ASK HIM TO STOP, and he KNOWS that.
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If the rules of the game allowed for them to politely decline contact, he wouldn't be able to do it. But they don't, so he can. GROOOOOSS
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Let any man who doubts Trump's victims ask himself, "Would I be able to stop him shaking my hand if that's what he wanted?" Answer: NO.
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Which is what makes that hand-bat of Melania's so fucking telling: not only does SHE dislike his touch, but SHE'S USING THE CAMERA TOO.
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She KNOWS she's being watched. And in that one, specific context, she also knows that HE CAN'T FORCE HER TO TOUCH HIM ON CAMERA.
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Just imagine, for a moment. Just imagine how much worse that moment would've been, if she'd knocked him away & he grabbed her regardless.
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Why can she bat him away when world leaders can't? Because world leaders have to represent their nations, but Melania represents HIM.
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