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'You're in such good shape,' President Trump says to France's first lady

Politics July 13, 2017
"You know, you're in such great shape ... beautiful," the president told Brigitte Macron while bidding goodbye to her and the French president.
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"You're in such good shape," Pres. Trump tells French first lady Brigitte Macron, before noting the same about Mrs. Macron to Pres. Macron.

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"You're in such good shape"...yes, that is how our president addressed the First Lady of France

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Something nice would be complementing her dress. Commenting on her body is totally inappropriate. And gross

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telling France's First Lady "you're in such good shape" epitomizes men towing the line between compliment & sexual harassment. 1/

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People will shrug and say, " was just offering her a compliment!" It's creepy and over the line to comment on a person's body. 2/

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The comment is like catcalling — never about beauty, it's about power. It's a reminder that and men have power over our bodies. 3/

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And free reign to comment on women's bodies and appearances. It's a reminder that the body of France's First Lady isn't her own. 4/

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It's a reminder that her body is up for public consumption and she's not powerful enough to shut him down in a public setting. 5/

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Her hands were tied. She has to make nice. So, she is forced to take an unsolicited compliment about her body. 6/

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Pretty sure that most HR departments would not be okay with male bosses walking around and telling women they are "in shape." 7/

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We also can't forget that 's comment comes from someone who said it's okay to "grab" women upon meeting them. 8/

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He could have just said "you look great" or "nice to meet you" or even "you are very stylish" rather than comment on her BODY. 9/

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Remind yourself every time something like this happens that it's unacceptable and we just can't normalize it or make light of it. /10

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President Trump has landed in Paris where he is supposed to hold talks with the French President Emmanuel Macron.

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