Sexism well entrenched in United States of America

University sorority women say they support Donald Trump and ignored his claims that he can grab any pussy he wants. They described that as normal malespeak. If so, racism isn't the only challenge facing the country.

In the end, Hillary Clinton's campaign ended up focusing more on Trump negatives than on articulating her own vision. Her gracious concession speech, which brought Bill Clinton to tears, was a clear example of why she could have been a great president.Photograph screen capture of CNN

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

November 14, 2016

OTTAWA—Whitelash. This new political descriptor is one part of the story about the success of the Trump movement. The other word is bitchlash. The reality is that if the decision had been left to women, Hillary Clinton would be president. Gender and race were both elephants in the room that deter...

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