10. Misogyny in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

Through an analysis of media discourse, Harp offers evidence of cultural misogyny during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Her analysis includes an examination of signs and T-shirts displayed by supporters of then Republican hopeful Donald Trump, the misogyny displayed by the BernieBros—a particularly vocal group of Bernie Sanders supporters—and the ways misogynistic ageism made its ways into the media conversation. Harp then spotlights the media discourse regarding a recording in which Trump is heard talking about grabbing a woman by the “pussy” and hitting on a married woman. Not only does Harp analyze the ways misogyny appeared in media covering the election, she illustrates ways feminist ideologies counter the patriarchal discourse. She uses the example to illustrate how a battle for ideology—traditional patriarchy versus feminism—occurs in public discourse.