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Overview

'Nasty Woman' is a term used by many feminists to describe themselves as being "just as nasty-maybe even more nasty- than the woman [Hillary Clinton] Trump had attempted to denigrate, via a weaponized mutter." [1] The term is associated with the goals of the Women's Movement through a poem, aimed to reclaim 'Nasty Woman,' which was recited at the D.C. Women's March on Washington. [2] "The phrase [Nasty woman] became a rallying cry for women everywhere,"[3] and it has generated merchandise that bears the term 'Nasty Woman.'[4] Echoing the Women's March's support for Planned Parenthood,[5] projects and exhibitions have used the term 'nasty woman' for their efforts to fundraise for Planned Parenthood.[6] Additionally, some celebrities favor the phrase, wearing 'Nasty Woman' T-shirts and expressing their support.[7]

Origin

On October 19, 2016, during the final presidential debate, Hillary Clinton explained to the audience her plans to improve the Social Security program. Shortly after she finished her thought, Donald Trump uttered, "Such a nasty woman." His comment sparked an immediate reaction on various social media platforms, having the biggest response from Twitter. Women, and some men, embraced Trump's insult and turned it into a powerful hashtag. Some users even referenced Janet Jackson's 1986 single "Nasty". Considered the female equivalent of Trump's "bad hombres", "nasty woman" has caused women across the globe to unite for a bigger cause. #NastyWoman has leaped off of Twitter and become a movement of defiance and women's rights.[8] The Nasty Women Movement spawned from women coming together to battle injustice and inequality personally, professionally and socially. The movement champions intersectionality, the LGBTQ+ community and religious freedoms. [9]

Partnerships

Various offshoot independent projects from the Nasty Women Movement have raised funds for the organization Planned Parenthood. The fundraising is in direct response to President Donald Trump's conservative pro-life agenda to cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood due to their abortion services. [10]

The Nasty Women Project is a book compiling a collection of empowering stories from "Nasty Women" around the nation "to fight the threat of misogyny and oppression overtaking our nation" with 100% of the proceeds go directly to funding Planned Parenthood. [11] The book is "not a project to shed the limelight or give the glory to any one person. It is to chronicle and be a reminder of where we have been, where we will go, what we are capable of doing and what we will do, as women, mothers, daughters, sisters, friends." [12]

Sales from the viral "Nasty Woman" T-shirt created by Google Ghost and worn by Katy Perry along with many others involved in the movement have thus far raised over $130,000 for Planned Parenthood. [13] Google Ghost has since then created other products revolving around the Nasty Women Movement and continues to donate 50% of all their merchandise sales to Planned Parenthood. Some of their new merchandise includes a "Year of the Nasty Woman" planner, also known as the "Fuck Trump Action Planner," that features inspiring quotes from other female leaders along with ideas of various ways to take action during Trump's presidency. [14] Other independent designers have also created merchandise with portions of the proceeds going to Planned Planned Parenthood. [15]

Another large contributor is the global art movement-Nasty Women, which has held various art exhibits around the nation featuring artists from around the world with 100% of the proceeds going directly to Planned Parenthood.[16] One of the projects creators, Roxanne Jackson explained that the exhibits have an open submission process that accepts "all submitted artwork for this show, regardless of content, as we are focusing on the solidarity of women coming together to object the Trump regime, rather than curating a more typical exhibition."[17] The other co-director of the movement Jessamyn Fiore sees the art exhibit as a demonstration of "the power of our collective strength and determination and creativity and compassion. We will not tolerate any move backwards in time in terms of the policies that affect my body, my health, my quality of life, my freedom." [16] The creators asked artists to price their pieces at $100 or less so anyone can afford them. Fiore explained, "I want audience members who have never bought a work of art before to come to the exhibition and be moved by the experience and fall in love with a piece and think “$30, yeah I can afford that, and I’m helping Planned Parenthood!" [17] Thus far, the Nasty Women exhibitions have raised over $180,000 for Planned Parenthood. [18]

Pop Culture and Reception

Nasty Women Project Book

The Nasty Women Project: Voices from the resistance is a book published with the intention of sharing the stories of American women that were effected emotionally or in other ways by the 2016 election that resulted in Donald Trump getting the nomination.[19] The book is a collection of works written by various American women that identify as "nasty women"[19].

T-Shirts and Apparel

The concept of Nasty Women was almost instantly materialized and put onto apparel to be sold, the money used to fund Planned Parenthood[20]. As of December 2016, the t-shirts had already raised upwards of $100,000 for Planned Parenthood.[20] The t-shirts gained a lot of popularity seemingly overnight, with celebrities such as Will Ferrell, Katy Perry, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus all wearing them publicly and posting their support on social media outlets.[21]

Media Support

The media has supplied support to the nasty women project with the types of articles written about the subject. Buzzfeed has written several articles about the Nasty Women Project, giving the topic more air in the social media sense.[22] Various media outlets such as NPR, Huffington Post, The Guardian, and many more, all covered aspects of Nasty Women.[23] Saturday Night Live also preformed a skit featuring Nasty Woman and Bad Hombres.[24]

Nasty Woman Hashtag

The Nasty Woman hashtag became popular on social media outlets almost immediately after Donald Trump made the offhanded comment of Hilary Clinton being "such a nasty woman".[25] The hashtag is largely responsible for the immense amount of support and coverage that the movement has gotten. 

Reception

Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Chastain, Chloë Grace Moretz, Denis Leary, Aidy Bryant, Seth Meyers, Yvette Nicole Brown, Patton Oswalt, W. Kamau Bell, and Chelsea Handler have all taken to Twitter to criticize Donald Trump's comments and behavior during the presidential debates, particularly in regard to his "nasty woman" comment.[26] Celebrities such as Katy Perry, Will Ferrell, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus have all publicly worn a "Nasty Woman" t-shirt in support of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 U.S. presidential election,[27][28][29] and writers Margaret Atwood, Louise O'Neill, and Nikesh Shukla have voiced their appreciation for The Nasty Women Project.[30] Senator Elizabeth Warren used the "nasty woman" quote as a call for women to vote against Trump on election day.[31] The reclaiming of the title "nasty woman" has been viewed in a mostly favorable way by the political left, while some right wing sources and groups take issue with the Women's March and "nasty women."[32][33][34]

References

  1. ^ Garber, Megan. "'Nasty': A Feminist History". The Atlantic. The Atlantic. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. ^ Kelley, Seth. "Ashley Judd Receites 'I am a Nasty Woman' Poem at Women's March on Washington". Variety. Variety. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. ^ Carothers, Cassie. "Women Reclaim 'Nasty Woman' as Their own Rallying Cry". Global Citizen. Global Citizen. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. ^ Hatch, Jenavieve. "18 Perfect Pieces Of Merch For The Nasty Woman In All Of Us". Huffington Post. Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ^ Yoder, Katie. "Women's March Co-Chair: 'Hands off Planned Parenthood' is Priority". MRC News Busters. MRC News Busters. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  6. ^ Pearson, Catherine. "A Guide to Feminist Swag That Gives Back to Planned Parenthood". Huffington Post. Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  7. ^ Wolfgang, Ben. "Clinton Seizes Upon 'Nasty Woman' as Trump takes Verbal Self-Destruction to New Heights". The Washington Times. The Washington Times. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  8. ^ Thorpe, JR. "The Origins Of "Nasty" As A Word & Insult To Women". Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  9. ^ "Nasty Women Project: book shows how Trump galvanised an entire sex". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  10. ^ Gillin, Joshua. "Updated - Trump-O-Meter: Defund Planned Parenthood". PolitiFact. Retrieved 2017-04-17. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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  12. ^ Kelly, Chris (2017-01-06). "Paul Ryan Is Underestimating Nasty Women". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  13. ^ "Sales of 'Nasty Woman' T-Shirts Raise More Than $100,000 for Planned Parenthood". PEOPLE. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-04-17. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  14. ^ "About Us". Google Ghost. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  15. ^ Pearson, Catherine (2017-01-06). "A Guide To Feminist Swag That Gives Back To Planned Parenthood". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  16. ^ a b Furman, Anna (13 January 2017). "Nasty Women art exhibit aims at taking power back from Trump". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  17. ^ a b "The Nasty Women Exhibition is Art's Answer to Trump's Nearing Presidency". Creators (Vice). Retrieved 2017-04-17. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  18. ^ "Nasty Women". Nasty Women. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  19. ^ a b Passons, Erin (4/17/2017). "Mission Statement | Nasty Women Book Project". Nasty Women Project. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  20. ^ a b Landsbaum, Claire. "'Nasty Woman' T-Shirt Raises More Than $100,000 for Planned Parenthood". The Cut. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  21. ^ "This "Nasty Woman" T-Shirt Has Raised Over $100,000 for Planned Parenthood". Cosmopolitan. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  22. ^ "BuzzFeed Search". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  23. ^ "PRESS". Nasty Women. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  24. ^ "See 'SNL' Mock Trump's 'Bad Hombres,' 'Nasty Woman' in Debate Sketch". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  25. ^ "Women On Social Media Respond To Trump Calling Clinton A 'Nasty Woman'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  26. ^ Weaver, Hilary. "Celebrities React to Trump Calling Clinton "Such a Nasty Woman"". Vanities. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  27. ^ Mcafee, Tierney (2016-10-24). "Katy Perry, in 'Nasty Woman' Tee, Drives Vegas Students to the Polls". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2017-04-19. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  28. ^ Daileda, Colin. "Will Ferrell puts on 'Nasty Woman' shirt to campaign for Clinton". Mashable. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  29. ^ "Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Photos - Stars head to the polls for the 2016 presidential election". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  30. ^ Crum, Maddie (2017-01-17). "'Nasty Women' Is The Intersectional Essay Collection Feminists Need". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  31. ^ Khalid, Asma. "Elizabeth Warren Rallies 'Nasty Women' To Vote For Clinton". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-04-19. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  32. ^ Miller, Stephen (2017-01-24). "Our Children Are Watching: 'Nasty Women' Spout Anti-Trump Vulgarities at Women's March". Heat Street. Retrieved 2017-04-19. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  33. ^ Moore, Steve (2017-01-23). "Steve Moore: What I learned at the Women's March". Fox News. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  34. ^ Smith, Kyle (2017-04-19). "Meet The Terrorist Behind The Next Women's March". FoxNation.com. Retrieved 2017-04-19. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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