On the first night of the debate the topic of Alicia Machado was brought up. I first want to clarify that I am not against Trump. I believe that by being unfiltered, makes him connect to the voters more than the reserved/professional rhetoric Clinton uses. The gender role issue has been brought up many times during this election and when this topic was brought up, it caused a lot of controversy.
Sexism has been a major problem in everyday life, especially in the government and in the workplace. Trumps history of demoralizing women has caused a negative affect of women voters. In the first debate, Clinton brought up how he referred to the 1966 Miss Universe winner as “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping”. Clinton then went to Alicia Machados defense by telling Trump that “she has a name”. Clinton used this weapon to connect with female voters. She strategically used this because she is trying to break the “glass ceiling” in the workplace. Women are daily abused in the workplace by their male co-workers and it is something that is needed to be publicized.
By using derogatory names toward women, Trump has caused a huge upset with female voters. Women, who have been demoralized by Trump, like Alicia Machado have now been speaking out. They have been attacking him and using negative rhetoric, to let the world know that sexism is still a major problem in the country. Clintons role as a woman in politics is to emphasize the situation in order to gain power in the election.
I do think that Clinton was right with bringing this topic up. Trump should never have said those demeaning things to any women. However, in my opinion Trump is not sexist. He did make a mistake just like everyone does. Clinton has used her strategic poetic rhetoric in her speeches making sexism a major problem in her campaign. I think that this problem has been highlighted and will be resolved no matter who wins the election.
