Women report a rise in online misogyny after Donald Trump’s victory

Following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, women are faced with a flood of deeply misogynistic comments online.

The Republican candidate defeated Kamala Harris after a chaotic campaign marked by anger, insults and division, winning 51 percent of the vote on Wednesday, November 6th.

In the wake of the former president’s shocking political comeback, women have reported that men are writing “Your body, my choice,” among other troubling comments about reproductive rights, in their social media posts.

The slogan “My Body, My Choice” was originally popularized in the 1960s by feminists who defended reproductive choices as rights. However, the term has since been co-opted due to its detrimental effects.

All three Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices chose to reverse Roe v. Wade In 2022, she delivered a major victory to activists fighting to repeal the constitutional right to abortion.

Nick Fuentes, the white nationalist podcaster known for his long history of anti-Semitic and misogynistic statements, wrote on X/Twitter when Trump’s victory was announced: “Your body, my decision. Forever.”

The phrase quickly gained popularity on TikTok, where numerous women were told their bodies no longer belonged to them following the presidential election results.

“’Your body. “Our choice” and “your body is ours now” comments are on the rise,” Hannah Cor, an advocate for women’s healing and liberation, said in a post on the app.

“Men no longer hate women and are no longer silent about it,” she claimed. “You can hate us out loud and lose nothing.”

Meanwhile, influencer Camila Guadarrama revealed: “I had to delete a video because I and several men were being threatened.” [were] Commenting that they couldn’t wait for me to get it [raped] or [they were saying] “Your body is my choice.”

“How should young women feel now,” one user asked on X/Twitter in response to the pervasive online misogyny.

“They just prove that it’s more about controlling us women than actually caring about politics or policy,” another person claimed.

While abortion remains legal in many states, the Trump and JD Vance administration could see a federal ban on the table. Trump has claimed he would veto such a ban – and insisted he would leave the matter to the states – but his message on the issue has been unclear.

Even without a federal ban, existing state-level laws have already harmed reproductive care across the board. Access to contraceptives and IVF treatments is at risk.

The number of gynecologists and abortion clinics is shrinking, maternal mortality rates are rising, and in some states, doctors face criminal penalties if they perform abortions.

Read more from The Independents Here’s what’s next for reproductive health care during the Trump administration.