Smile Piggy

As obvious as Trump’s misogyny toward a female reporter is, it reveals a common and overlooked way to silence women

“There was blood coming out of her eyes, coming out of her… wherever.” “Quiet, piggy!” “Look at her, she never smiles.” Such is the latest entry in Trump’s perpetual misogyny toward female reporters. It would barely be worth pointing out anymore, except that to let it pass without comment is to participate in its creeping normalization. That and the fact that, this time, it highlights an overlooked dynamic to which so many women are subject.