John Stoehr’s writing is apparently everywhere (the New York Daily News, the Guardian, Al Jazeera, etc.), but this is the first I’ve heard of him, thanks to a hundred-part Twitter series that’s getting a lot of attention.
With the hashtags #DoubleStandard and #Sexism, Stoehr created an archive of examples showing characteristics and comments Donald Trump’s supporters give him a pass on – things they’d use to crucify Hillary Clinton if the roles were reversed.
It’s not hard to find legitimate reasons to criticize, or even want to abstain from voting for Hillary. But Trump and his ilk’s line of attack against the Democratic nominee has become a phenomenon of its own, and to ignore it would be morally wrong.
“What if #HillaryClinton had been born a millionaire?”
“What if #HillaryClinton‘s top adviser was in bed with a pro-Putin foreign leader?”
It’s not hard to imagine what the reaction would be.
Below you can see a few of my favorites from Stoehr’s tweetstorm:
11. What if #HillaryClinton‘s daughter went on vacation with Vladimir Putin’s girlfriend, who’s also former wife of Rubert Murdoch? #Sexism
— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) August 19, 2016
16. What if #HillaryClinton still consulted with adviser who is now paid by @CNN to comment on her campaign? #Doublestandard #Sexism
— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) August 19, 2016
26. What if #HillaryClinton encouraged violence? #Doublestandard #Sexism
— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) August 19, 2016
35. What if #HillaryClinton promised $1 million to a veterans charity but never honored the promise until forced to? #Doublestandard #Sexism
— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) August 19, 2016
40. What if #HillaryClinton‘s former husband has said under oath that she raped him? #Doublestandard #Sexism
— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) August 19, 2016
45. What if #HillaryClinton‘s campaign staff included a document Holocaust denier? #Doublestandard #Sexism
— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) August 19, 2016
53. What if #HillaryClinton daughter once posed next to an elephant she had just shot, holding its severed tail? #Doublestandard #Sexism
— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) August 19, 2016
60. What if #HillaryClinton said a federal judge can’t be trusted due to his ethnic heritage? #Doublestandard #Sexism
— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) August 19, 2016
70. What if #HillaryClinton were anti-immigration but her immigrant husband was suspected of being in US illegally? #Doublestandard #Sexism
— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) August 19, 2016
78. CORRECTION: What if #HillaryClinton had gone into bankruptcy *six* times, not three? #Doublestandard #Sexism
— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) August 19, 2016
83. What if #HillaryClinton said: “Look at my African-American over here”? #Doublestandard #Sexism
— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) August 19, 2016
89. What if #HillaryClinton retweeted tweets from known white supremacists? #Doublestandard #sexism
— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) August 20, 2016
99. What if #HillaryClinton were financially entangled with Russian oligarchs close to Vladimir Putin. #Doublestandard #sexism
— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) August 20, 2016
100. What if #HillaryClinton suckered everything into believing she was running for president? #Doublestandard #sexism
— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) August 20, 2016
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