> Millions had tuned in to watch a man face off against a woman for the first set of co-ed presidential debates in American history. But how would their perceptions change, she wondered, if the genders of the candidates were switched? She pictured an actress playing Trump, replicating his words, gestures, body language, and tone verbatim, while an actor took on Clinton’s role in the same way. What would the experiment reveal about male and female communication styles, and the differing standards by which we unconsciously judge them?
Based on the conversations after the performances, it sounded like audience members had their beliefs rattled in a similar way. What were some themes that emerged from their responses?
>We heard a lot of “now I understand how this happened”—meaning how Trump won the election. People got upset. There was a guy two rows in front of me who was literally holding his head in his hands, and the person with him was rubbing his back. The simplicity of Trump’s message became easier for people to hear when it was coming from a woman—that was a theme. One person said, “I’m just so struck by how precise Trump’s technique is.” Another—a musical theater composer, actually—said that Trump created “hummable lyrics,” while Clinton talked a lot, and everything she was was true and factual, but there was no “hook” to it. Another theme was about not liking either candidate—you know, “I wouldn’t vote for either one.” Someone said that Jonathan Gordon [the male Hillary Clinton] was “really punchable” because of all the smiling. And a lot of people were just very surprised by the way it upended their expectations about what they thought they would feel or experience. There was someone who described Brenda King [the female Donald Trump] as his Jewish aunt who would take care of him, even though he might not like his aunt. Someone else described her as the middle school principal who you don’t like, but you know is doing good things for you.
Adam Bell
>What did you find most surprising?
...I was surprised by how critical I was seeing [Clinton] on a man’s body, and also by the fact that I didn’t find Trump’s behavior on a woman to be off-putting. I remember turning to Maria at one point in the rehearsals and saying, "I kind of want to have a beer with her!" The majority of my extended family voted for Trump. In some ways, I developed empathy for people who voted for him by doing this project, which is not what I was expecting. I expected it to make me more angry at them, but it gave me an understanding of what they might have heard or experienced when he spoke.
Luke Russell
Donella Trump would have won and you know it you fucking kike
Jace Adams
Trump would have won by a lot more
Nathan Cook
That's literally what the study says.
Cooper Young
She fucking wrecked him in this debate
Isaiah Baker
I wonder if they self reflected and gained any insight to their bias & how easily they can be led astray or even brainwashed? Probably not.
Ayden Morgan
>tfw you set out to reinforce your echo-chamber beliefs about sexism but wind up ramming a red pill up your own ass instead
Ethan Brown
If Donald Trump was a woman, xir would've won the popular vote by at least a margin of 7%.
Ryan Lopez
People would actually be more likely to vote for a female Trump.
Aaron Wilson
>tfw you will never let girl trump stomp your balls
why even live?
Carter Torres
Is there a video?
Jose Barnes
News flash, Democrats are identity politics hypocrites who voted for Clinton just for being a woman. More at 11.
That's all I could find, nigger. Once you find the full thing post it. I have some faggots to hold coals to if you do.
Nathan Powell
>tfw Mrs Trump will never grab you by the balls
Grayson Williams
Is there a longer version of this video? Of course they gave the Clinton stand in the last word
Carson Young
I'd do more than vote
Chase Edwards
SAY IT WITH ME
MADAME PRESIDENT.
Jose Johnson
I don't know why, but this post made me kek. Here's a (You).
Matthew Evans
top kek. seems like that study backfired on them
Logan Collins
Not that it cost him the election, but I'm pretty confident that "grab him by the dick" wouldn't be nearly as criticized. It'd probably be turned into a marketing gimmick.
