Women are facing a barrage of deeply misogynistic comments online following Donald Trump’s US presidential election victory.

A post by right-wing troll Nick Fuentes, who is described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a "white nationalist livestreamer" and "outspoken admirer of fascists," said on his X account on election night "Your body, my choice. Forever." He continued with: "Hey bitch we control your body's, guess what, guys win again, men win again and yes we control your bodies." He added that he believes there will never be a woman president. 

The phrase went viral on election night and was mentioned thousands of times per day on various social platforms in the week after the election, peaking at more than 12,000 mentions Friday, according to a report published by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, which  found a 4,600% increase in mentions of the terms “your body, my choice” and “get back in the kitchen” on X in a 24-hour period late last week.

The phrase is an inversion of the feminist reproductive rights slogan "My body, my choice." It quickly gained traction on many social media platforms with Trump's supporters using it to mock women mourning Harris' election loss, especially on Tik Tok where numerous women have been told their bodies no longer belong to them following the presidential election result.

“‘Your body. Our choice’ and ‘We own your body now’ comments are starting to pour in,” Hannah Cor, advocate for women’s healing and liberation said in a post on the app. “Men no longer have or be quiet in their hatred for women,” she claimed. “They can hate us out loud and lose nothing.” Another poster commented: "The masks are off."

The institute said it also observed reports of people using misogynistic language to harass women offline, including alleged instances of young boys’ repeating “your body, my choice” on school campuses. Hats and T-shirts featuring the phrase have also popped up on some e-commerce sites. An article published anonymously in The Guardian, describes, through the eyes of a High School woman, how the boys in her school are suddenly noticably more male chauvinist in their attitudes and comments.

The report adds to other examples of hateful rhetoric spreading after Trump’s victory. Last week, scores of Black people across the country began receiving racist text messages telling them they had been chosen to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation” — prompting an investigation by the FBI and state law enforcement agencies. (The sources and motivations of the texts have not been established.)

Influencer Camila Guadarrama revealed: “I had to delete a video because I was being threatened and several men [were] commenting saying they couldn’t wait until I get [raped] or [they were saying] ‘your body my choice.”

“How are young women supposed to feel right now? one user on X/Twitter questioned in response to the pervasive onli misogyny.

The first I read this was today on tiktok. And I was absolutely flabbergasted. A German guy who showed his muscles with text, Your body my choice and your face my fist.

His anger wasn't something in the moment but real, intense and deep. And he is not just one guy. Tiktok is full of these young boys but also middle aged men who proudly say this and promote it. Woman do not have rights and nothing is truly their own. They, the men have a say in all. We are going back in time. America is back in time and I'm afraid the rest of the world will follow-up if we don't change something. Australia is going in the right direction in protecting children under 16 from multimedia. But does that help in the long run...

On this show we will be looking at this huge uptick in unvarnished male supremacist messaging and behavior. We will assess the danger to women and how we should deal with it psychologically, through personal self defense and through going on the offensive politically. 

OUR GUESTS:

Professor Caroline Heldman is a political scientist and teaches "Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies" at Occidental College in Los Angeles. She co-founded End Rape on Campus (EROC), Faculty Against Rape (FAR), and End Rape Statute of Limitations (ERSOL). She has been an supporter of rape survivors through many court cases and is considered an expert on sexual assault legal initiatives and legislation.

Tiana Sharifi is an expert in the field of anti-sexual exploitation and human trafficking with a background in Psychology and Counseling. She is the founder and CEO of Exploitation Education (ExEd), which is dedicated to preventing child and youth sexual exploitation. 

This program will also contain a Feminist News segment and topical music.

FULL BIOS OF GUESTS:

Tiana Sharifi is an expert in the field of anti-sexual exploitation and human trafficking with a background in Psychology and Counseling. In her 10 years in this field, she has educated over 100,000 individuals directly and reached millions more indirectly through her viral TikTok platform. She is the founder and CEO of Exploitation Education (ExEd), which is dedicated to preventing child and youth sexual exploitation by offering innovative educational programs, training, partnerships and advocacy. She also has had a global impact--with speaking engagements at the Canadian Sexual Exploitation Summit, the International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference  and she's consulted with the UN, government officials, and co-authored research with the International Cybercrime Research Centre.

Caroline Heldman is a political scientist and teaches "Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies" at Occidental College in Los Angeles. She's the Executive Director of The Representation Project, and is Adviser for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. She co-founded End Rape on Campus (EROC), Faculty Against Rape (FAR), and End Rape Statute of Limitations (ERSOL). She has been an supporter of rape survivors through many court cases and is considered an expert on sexual assault legal initiatives and legislation.

Dr. Heldman was one of many women who went public with allegations of gender discrimination against Bill O’Reilly that led to his firing from Fox News. She splits her time between Los Angeles and New Orleans where she co-founded the New Orleans Women’s Shelter and the Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum.