Sex
Some women are processing Trumps win by using their bodies on exactly their own terms.
The weekend after thepresidential election,Mariah*, 33, went to a friends wedding.
I felt deeply in my bones that I needed to f*ck a man, she says.
There was something kind of satisfying in that, Mariah says.
It felt like, Im going to go to town and use this man for his body.
In the wake of Trumps re-election, the dating discourse online has been combative and furious.
For example,South Koreas 4B movement is going TikTok viralas someprogressive Americans vow to swear off men.
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Its hard to care about things at the moment, Mariah says.
Just fully on the side of the street, how ridiculous?
Nothing else ever happened between us.
Now, shes feeling the itch to wield her sexuality for her own benefit more than ever.
Its definitely a control thing.
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In an uncertain world, some women are Samantha Jones-ing their power back.
(Shevets their political alignmentfirst.)
The more we can be touched and be celebrated that cannot be a bad thing in this equation.
She supports 4B but also worries that it ultimately denies womenpleasure.
Think about the physical touch piece alone, she says.
It begs the question of whether its truly more feminist to deny ourselves this thing that we need.
It feels like an act of slight rebellion to be like, F*ck this.
Im going to do whatever I want and get pleasure where I can, she says.
I used that to my advantage, Anna says.
I showed up with my reusable bag so I could get laid and then go grocery shopping.
I get to choose who touches me and how, she says.
Shes telling men exactly how to get her off.
At the very least, it’s possible for you to care about my pleasure.
For Mariah, its about living in the moment.
Maybe at some point in the future I wont be able to have carefree sex.
Let me enjoy my life while I can, she says.
Shelby plans to keep being feral for as long as shes able.
Once a hoe, always a hoe, she says.
Donald Trump does not take that from me.
*Name has been changed.
