Sometimes I wonder why I punish myself by still reading Slate, the answer is occasionally you come across buried nuggets like this:
Sometimes the election\u2019s psychic fallout takes less obvious forms. \nSilvestri, for example, has noticed a curious phenomenon among some of \nthe millennial women in her practice: The rise of Trump has made them \nwonder how much they can reasonably expect from romantic relationships…
It\u2019s not just that Trump reminds them of their exes. It\u2019s that \nTrump\u2019s success seems to validate the men\u2019s behavior. \u201cThey had gotten \nthemselves to a place of, This is not what I deserve, I deserve better, I can do better,\u201d\n Silvestri says. But watching dutiful, responsible Clinton struggle to \nbest Trump, \u201cpeople are really backtracking and saying, \u2018I made this \nmove to be more empowered and be who I am based on my values, but now I \nsee my ex writ large on the national stage, and everyone\u2019s following \nhim,\u2019 \u201d Silvestri says. They start thinking that, for a woman, maybe \nbeing beautiful really is more important than being smart, assertive, \nand authentic.
The quote comes from a psychologist who, if you do some digging, has offices by NYU.
So, straight from the horse\u2019s mouth: the mere nomination of Donald Trump is inspiring urban millennial elite women to give up on confrontational feminism in favor of charming femininity as a source of self-identity and -value.