![]() The Trump "Make America Great Again" implies that somehow, someone (perhaps the political establishment, especially from the party in power for the last eight years) allowed America to no longer be great, and that the wearers are banding together to get that greatness back.ĭespite not bearing a slogan, the "pussyhats" have their own clear target of criticism, explains one expert. In that sense, the pussyhat has some of the same traits that made the "Make America Great Again" hat work: it sends a very particular political message, one that is simultaneously unifying and antagonistic. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.Īyla, 6, Jeff and Kaari Lynch gather on Boston Common during the Boston Women's March for America on Saturday. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. On Saturday, protesters were united wearing pink hats with pointy ears.Ĭopyright © 2017 NPR. You can't just reduce us to just a single anatomical element of our bodies.īOOKER: At his inauguration Friday, President Trump spoke before a crowd wearing red, make America great again hats. She says it's empowering to reappropriate the word.ĭEEPTI SETHI: I think sitting there and saying I'm wearing a pussyhat and not having it reflect something vulgar, something that you should shy away from.īOOKER: Mom Hema Sethi jumps in with a message to President Trump.ĭ SETHI: We've got brains. Deepti Sethi marched with her mom and sister - all wearing the hats. MCGOVERN: I feel like we kind of had to take it back - make it a feminist word.īOOKER: A 2005 video of Donald Trump bragging about grabbing women by their genitals inspired the hat's creation. And my mom knit us all pussyhats.īOOKER: McGovern acknowledges some may find the name of the hats vulgar. JAMIE MCGOVERN: We decided that we just had to come and march. Jamie McGovern marched with her sisters, her baby daughter Helen strapped to her back. ![]() Welcome to your every day.īRAKKTON BOOKER, BYLINE: Thousands marched through the streets of the nation's capital yesterday and eventually made their way to the White House. UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTERS: (Chanting) We will not go away. And as NPR's Brakkton Booker reports, yes, it was a symbol of solidarity for women's causes. If you caught a glimpse of the Women's Marches on TV or social media Saturday, you probably noticed a sea of pink, knitted hats with catlike ears. ![]()
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