W. Mass. photographer launches #grabhimbytheballot project
A Turner Falls photographer is using her skills behind the lens to fire back at sexist remarks made by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during the run-up to the election.
After video surfaced earlier this month of Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women, Anja Schütz launched an “anti-Trump” movement online that celebrates women’s bodies and urges people to get out and vote.
The series of photographs feature women standing in a dark room, completely nude. Each subject is holding a voter’s “ballot” over her private parts. A banner promoting the hashtag “#GrabHimByTheBallot” is written on a censor bar that’s photoshopped across each woman’s breasts. An American flag can be seen hanging in the background of the portraits.
The project was started in response to lewd comments made by Trump that were caught on a hot mic in 2005. In the audio recording, which was released by the Washington Post in early October, Trump can be heard saying that he grabs women by their genitals.
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