For the past month especially, there’s been a vibe around Ivanka Trump. The vibe is “like a rat from a sinking ship.” Like, Ivanka read the tea leaves. She knew a while back that her father wasn’t going to win the presidency. So she’s been working on her exit strategy and casually distancing herself (partially) from her father’s trainwreck campaign. Even when she’s being interviewed as a campaign surrogate, she spends more time these days talking about her businesses and her views on women in the workplace and more.
Still, people have noticed that Ivanka hasn’t really distanced herself enough from her father. She’s legitimately in a difficult place – her dad is her employer and she is his favorite. She can’t break her ties with him completely. But as I’ve said before, there is some complicity. She’s merely the pretty face of the ugliest Republican campaign in decades. So now some Ivanka-haters are trying to ensure that Ivanka does not get to walk away unblemished from her father’s alt-right, p-ssy-grabbing nonsense. One woman in particular started an Ivanka-centric boycott.
Unhappy with Ivanka Trump’s continued support of her father’s campaign, Shannon Coulter looked to the so-called power of the purse. Coulter, a technology-and-media-marketing specialist in the Bay Area, tweaked Trump Sr.’s “locker-room talk” and created the hashtag #GrabYourWallet to hit Ivanka where it hurts — her $100 million clothing and accessories business. (The stores carrying the line include Macy’s, Nordstrom, Amazon, Lord & Taylor, Marshalls, and Zappos.)
Coulter told The Guardian that Trump’s infamous Access Hollywood tape was the breaking point for her: “If Ivanka Trump had distanced herself from the campaign I would not be boycotting her. But something changed for me when that tape was released,” she said. Thus far, her posts have been viewed over a million times and she’s received 50,000 responses, many from women who have been longtime customers and are resolving to stop buying the line.
Not only are people boycotting Ivanka-branded products – which is bad enough for Ivanka – but they’re also boycotting department stores that sell Ivanka-branded clothing, like Nordstrom’s, Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, Zappos, Neiman Marcus and more. You can read some of the #GrabYourWallet tweets here. It would be amazing if some of these stores dropped Ivanka’s line. LOL.
Updated list. Now includes Marshalls. If you'd rather not see the name "Trump" anymore while you're shopping, call these stores. Tell them. pic.twitter.com/4xXkGcqU4X
— Shannon Coulter 🎃 (@shannoncoulter) October 14, 2016
Photos courtesy of Getty, WENN.
What bothers me the most about Ivanka is that she is totally okay with her father referring to her “a piece of ass”. That, to me, shows that she is okay with every other thing her father says about women in spite of what words come out of her.
I’m unsure if it speaks to his powers of grooming, or if it speaks to her nature. I guess more likely they are both so entwined now they are the same.
I don’t know, the whole situation just makes me so sad. A few of my friends went to Choate with Ivanka and said she was one of the kindest, most down-to-earth people they’d ever met, so to see her getting dragged with her gross buffoon of a father feels extra tragic to me.
That makes it much more personal doesn’t it?
I really hope she has agency, I hope she’s going in to this eyes open. The other option is that she’s basically been brainwashed and groomed from an early age, and her mother did not protect her from her gross ass criminal father.
I must admit it would be incredibly hard to disown your dad. My dad says some stupid ass shit, and would in public to a large audience as well. I still love him, even though he has turd idea that I have to yell at him about all the time. It’s hard not to feel for Ivanka.
@detritus
No one’s asking her to disown him. But the bare minimum would be to stop defending and endorsing him, plus saying he respects women (HOW can she even say this with straight face??) and that his accusers are lying. There’s a vid from May 2016 by CBS This Morning online about a NYT profile on him and she’s saying his accusers (whomever they were back then) are lying and her father is very respectful towards women. Then she calls herself a feminist.
See Emotional Incest. She won’t stand a chance of changing unless she escapes her father. The worse the Narcissist, the harder it is to remove yourself. I feel deeply sorry for this woman. The price she’ll be paying for being her father’s favourite must be horrific.
I don’t feel sorry for someone just as shady, mendacious and exploitative as her father. Even children of narcissists have a choice, and certainly are not forced to share the same lack of ethics and amoral value system.
On top of this, she is married to the son of a felon deeply immersed in manipulating the campaign- the guy who was instrumental in orchestrating the “Bill’s accusers” atrocity before the second debate.
You are known by the company you keep. This speaks to her character, all on her own.
IMO, she is part of a sociopathic family, just like the mob only prettier.
This is such heartening news. I hope her businesses tank along with the rest of the Trump empire.
Interesting info re Ivanka’s husband & his family. Chris Christie prosecuted Jared’s father & sent him to jail. The man hired a prostitute to entrap & blackmail his own sister’s husband.
There’s a lot of dysfunction on both sides. I’ve read there are members of the Kushner family who are unhappy with Jareds involvement with this campaign & the antisemitic imagery/tweets the Trumps keep sending out.
To say the least family is complicated. I believe you have to draw the line somewhere though. They can love their fathers but they are some deeply flawed examples of humanity.
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a47697/jared-kushner-trump-campaign/
“I don’t feel sorry for someone just as shady, mendacious and exploitative as her father. Even children of narcissists have a choice, and certainly are not forced to share the same lack of ethics and amoral value system. ”
Exactly. She’s not young enough anymore to be defended by “well, that’s her dad”. She has options, money, best therpists within her reach. Right now it’s still just too convenient for her to cut him off. She’s not being kept hostage, she has a lot to gain from being close to him. Plus she’s using her platform to discredit his accusers while knowing d@mn well they’re telling the truth, no respect for her. She’s vile just like him, only prettier.
Yep. I have personal experience of that. Enough said.
Her husband is also heavily involved with the campaign and has apparently been difficult with consultants who were trying to bring this around. Ivanka is not an innocent pawn here. She deserves the brand decimation as much as her dad.
I would absolutely love it, if both Fathers (Jared & Ivanka’s) ended up in the same prison, serving life sentences. It would bond those 2 lovebirds even deeper & it would save them gas money on their weekly visits to the pokey.
. They’re going to need it, with the family biz going belly up.
+100!
@Bubbles
Oh, and the weekly family trips to prison, getting papped with their beautiful blonde children as they leave their building and get into a car, smiling.
I personally never bought her brand but earlier in the campaign I made a conscious choice to never buy anything Trump and told anyone within earshot. I’m glad someone else is doing it on a big scale
As I posted on an earlier thread, just last week, I was at Lord & Taylor looking for something to wear to my high school reunion. Tried on a dress that would have been fabulous, fit perfectly, but then I looked inside at the tag. The dress went onto the reshelve rack and I told the sales woman that I will not buy Ivanka Trump’s products.
I shop at Hudson’s Bay Montréal and since last year I make a point at never even passing through Ivanka Trump racks !
I shop there too, and I do the same thing! Heck, even at Winners I passed up a great looking fall coat because it was an Ivanka Trump piece. I refuse to buy anything with the Trump name on it.
I had the same experience. She has some really cute shoes, and when I saw them in Lord and Taylor I told the sales lady that I wish they were not made by Ivanka, because otherwise I would totally get them.
I had about 24 hours to find a black pencil skirt for an event for my teen daughter. I found an Ivanka one at TJ Maxx that would have been perfect, but I couldn’t bring myself to buy it. I drove out of my way to go to the mall instead. I will not give a penny of my money to that family. The damage he has done to this country is horrific.
Ditto, I passed over a coat because a little bile came up when I saw the label. SO SAD. It was cute.
Ugh. I wish I would have thought of this. A few weeks ago I bought the most beautiful blush colored cape coat that was Trump. It didn’t even connect in my head that I shouldn’t buy it.
Well, you already paid for it so don’t let the Trump name tarnish your enjoyment of a lovely coat. But if you get compliments–DON’T tell people it is by Trump. That way you won’t help funnel any more money to them.
Same. I cannot stand this man and long before this election I wished he would go away. The day after he became the official candidate I went shopping, saw a cute dress at Winners, saw the tag and put it back. I may have put it back where no one could see it.
hahahaha…. I love this!
<3
I did that too – was looking for an LBD at Hudson’s Bay in Ottawa and when I saw the dress was hers I put it back. This was in January or February & the saleswoman commented that her dresses weren’t selling – here in Canada no less. I looked to see where the dress was made and it was abroad – I’m thinking Indonesia or Malaysia but I could be wrong about that. It wasn’t made in the US in any event. I would never stay in one of his hotels, just on principle either. Doing our part here in Canada!
Thank you, neighbor!
Hi neighbour! *waves*
Never seen a Trump label here but then I’m not much of a shopper myself. Does her line use her name or another? I have to look for a few fundamental pieces this winter and don’t want to accidentally buy from IT… because NOPE. I guess I’ll also avoid Nordstroms, too.
What I don’t understand is why anyone would buy a Trump anything? They are slapping their name on someone else’s work. Taking credit & making money when they can & probably stiffing the workers along the way. Much in the same vein as Michael Kors but at least he makes what he copies. I will never support any designer or business that blatantly steals the work of others or one that uses those they consider less than themselves.
The Trumps from top to bottom are corrupt and feel that are completely entitled to whatever they want… The truth & others be damned
She has a jewelry line that has some really beautiful pieces in it. But I’d rather drink bleach than wear anything associated with the Trump name.
FYI, they realize their brand has turned to sh%%, so the plan is to change the name of Trump hotels to Scion hotels. Make sure to avoid those in the future.
I feel sorry for those people who bought into those ridiculously expensive apartments in Trump Place and now they probably can’t sell them for ten cents on the dollar.
@Rita, thank you for the head’s up to avoid Scion in the future!!
Same here BUT I really hope Trump looses as of right now he still has a chance.
As for Trump products, I’ve been boycotting her stuff for months now. She is a grown educated woman enough is enough. She is clearly ok with her father’s overall pervness and validates this with her statements. I still like her better than the boys and their stepford wives but that’s not saying much.
I go on Instagram every few days and tell her that I’m boycotting her brand.
I’ve refused to buy anything with the Trump name on it pretty much as long as there have been Trump branded products, because I always thought the Trumps were shitty people. I’ve seen some Ivanka Trump handbags at TJ Maxx. They’re made in China from cheap-looking PVC. I think pretty much all the Trump stuff is made in a foreign nation that has super cheap labor. So much for creating American jobs…
Daddy Trump’s little girl = Ivanka Brand’s little bill
Let me shed a tear. For what it is worth, I don’t think she’s in a difficult place. I think she agrees a lot more with her dad that what the media has fashioned. She and her husband are exactly where they want to be – in full support of their Supreme Cheetofaced Daddy.
Ditto. And I love this boycott idea. I’d never buy her products but we need to pressure the stores that even carry them!
I picked up a pair of her sunglasses in TKMAXX , and as soon as I saw her name on them, I said no thanks I am not putting any money in the pocket of that deplorable family, and glad that you all think the same.
Plus 100!
This whole election is like a horrible reality show you hate watch. You keep watching to see what crap will hit the fan next.
I found one (ONE) Trump shirt in my husband’s closest last year… I clean my toilet with it!
Oh my god…I love that.
Ha, ha good one!
Susie, you are my heroine.
Haha! Good for you!
That is awesome!
That’s probably the best use for it. It’s a rag after all.
Bless this woman!! This needed to be done.
I think I might have one dress of Ivanka’s from years ago, but I certainly wouldn’t consider purchasing anything of hers now. In fact, I get annoyed when I see major retailers like Nordstrom still carrying the Trump name after all of this garbage.
She’s right, though — it’s not enough to be disgusted by it, I need to email those companies and tell them exactly why I’m not shopping there anymore.
I also find it kind of ironically amusing that this woman’s last name is “Coulter.” No relation, I’m assuming! 🙂
I noticed that too, Lorelai. Next thing we know Ann Coulter will be crying foul and the Orange Cheeto will say the writer is a plant by the Clinton campaign and how dare she disparage the Great American by having the same last name. SMH
I’m annoyed the stores are carrying it too, but they will as long as it continues to make money. With all the talk of boycotting the brand I see, that won’t be for too much longer. If the stuff isn’t selling, they won’t reorder.
I must admit I saw several items I liked while shopping yesterday. When I saw the Ivanka label, I actually said ugh and put it back.
me too. I always see her stuff at marshalls and I won’t even touch it. Don’t want to be infected.
I saw a sweater from her line at Marshall’s and immediately checked the sewn-in tag for country of origin (China – no surprise).
Went to a neighboring department store and found Karen Kane ‘made in the USA’ clothing for similar retail prices. Plus the Kane items looked better.
Ivanka is a Trump through and through. She may come in prettier packaging, but she is just like the her brothers when it comes to defending her father’s grotesque behavior.
Totally. She’s staying with the money and that’s always been supplied courtesy of Daddy. I get it – he’s done nothing bad to her and he is her father – but she could say something along those lines?! Something that acknowledges she is in a tough spot. Even Melania “tried” …
She can’t help it that he’s her father. But if her business interests are enmeshed with his…well, too bad. She’s a grown woman, she could have followed her own path, made her own money.
Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas.
Exactly.
This.
Exactly. She had every opportunity to make her own way.
She started losing me before the campaign (when she was curating her 16-hour* working day, superwoman persona via social media posts).
* I think she counts every waking moment as her 16-hour work day, including hairstyling, chauferred commute, chef prepared meal eating time, etc.).
Yes, that insanely wealthy superwoman boasting is vulgar, over the top, and suspect.
I guess she does everything bigly like Daddy.
Harsh but true.
Exactly, whenever my rich friends complain about being under the thumb of their daddies, I roll my eyes and think, Cut the strings already. He paid for her education, she has connections, she could have not worked for daddy but she chose to. She only has herself to blame.
This is welcome and long overdue. Her shoes look fantastic, but I made a point to never purchase because of his birther crap. Her silence makes her just as culpable as him.
That being said, any good cheap alternatives to Amazon? About to have another baby and we are totally reliant on our Prime membership! I am shocked to discover they still carry his stuff.
Not on Amazon, but I like Steve Madden or Aldo for inexpensive shoes
Some of my favorite shoes that I’ve ever owned have been Steve Madden. I have a REALLY hard time finding shoes that will fit my massive size 11/12 feet, but every pair of Steve Maddens I’ve had has not only fit comfortably, but even made my feet look smaller. The only drawback is that they don’t really last very long, but that could just be me wearing them to death.
I agree that had she distanced herself people wouldn’t lashout but in politics the dysfunctional family unit must always be together.
Well you have two sides, the people who will boycott and the people who will go and buy it just to make a point.
Regardless, I don’t shop any of those places other than amazon, and literally ANYONE can set up an amazon store aND sell as long as the product doesn’t violate the terms of service so honestly, I’m not boycotting amazon. It would be unethical for them to hold a certain seller to a higher standard just because they don’t agree with a political opinion.
I am in fact frightened by how violent this whole thing has become. Since when is it okay to attack people with a different opinion? This is both sides, both sides are deplorable.
This is not about “political opinions” it is about ethics. It is about a woman who has chosen, her entire adult life, to be complicit in her father’s disgusting behavior towards women – herself included. She’s chosen to be his surrogate, his mouth piece, to support his actions.
It’s her Dad, she probably doesn’t agree with him. God knows I dont, but it’s her FATHER, and her employer if you think about it. There is much more at stake for her.
Also my Dad says some HORRIBLE, antiquated, racist and sexist stuff too. I don’t disown him, I do exactly what ivanka does and I side step and I try to ignore it, because he’s my dad and I love him. If he held the power over my business and employment you bet your ass I would bite my tongue.
Take it out on trump, I don’t get this holier than thou, scorched earth thing going on especially with ivanka who has rebuked her father’s opinions as much as she can given the circumstances.
Also boycotting the stores is just stupid. First, amazon doesn’t control who sells they just have to meet standards that are the same for everyone, regardless of political opinion.
Second, the stores are under contracts that were formed long before trump was running and most likely can’t get out of them if they wanted to.
Don’t buy the stuff, that’s fine, but don’t try to paint my OPINION as anti woman because I don’t agree with dragging EVERYONE down with trump including employees who are just going to work to make a check if the boycotts start to actually affect revenue and layoffs happen.
This is an anti trump boycott that hurts everyone except trump. Think on that.
“Boycotting the stores is just stupid”
Because if there’s anything that stores love, it’s when people choose not to spend money.
Contracts can always be broken and when it comes to vendor purchase agreements they are not these things fixed in Stone never to be altered. If a product doesn’t sell, the store stops buying. It’s that simple and why boycotts work. And boycotting the store altogether means that the store will take the risk of breaking the contract because any penalty that may exist is far less than the whole store not being profitable. Trump is all about capitalism and this boycott is simply capitalism being used against him. Money talks and it’s the only way to stop him.
And Ivanka is an adult woman so if she cannot tell her dad to cut it out with the racism and misogyny, then she is complicit. If she is afraid to speak up because she does not want to be cut off from the money, then her morals are just as bad. She wouldn’t be living in poverty at this point anyway.
She IS complicit in it, participating in it, not speaking out against it, and speaking out defending her father. He is not innocent. She is not innocent. She is an adult, she is free to step away and show she has ethics. Trouble is, she is just like her father and that is why her brand should be boycotted.
Exactly so. This isn’t just a woman who just happens to be in a bad place because of a disgusting father. She was fine being considered a surrogate and actively puting a kinder, faux-feminist face on his campaign when Trump was doing well. Her husband went out there to do damage control about Trump’s anti-semitic followers and statements. And when asked in detail about some her claims for their businesses by the Cosmo reporter, she acted just like her father. They were just fine with a campaign that incites bigotry and violence as long as they were getting traction in the polls.
Now that it looks like her bottom line might get hit, she’s “just a daughter.” I hope the clothing line takes a hit and her book tanks.
He is family. You do not have to like her and agree ahat she is doing but it is hard for many people to turn against family. I know I could never do it with a close family member, even if they were crimilsls or something (even if I would like them to be convicted if they were criminals).
“If he held the power over my business and employment you bet your ass I would bite my tongue.”
This explains why you think the way that you do. The fact that you feel too intimidated (as an adult mind you!) to speak openly and honestly with you father is just really sad to me.
@SunnyD – you DO realize all her clothing and accessory lines are made off-shore (Indonesia, China, etc.) so isn’t it rather hypocritical of her to go stumping for her father (whose crap is also manufactured off-shore despite him bloviating about ‘BRING JOBS BACK TO AMERICA’) when they’re both having their lines made in sweat shops?!
A boycott is the exact opposite of violent – its peaceful protest. Though if you want violent have you watched tape from Trump rallies?
Father or not, Ivanka has been complicit in Donald’s hateful, bigoted campaign. There is no excuse, and she deserves all the consequences she can get.
Hear, hear Bridget!
Someone won’t buy her shoes and that’s violence? What? People have a right to not buy things from brands they don’t like or disagree with. I also have no clue how this boycott will hurt anyone but Trump. Who does it hurt exactly? Ivanka. The entire Trump brand. I’m fine with that. It’s a machine and everyone is complicit. It’s not him alone.
How is opting to boycott a brand or the store which sells the brand considered violent? If anything, this is the only way to fight injustice now a days. Hit them where it hurts… In their pockets.
Listen, over 50 years ago, a bunch of women in Alabama said that if the city of Birmingham continued their racists laws, which required them to sit in the back of a bus, give up their seat for white men – while paying the same amount – then they will opt to not give the city of Birmingham their hard earned dollars. So they – peacefully – boycotted the bus system and brought the city to it’s knees. The counter to that peaceful boycott was violence.
I agree with your opinions SunnyD, and commend your bravery for uttering such opinions here on celebitchy.
So many have such visceral hate for each other, and both sides are so incredibly guilty it is sickening. God bless those who act like adults and take the high road, whichever candidate they wish to win the presidency.
I agree with SunnyD as well. One has to remember how Trump got to where he is in this election in the first place. Ivanka didnt put him there. She’s along for the ride because that’s her dad. People voted him there.
False equivalence is not a valid argument.
Well that comment is over the top. The only violence going on is at Trump rallies. Boycotting Ivanka’s trashy clothes line is a personal choice
Exactly this. I talked to the doorman of a Trump hotel in NYC today. He told me that the rooms are still filling up, but instead of celebrities and other high-profile people, it’s rich conservatives.
Trump will still make a lot of money. It’ll just be different clientele. I’d expect retailers that depend more on a well-off urban base to drop the line, but others will take their place.
@SunnyD: almost any time someone defends republicans on this website, they act like freedom of speech is under threat when people disagree with the republican or conservative opinion.
People can have an opinion and should not be stopped from expressing it.
HOWEVER, people can have an opinion on their opinion in turn. They can choose not to like that person any more or stop buying their products, That is also part of Freedom of Speech.
Flan: I am grateful that as Americans, we have the freedom of speech.
Whom are you referring to as “They?” Are you speaking about the Celebitchy writers, forum members, or both? As far as I am aware, there have been posts with varying levels of conservatism.
Aww, Flan, someone is disagreeing with Trump nation. Such spoilsports. Here’s a hankie.
@Suiny D:
1) There is no other side to sexual assault, racism and religious bigotry. That’s like saying there is another side to the holocaust.
2) I hate your straw man argument saying we are asking Ivanka to disown or disavow her father. Easy to win an argument no one is asking for. People are saying stop going out to make FALSE claims you have never seen your father sexually harass or be disrespectful of women when we can just look at videos of Apprentice to know you lie. Stop PROACTIVELY defending your father’s lies. Simple.
People who support Trump, for the most part, can’t afford any of their stuff.
I’m for boycotting everything Trump. But the stores carrying the products? I think that’s a little much. If you don’t buy the Trump products, the stores will get the message. Plus, these stores had contracts in place before the campaign, and those aren’t was to break, at least probably not in Ivanka’s case.
Agreed. Theres a lot that goes into purchasing decisions for retailers. Theres a lot on the line to pull an item. Boycotting her brand will drive her out eventually.
Having been a retail buyer until very recently, the goods in stores now were bought clear back last winter- like February. And contracts are not easily broken. And goods cannot just be shipped back to vendors unless that has been prearranged(or they are defective in some way, or the vendor agrees to it, which probably wouldn’t happen here). So just don’t buy the stuff, and when the buyers are looking at what to buy for next fall, they will see Ivanka stuff didn’t work and won’t buy it, but know that spring stuff was most likely bought in August/September as well.
I’m wearing a dress by Ivanka right now. I bought it at I believe TJ Maxx, because it was so cute. I didn’t realize till at least 3 wears that the tag said Ivanka Trump. I’m still going to continue wearing it because I’m a cheap b*tch and I spent $49.99 on it 😛 (it was reduced from $70.00 so I guess smarter shoppers than me noticed the name tag)
At least cut out the Trump tag – it’s got to feel slimy and gross on the back of your neck. *shudder*
I really do feel for ivanka. For all of her dads faults he is still her father and it seems they have a good relationship. It must be difficult to have to choose between supporting someone you love and protecting your career. She probably doesn’t like what comes out of her fathers mouth, but she still feels like she has to support him. If it was me I don’t know what I would do.
Easy decision. I stand up to my Dad’s sexist comments all the time and I do not support them in public. She is not just a supporter but an apologist for his behavior.
Also another Trump apologist Peter Thiel (Hulk Hogan supporter in Gawker law suit) also have women protesting. A start-up company rejected his money and money from anyone whose board he sits on. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-24/peter-thiel-s-politics-become-a-deal-killer-in-silicon-valley
In addition, Forbes posted an article about Peter Thiel writing a book attacking women having the right to vote. Also tried to justify rape. Also fighting diversity hiring. He is out today apologizing. People who support Trump are just like him.
Yeah, according to him talking about the rape crisis is a way to ‘villify men’.
Maybe he should put his substential resources into charities that prevent rape or teach men not to rape, instead of whining as if he is the victim.
It’s hypocrisy on Ivanka’s side as well as her father’s. If you are campaigning to bring jobs back to the US, but all of your own manufacturing is in Asia, it falls on you to explain why. If you release a proposal for maternity leave and you claim it’s unprecedented – when it clearly is not – expect to be called out for it. When your dad barges into dressing rooms where gorgeous women are undressed, please don’t just say “yeah, he does that.” If the designers of your lines are ripping off the designs of others just to make a fast buck, expect it to be public. This is how you define your brand. And that brand is tanking fast.
Yes, they are close. He said he’d date her if she wasn’t his daughter, she’s very voluptuous and laughed when stern called her a “piece of ass.”
What a dad!!
I live in a small town (no big department stores), but I still see Ivanka’s label at TJ Maxx. I don’t buy her stuff, nor did I before this election cycle even started, but there’s a tiny bit of schadenfreude attached to each garment. Each piece (typically on clearance) at a close-out store is one piece that didn’t sell at full retail in a decent department store.
eggy weggs,
I love this.
Schadenfreude attached to every Ivanka garment on clearance is even better than chocolate eclairs! And less fattening.
Here is the link to an interesting article on Ivanka and her husband ‘s role in Trump’s campaign from The New Yorker.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/08/22/ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushners-power-play
“They’re believers,” Reed Cordish, a friend of the couple, said. “They are all in. They have been all in from the get-go, without hesitation.”
Thanks for posting this @Greta. It confirmed what I opined up thread. This image that has been cultivated that she is somehow “stuck between family and duty” is B.S. Ivanka and her husband don’t have to suck it up and tolerate daddy – they are in full support, just like her two brothers.
Kushner & Ivanka are just as dirty as the Daddy Trump. I hope both see their businesses tank as a result of their association.
There are rumours he only got into Harvard because his daddy donated a massive amount of dollars. Academically, he wasn’t anything special.
@ Elan,
I imagine this trust fund baby’s degree is really in cunning and shadiness.
Really interesting read. Thanks for the link.
I have found Ivanka a big phony from the beginning of the campaign. The daily instagrams of her perfect family and her perfect life. I see the Trump/Kushner marriage ending in an ugly divorce. I believe her husband was instrumental in parading the Clinton women at the debates which backfired. Ivanka and the Trump brand are trash. Jared is clearly a social climber and nothing left for him anymore.
Trump talks about bringing jobs/companies to USA but Ironically his daughter clothing line are made in Indonesia
And his clothing line is made in Mexico and Indonesia. Ivanka learned from the biggest hypocrite of them all.
His ties are made in China.
Some of Ivanka’s line is also made in China. Cute items, but no sale, here.
I saw a recall notice at my local Marshalls for two Ivanka Trump scarves. Something about flammability. Great metaphor.
This is exaggerated, I saw plenty of people buying her stuff w good sale prices at lord and Taylor.
You gotta watch it though some of the quality of stitching, fabric is low!!
@Kaiser
“…there is some complicity.”
I don’t understand the need to make excuses for who she is. (Melania either) She is completely complicit.
She’s a snake. She has her crap made overseas. She lied about maternity leave in her company. She is her DNA. Stockholm Syndrome doesn’t change your DNA. She’s just as repulsive and slimy as the rest of the family… she just happened to have had successful plastic surgery (although, I think she’s still a pinhead, Iike her brothers and father… people tend to give pretty more slack) and, unlike the others, she can string one word together— except when she’s put on the spot and not scripted…. then she’s just more evasive than them.
Wow, what a classy dame you must be in real life.
Pinhead, snake….anything else?
Well, Ivanka has absolutely no class.
ITA with you, @LinaLamont (love the handle!)
@LinaLamont
Perfect comment! Completely agree! She claims to be passionate about helping Americans but she doesn’t even offer maternity leave? And her clothes are made abroad? And she defends a misogynist? I wonder if she allows her kids to listen to her father’s rallies. I turn off the television whenever that orangutan comes on because I don’t want my child to listen to him rant.
I don’t feel sorry for her. She gambled by her complete and total immersion into the campaign, it was not a good gamble. She could have stayed lovingly on the side, without actively supporting, defending, promoting.
Instead, she leaped in, all the way.
I have a pair of skinny black pants and what I consider to be a nearly perfect black shirt from her line, and will not purchase anything ever again.
I think things can get complicated with our parents. I don’t buy her stuff anyway, but wouldn’t want to punish her for her Dad. Not a Trump fan at all. I’m a Republican voting for Hillary.
I totally agree, I haven’t and wouldn’t buy her stuff (or his), but I wouldn’t retaliate against her for her dad’s opinions/actions. And this idea that people are supposed to disavow everything their parents say that you don’t like – I’m sure her family is more important to her than scoring brownie points with the perpetually outraged crowd.
As shown, she is as dirty as he is.
It’s pretty normal for people to spontaneously boycott products when the origin seems to be doing a lot of harm. I preferred GE light bulbs but got to the point where I just couldn’t buy them after I found out how deep they were into keeping us always at war since WWII. Turned out they made at least half their money from weapons work, in particular they manufactured a part for nuclear weapons. Other people spontaneously came to the same point, and eventually some outfit did some organizing of boycott information. The breaking point for GE was actually when medical people started boycotting their high-cost medical equipment. They also got tired of small shareholders coming to shareholder meetings and insisting on discussion of moving away from weapons work.
Anyway – if you’re moved to boycott, make sure you write a letter to Ivanka with a copy to the store. Keep it polite, point out that you actually would have liked to buy her stuff. But she needs to know how strongly you feel.
Isn’t her brand being sued for stealing other people’s designs?
Remember when people thought that Donald was a mess but the kids turned out okay? Yeah. Those days are over. And while Ivanka might be personally distancing herself, her husband is right in the thick of this campaign and some of its most tawdry moments. Blech.
Yeah. You’re right. I forgot about her husband in my post upthread. They’re all VERY MUCH in this, together. I doubt that Ivanka’s distancing herself from her husband. I doubt, also, that she’d distance herself from her father without his say-so. If anything, I’d say she didn’t like being exposed (as she was in interviews) as being not so quick on her feet…not so intelligent or likable…thin-skinned like Dad. Veneer is gone.
She’s still out campaigning with her dim-witted brothers.
Guess Shannon Coulter really has it out for Ivanka now.
Is no one seeing the obvious? Ivanka is getting trashed for her dad’s actions. Since when was she responsible for what another grown up human being chooses to do?
This isn’t right or fair. Her ugly merchandise has nothing to do with the assault on women. She is simply a second rate designer who has bad political affiliations, like Karl Largerfield and CoCo Chanel, though certainly not their level of talent.
CareBare – I understand your point, but respectfully disagree with you. Your position assumes Ivanka is somewhat of an unwilling participant or she is experiencing collateral damage because her father’s campaign.
You are right that she is not responsible for what her dad says or does, but she is responsible for her own words, support and active campaigning for him. And people like me are horrified by Donald Trump, not only because of his assaults on women – but because of his policy positions and almost everything he stands for.
It started 18 months ago with his assault on Latinos and continued at a steady drip along the way. And Ivanka has been defending, justifying and campaigning for her dad the entire time. She is a willing participant.
I feel exactly the same about her brothers.
Ivanka used her image as pretty blond woman to soften Trump’s racist sexist garbage. Melania has been hidden because she can’t speak English well and is an immigrant with a sketchy history regarding her green card so Ivanka becomes the pseudo spouse to help legitimize his message. She is in it up to her eyeballs along with her husband. Just because you aren’t the one saying racist and sexist stuff doesn’t mean you aren’t a part of the problem when you profit from a close relative who is saying that stuff. Trump isn’t some mob boss where he has killed people for standing up to him.
Nic919 – THIS!
*slow clap*
Lest we forget she’s a pretty *Aryan* like woman (thanks to plastic surgery and hair dye).
This
Here’s the thing — I think your point would be valid if Ivanka were a minor or on the periphery of her father’s campaign. For example, I don’t think Baron deserves any outrage, or even Tiffany. Baron is a child, and Tiffany has barely been involved. She spoke for her father during the convention and that’s it. If Ivanka limited her role to just that, I would likely agree with you.
However, Ivanka is actively involved her in her father’s campaign. By all accounts, she has a great deal of influence over her father. And there’s proof of this! The policies that the GOP decided right before the RNC did not include anything regarind equal pay for women, child care assistance, or maternity leave. Ivanka convinced him to include this policy and she got a TON of great media for it. However, she walked away from the only interview where she was questioned about the issues with her proposed policy. She was also influential in getting Corey Lewandowski out of the campaign AND helped convince Donald to choose Pence as his running mate. She is not just a familiy member surrogate like Melania, she is an advisor to his campaign. She is just as complicit as Steve Bannon. Why should she be protected from criticism or legitimate protest?
I was listening to a podcast where someone said that it isn’t really fair to just blame Donald Trump Jr. and Eric. Those two are idiots. Obviously idiots. But Ivanka knows better. I agree with that. Don Jr. and Eric may be saying stupid things and tweeting anti-semetic messages, so we can easily call them out on their obvious problems. Ivanka’s actions are much more insidious, and as such more dangerous. She’s poised, articulate, smart, and successful, so we are cutting her some slack. But why? She is Jewish (converted before she married Jared) and her children are Jewish, and yet she hasn’t spoken out against the alt-right influence in her father’s campaign? She was okay with bringing on Bannon who has said that Breitbart is basically a bastion for the alt-right. As a woman she said that her father’s comments on the Access Hollywood her “inappropriate” but she was okay with holding a press conference right before the second debate with all the women who have accused Bill of sexual assault. This despite being friends with Chelsea. Not only was that insensitive to her friend, it was yet another example of the sexism at play with that campaign. They were trying to blame and shame Hillary for her husband’s actions. And to anyone who says that Ivanka couldn’t really do anything about that? Jared Kushner helped organize that press conference with Bannon. Jared, whose influence over Trump, stems from Trump’s esteem of Ivanka.
Ivanka Trump is a horrible person who is actively engaging in a campaign for of racisim, xenophobia, sexism, and misogyny. Why shouldn’t people refuse to help her make money off of her name?
agree with all you said. she’s not an innocent. she’s actively involved in the campaign.
Anonymous – very well put!
I understand where you are coming from, but let’s be real: if Ivanka’s last name were not Trump and if she had not consistently aligned herself with her father’s businesses and brand, I doubt ANY of these stores would be carrying her fashion lines.
Down here in Texas we have a saying, “You dance with the one that brung you.” Ivanka could have easily distanced herself from her father’s presidential campaign and routinely and strenuously disavowed his vitriol and lies. She could have positioned herself and her businesses as separate and totally different from her father’s “empire.” She chose not to do so. As a result, I see absolutely nothing wrong with people boycotting and voicing their concerns to the stores that market her wares. There are plenty of other fashion options and many other less well known designers who are not racist, xenophobic, or misogynistic.
I must respectfully disagree. Ivanka Trump spoke at his convention, and continues to give interviews where she dismisses questions about her father (and his followers)’s racism , sexism, corporate fraud, fascism, anti-first amendment (free speech) stance.
She is basically a Nazi/KKK propaganda Barbie.
She is put out there to make trump and his insane dictatorial nature seem cute, not that bad, acceptable. She shows him as clean, moral and reasonable.
When in reality, he seems mentally unstable and in danger of dismantling our entire system of government.
It is not.
When you support Ivanka, you are supporting her dismissive attitude toward all of the disgusting things her father stands for.
So what are we boycotting of Hillary for her husband’s actions? She has never stood up against his treatment of women.
jabs03 says:
October 25, 2016 at 10:30 am
So what are we boycotting of Hillary for her husband’s actions? She has never stood up against his treatment of women.
If you wish to. No-one’s stopping you. Isn’t that what Trump has been advocating, anyway? Did he not bring BCs accusers to the 2nd debate?
Is he not perpetuating these accusations in the absence of proof?
The difference is that Hillary has never even remotely suggested that Bill’s indiscretions were somehow moral, ethical, or right. She has raised questions about his accusers and their motives, which some people seem to believe constitutes her “defending” his actions or “condoning” infidelity. But tellingly Hillary has worked very hard for women’s equality and increased opportunities for women in business and government and rallied against violence towards women and girls and systemic barriers. If her track record is not standing up against the mistreatment of women, then I do not know what is.
I am sincerely not trying to advocate for Trump’s actions. I am simply responding to the topic at hand where the article declares Ivanka guilty by proxy. I am challenging the readers to apply the same metrics and accountability across the board. It is a fact that Bill Clinton has displayed misogynistic behavior and Hillary has stood by him (more than likely to propel her political future).
@jabs – add in racist, xenophobic, inflammatory and egomaniacal. Now apply those metrics. On one side we have a family that has devoted their life to politics and done a decent job. The other is a business family devoting their lives to making money, and done a decent job. This boycott didn’t spring from thin air, people are sick and tired of every single thing the man stands for inbetween shouts about emails, ISIS and Benghazi. He does not have the tact, finesse or background for a presidential campaign.
Ivanka tries to be the spoonful of sugar for his medicine, and it’s backfiring on her. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
I see your points, CareBear, but while I think boycotting the stores is a tad much, I think it’s perfectly fair to boycott Ivanka’s stuff over political affiliation. It doesn’t help victims, but it sends a message, and people have a right to boycott whatever they want if it goes against their beliefs.
The GOP (good old pussygrabbers) do it all the time. Consider the Target boycott over the transgenders in bathroom issues. If the GOP (gross ogling perverts) want to scream “think of the children” over that, but are IDGAF about Trump, then they deserve a taste of their own medicine.
One small thing: “Transgenders” is not a noun, “transgender” is an adjective.
Consequently, it should have been: “transgender [people/men/women/individuals/etc.] in bathroom issues”
I wont boycott the stores that I like to go to, but I will not purchase anything with the name Trump on it, if the stores are not selling the product, they will drop it, so thats just as good .
I don’t get why people why people think she is attractive, she looks like a mix of E.T and a turtle to me.
Holy cow… THAT’s what she reminds me of. Thank you!
i think a couple of rounds of procedures ago she was cute but now i totally see a turtle
Well as a “plus” size person, I doubt they would even deign to make clothes for my size figure. But I will NEVER EVER purchase anything they make. Or shop at the stores that carry their cheap goods.
You can stage a boycott, but I doubt if it will affect Ivanka because just as many people don’t care about politics, like her line, and will continue buying. In fact, that pink dress that she wore at the convention sold out almost immediately. I’m in that mode. She sells stylish clothes, shoes, and handbags at a good price point. If I like something, I’ll buy it.
They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Ivanka is cut from the same cloth as her father and so I will never buy anything from her brand. Nor will I ever give my business to Trump.
I have seen several of her dresses for sale at Ross – I never even try them on, no matter the price/size/style. I am not interested in padding the Trump family wallet.
My sister bought an Ivanka dress from Ross not paying attention to the label. She gladly returned it after I told whose name was on the label.
I don’t know why she should be punished for her father’s campaign. She has always promoted “women who work” and pretty much stays quiet on political issues.
It’s really sad how controlling the political narrative is in this country.
Not anywhere near as sad and offensive as the cold, uncaring greed that underpins and is at the dark, brittle heart of her and her business endeavours.
The only positive about Trump’s presidential’s ‘adventure’ is that it has exposed that entire family for the seriously nasty, greedy, opportunistic people they are.
“Women who work”– Like the ones who are being exploited in China etc. to produce her clothes and accessories? Or the ones who had to fight for maternity leave at her company? Muslim women? Black women? Latinx women? Women who need to address sexual harassment at workplace? Don’t think so.
Any boycott of anything Trump-related is a good thing.
I definitely shy away from buying anything with her name on it.
Last week I was buying a coat for a coat drive for a refugee community, picked up a cute coat and when I saw it was her label I put it back. I can’t imagine being a Muslim refugee feeling good about having to wear a Trump coat.
I am heartened that people are boycotting her clothing. She actively supported her dad’s campaign, I feel she’s complicit.
You’re a kind soul, Abby. Bless you.
Thank you!
People are excusing her saying she’s being punished for her father’s beliefs. Many people don’t agree with their parent’s beliefs. Some people stand up to them, some people just quietly disengage, that’s fine. What isn’t fine or excusable is being an active and visible part of his hateful and putrid campaign, which is something she has very much done. Not only that, but the mind-boggling hypocrisy of posing as some sort of savior of the american workforce while happily shipping jobs overseas…there are no words.
Well-said and three cheers for critical thinking.
If people stop buying her junk at major department stores, you’d be seeing it in Big Lots or the Dollar General. Good!
Well as concerned as she has always been about her image- its highly unlikely she will speak against her father in public (if she even does that in private is also questionable!)
But what is most appalling and telling is she is standing by a father – who has ‘allegedly’ also assaulted her own mother – didnt Ivana trump register a rape allegation and then withdrew it or something? And whatever it was, a husband pulling out a wife’s hair is violent enough and Ivanka stands by her mom’s harrasser then why would she care about women unrelated to her?! I always wonder why noone calls her out for that, instead of expecting her to respond to the curent assault reports and lockergate’.
And her campaigning for Trump brings her more eyeballs, more recognition (bad publicity is publicity neverthless) maybe thats how she jsutifies it.
Boycotting Ivanka is not “punishing her for her father’s evil”–it is economic reprisal against her actively campaigning for him and abhorrent policies. For supporting him so far that it isn’t simply keeping her mouth shut, but saying she is perfectly alright with her father calling her “a piece of ass.”
As for the post above bringing Bill Clinton into it–besides the obvious that Bill isn’t the one running, he also NEVER advocated sexual assault. Which is exactly what Trump did in that tape.
Finally, the poster going off on how pro-Hillary commenters here are attacking them, and how there’s so much violence from both sides: you do realize it makes you sound like Trump when you throw out accusations like that. Calling for boycotts ? That is the opposite of violence. The worst thing I see up there is the posted using her husband’s Trump shirt to clean the toilet; hardly aggressively hostile AND (more importantly) not aimed at you! The self-identification with Ivanka thing is not healthy, criticisms of her are NOT criticisms of you.
Also the credible stories about Bill indicate he didn’t pursue if rejected and wasn’t vindictive. I’m no longer sure of a lot of stories told about him other than his definite affairs, so he might not have engaged in as much Trumpian behavior as I once thought. His definite sin was cheating on his wife, who was greatly harmed by it. She says they worked through it with extensive counseling, and I hope that’s true. But I don’t think misogynist is a true description of Bill Clinton. He does clearly respect his wife’s abilities and always has.
Trump has always been both sexually aggressive and extremely vindictive, he carries a grudge proudly forever. He also shows no real respect for women, including his wives.
Boycotting the whole store is overkill. If the products don’t sell, they’ll stop carrying them.
By boycotting stores that carry the Trump brand, the message gets through to the vendors.
I think it’s fine to send that message — in light of the hate mongering that the Trump campaign and the Trump family has delivered and defended.
I am against hatred — why shouldn’t I say that loud and clear?
@SunnyD, she is complicit in that she and her husband have chosen to be active in his campaign. She’s not just a daughter who puts up with her father and works at his company.
She has three little ones, businesses of her own, and a high position in her dad’s company. She had every option not to become involved in his campaign to the degree she did and her husband and thus supporting so publicly his racist and misogynistic candidacy. Ivanka and her husband are all in, “big league.” They want him elected and the power that represents.
I wonder what propelled Ivanka to be heavily involved in Trump’s campaign. She certainly takes center stage compared to her brothers, Eric and Donald Jr.
May the entire Trump brand fall to complete ruin by the end of 2016 and forevermore.
Not going to lie, I saw a pair of cute work dress pants on the rack at TJ Maxx. Saw they were from her line and thought ‘nope, not interested.’
I’m “boycotting” her clothes because I think they are made of cheap synthetic rough materials with tacky, past their peak design flourishes, like the loud exposed zipper painted a classy faux gold. I feel like her clothes are very New York and Company circa 2005.
I almost bought a pair of her shoes some months back on Zappos but I stopped myself. They were really really cute but I can’t & won’t support that family. I love the stores mentioned too much to boycott so I just avoid the Trump section like it’s the plague.
TJ Maxx also carries a few of her pieces. I remember while working there I would run across a dress of hers and think, ” oh this is cute!” Then see her name, and remove my hand as if I had touched a flame. That was over a year ago! Ha!
I wonder about the long-term implications, post-election, on the Trump brand and businesses associations. Say in a year or two when the dust settles (assuming that Donald will simmer down eventually). I am curious about the projection of the Trump brand in the future.
Just now? I’ve been boycotting her stuff all year. If I’m at a department store or a place like Marshall’s and pick up one of her things, I put it back the second I see her name on the label. F*** the Trumps.
i know, right? she’s tall, and beautiful, and blonde, and even if her various chinese-sweatshop merchandising lines fall through, she’ll still be wealthier and more secure and better-connected than most of us could ever dream of … wait, tell me again why i should feel sorry for her… ?
in fact, i downright hope their whole family “brand” is irreparably tarnished. it seems totally normal that she gets backlash from her very active role in the attempted “pink-washing” and polishing-up of this disgusting, tawdry, so-dumb-it’s-nearly-apolitical political campaign that has brought public discourse in America to new, despicable lows; her father is the closest thing to a fascist dictator America has yet produced, and she’s been there, doe-eyed, wholly complicit, for the whole train ride.
Ivanka had a website where she recommended that young women professionals never ask for raises or negotiate their salaries. Her brothers go on mass animal torturing and killing sprees.
Boycott The Trumps and anyone who give money or support to them, and do not fell guilty about it. They are horrible people!
I think its fair enough. Ivanka defended her father and it was undendable it made her look like a weak women who was bought up to believe the rubbish her father says. What other daughter would say its ok if their father said he date/bang her? Ivanka has a lot of money and priviledges yet gives interviews and talks about it being ok to see you kids a couple of times a day. No its not it means the kids rely on their nanny and Ivanka gets all the cute and cuddly times. She has made money of her last name being Trump its the only way to really get to a trump hit them where it hurts financially!
Besides trying to dupe people into thinking that Donald Trump is “a feminist” (LOL), Ivanka has a shameful record as a “businesswoman.” There’s a reason Aquazzura is suing her: she steals designs from other people and slaps her name on her cheap knockoffs (made in China, of course.)
One of the few instances it’s an advantage to be plus size, I don’t have to worry about accidentally buying an Ivanka Trump coat or something 🙂
Off topic, but I want to reply to the person who won’t buy GE products because they were part of the war effort in World War II including making parts used in bombs.
Please, please read some of the history of that time. The most patriotic and “right thing to do” was to contribute to the war effort. Most of the WWII vets are gone now, but it’s easy find oral histories of the men who served. People were extremely grateful that new weapons were being produced. The goal was to defeat the enemy – Germany and Japan – in order to return peace to the world.
Even the horrific atomic bombs the U. S. dropped on Japan served to actually save lives in the long run. One of my relatives was aboard a U.S. Navy ship off Saipan in the Pacific, awaiting the planned Allied invasion of mainland Japan at the time those bombs were dropped. (No one aboard the ship was told anything about the bombs for several days afterwards, by the way.) He said he and everybody else was damn glad the war was finally over! The estimated casualties for the invasion of mainland China was 1 million+ over the course of perhaps as much as another year, having to invade Japan and other places they occupied and then fight ground wars at each location.
Granted, we may all have different attitudes about things today. But it is unfair to judge what went on in that time period by today’s standards. Many, many manufacturing companies were converted to producing war materials – whether they wanted to or not. There were no private automobiles produced at all during the war ….
Okay. End of history lesson for today.
I own one pair of Ivanka Trump shoes. I bought them in the summer of 2014. TBH they are one of my favorite pairs of shoes. But since her father started his campaign I have made it a point to skip her brand when shopping. I figure he owns her brand and I will not knowingly give money to that jackass. Furthermore something is weird in the relationship between her and her father. At the very least there seems to be some boundary issues. That’s my opinion.
What a heinous family they are.
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