{"id":137594,"date":"2025-11-25T16:15:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T00:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/25\/law-professor-offers-pitch-perfect-response-to-trumps-latest-insult\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T16:15:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T00:15:50","slug":"law-professor-offers-pitch-perfect-response-to-trumps-latest-insult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/25\/law-professor-offers-pitch-perfect-response-to-trumps-latest-insult\/","title":{"rendered":"Law Professor Offers Pitch Perfect Response To Trump\u2019s Latest Insult"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump recently pointed at Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One and snarled, \u201cQuiet. Quiet, piggy.\u201d The insult came after she asked a follow-up question about Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s files, a chillingly symbolic moment, but\u2026 not exactly shocking coming from a man who\u2019s repeatedly demeaned women in public.<\/p>\n

When Lucey asked why Trump wouldn\u2019t release Epstein\u2019s files if there was nothing incriminating in them, he cut in like a bratty child and dropped that \u201cinsult.\u201d The intention was certainly to demean, and whether it was the result of a elderly man on the edge of dementia forgetting the concept of decorum, or a coldly calculated move to distract from Lucey\u2019s pointed question is kinda beside the point. That\u2019s especially true when you consider Trump\u2019s long documented history of gender based insults. Calling women \u201cpiggy,\u201d \u201cdog,\u201d \u201closer,\u201d or worse, especially when they dare to ask real questions.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s exactly why former federal prosecutor and current professor at the University of Alabama School of Law, Joyce Vance argued in her Substack Civil Discourse<\/em><\/a> that Miss Piggy, the glamorous, sassy Muppet diva with a noteworthy karate chop, deserves a spot in our resistance imagery. <\/p>\n

Vance subversively calls on women to reclaim Miss Piggy as their own symbol. Yes, Miss Piggy, the diva piguette. Not because she\u2019s meek or delicate, but because she\u2019s exactly the opposite: glamorous, self-assured, and all too happy to stand up for her self when she\u2019s crossed. Vance writes:<\/p>\n

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Portland has reclaimed the frog as a symbol of its resistance to Trump\u2019s efforts to militarize the city. Perhaps women should claim the glamorous, sassy Muppet Miss Piggy, a known diva with a fierce karate chop, as their own symbol. Call a woman a piggy, and see how that goes for you, Mr. President. Enough demeaning of women. Signing the Epstein Files bill when it hits his desk, which Trump has promised to do, won\u2019t be enough. The files have to be released, no excuses. It\u2019s time to emulate the great Miss Piggy, who has never stayed quiet in the face of those who don\u2019t respect her.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If you raise an eyebrow at a Muppet as a feminist figure, well, you don\u2019t know Miss Piggy, the OG diva. Since the 1970s, she\u2019s been unapologetic, ambitious, and ferociously self-confident. In 2015, she even received a feminist award <\/a>from the Sackler Center for Feminist Art, and her acceptance speech was a 10\/10. Miss Piggy defended<\/a> her feminism, saying that a woman who cares about her star billing, appearance, and success is<\/em> a feminist. As The Washington Post put it,<\/a> her \u201cwild, voracious sort of freedom\u201d and her refusal to conform is an \u201cunruly, defiantly unrespectable feminist act.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s \u201cquiet, piggy\u201d isn\u2019t just another insult. It\u2019s emblematic of a larger problem: powerful men trying to silence women who press for accountability. But Vance\u2019s call, that we channel Miss Piggy instead of shrinking in response, flips the insult on its head.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t about politeness. It\u2019s about standing up, with humor and strength, to someone who thinks demeaning a woman is a power move.<\/p>\n

If Trump thinks calling a woman \u201cpiggy\u201d is clever, let him meet the real Miss Piggy \u2014 and every woman who refuses to be silenced.<\/p>\n

\n

\"\"Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Law Professor Offers Pitch Perfect Response To Trump\u2019s Latest Insult<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Donald Trump recently pointed at Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One and snarled, \u201cQuiet. Quiet, piggy.\u201d The insult came after she asked a follow-up question about Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s files, a chillingly symbolic moment, but\u2026 not exactly shocking coming from a man who\u2019s repeatedly demeaned women in public.<\/p>\n

When Lucey asked why Trump wouldn\u2019t release Epstein\u2019s files if there was nothing incriminating in them, he cut in like a bratty child and dropped that \u201cinsult.\u201d The intention was certainly to demean, and whether it was the result of a elderly man on the edge of dementia forgetting the concept of decorum, or a coldly calculated move to distract from Lucey\u2019s pointed question is kinda beside the point. That\u2019s especially true when you consider Trump\u2019s long documented history of gender based insults. Calling women \u201cpiggy,\u201d \u201cdog,\u201d \u201closer,\u201d or worse, especially when they dare to ask real questions.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s exactly why former federal prosecutor and current professor at the University of Alabama School of Law, Joyce Vance argued in her Substack Civil Discourse<\/em><\/a> that Miss Piggy, the glamorous, sassy Muppet diva with a noteworthy karate chop, deserves a spot in our resistance imagery. <\/p>\n

Vance subversively calls on women to reclaim Miss Piggy as their own symbol. Yes, Miss Piggy, the diva piguette. Not because she\u2019s meek or delicate, but because she\u2019s exactly the opposite: glamorous, self-assured, and all too happy to stand up for her self when she\u2019s crossed. Vance writes:<\/p>\n

\n

Portland has reclaimed the frog as a symbol of its resistance to Trump\u2019s efforts to militarize the city. Perhaps women should claim the glamorous, sassy Muppet Miss Piggy, a known diva with a fierce karate chop, as their own symbol. Call a woman a piggy, and see how that goes for you, Mr. President. Enough demeaning of women. Signing the Epstein Files bill when it hits his desk, which Trump has promised to do, won\u2019t be enough. The files have to be released, no excuses. It\u2019s time to emulate the great Miss Piggy, who has never stayed quiet in the face of those who don\u2019t respect her.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If you raise an eyebrow at a Muppet as a feminist figure, well, you don\u2019t know Miss Piggy, the OG diva. Since the 1970s, she\u2019s been unapologetic, ambitious, and ferociously self-confident. In 2015, she even received a feminist award <\/a>from the Sackler Center for Feminist Art, and her acceptance speech was a 10\/10. Miss Piggy defended<\/a> her feminism, saying that a woman who cares about her star billing, appearance, and success is<\/em> a feminist. As The Washington Post put it,<\/a> her \u201cwild, voracious sort of freedom\u201d and her refusal to conform is an \u201cunruly, defiantly unrespectable feminist act.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s \u201cquiet, piggy\u201d isn\u2019t just another insult. It\u2019s emblematic of a larger problem: powerful men trying to silence women who press for accountability. But Vance\u2019s call, that we channel Miss Piggy instead of shrinking in response, flips the insult on its head.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t about politeness. It\u2019s about standing up, with humor and strength, to someone who thinks demeaning a woman is a power move.<\/p>\n

If Trump thinks calling a woman \u201cpiggy\u201d is clever, let him meet the real Miss Piggy \u2014 and every woman who refuses to be silenced.<\/p>\n

\n

\"\"Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Donald Trump recently pointed at Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One and snarled, \u201cQuiet. Quiet, piggy.\u201d The insult came after she asked a follow-up question about Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s files, a chillingly symbolic moment, but\u2026 not exactly shocking coming from a man who\u2019s repeatedly demeaned women in public. When Lucey […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":137595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5243-1-scaled-e1623338814705-620x568-3H5wL7.jpg?fit=620%2C568&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}