On Tuesday, November 8th, as the results of the 2016 presidential elections were unfolding, it was becoming overwhelmingly clear that Donald J Trump would be our 45th president. Vance Jones articulated a sentiment that many of us felt, but unable to verbalize with two words: white lash. The results of the 45th Presidential election was a "white lash."

Vance stated: "It’s hard to be a parent tonight for a lot of us. You tell your kids, 'don’t be a bully.' You tell your kids, 'don’t be a bigot.' You tell your kids, 'do your homework and be prepared.' And then you have this outcome, you have people putting children to bed tonight, and they’re afraid of breakfast.

I have Muslim friends who are texting me tonight saying, “should I leave the country?” I have a family of immigrants that are terrified tonight. This was many things. This was a rebellion against the elites. True. It was a complete reinvention of politics and polls it’s true. But it was also something else.

We’ve talked about everything but race tonight. We’ve talked about income, we’ve talked about class, we’ve talked about region, we haven’t talked about race. This was a white lash."

Matronymic-lash

What was more poignant about this election was Hillary Clinton's defeat. America was not ready for a female President. It was clear that "America" as a nation would rather a bigoted, sexist, bully as our president than a female president.

Well, it seems like women around the country heard. And since those results were announced there has been a silent movement, a powerful force with the women of all races, nationality, religion, and background banding together to say #metoo #timesup.

No more. No more will I be sexually harassed or compromised or made to feel unsafe when I am at work. No more will I put up with unfair bias, and get paid less so I say there seems to be matronymic lash against male America. It's almost a paradoxical movement in the opposite direction of the one we see in the white house in bold defiance of the election that was heard around the world.