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Podcast: Problematic Women
Episode: Americana Summer: The Conservateur’s Jayme Franklin on Trump’s ‘Hot’ America
Description: Jayme Franklin was a young college student at UC Berkeley in 2016 and chose to support Donald Trump for president. Following Trump’s election, Franklin quickly became aware of a lack of conservative representation among young conservative women. Â
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Women’s magazines like Vogue and Cosmopolitan peddled leftist talking points and promoted narratives in opposition to traditional values. In response, Franklin founded The Conservateur in 2020. Â
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The Conservateur publication provides thoughtful commentary on political and cultural issues from a conservative perspective, but also promotes classic American values through fashion. Playing on Trump “Make America Great Again Hat...