The Bunker – News without the nonsense “Wine Moms” and “AWFULs” – MAGA’s new slurs on women with Molly Jong-Fast
Jan 28, 2026
Molly Jong-Fast, author and political podcaster known for sharp commentary, digs into MAGA’s new slurs for women. She traces how terms like AWFUL and wine mom spread online and through politicians. Conversation covers who uses these smears, why white women protesting threaten MAGA, and whether the labels could be reclaimed.
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Weaponizing White Women Into Voting Camps
- MAGA created labels like "AWFULs" to split white women into 'good' and 'bad' voting blocs.
- Molly Jong-Fast says this tactic targets educated white women who oppose Trump while courting less-educated white women.
AWFULs Came From Murdoch's Media
- Molly traces the "AWFULs" term back to Sky News Australia and Rupert Murdoch's ecosystem.
- She recounts that online shitposting quickly migrates into mainstream MAGA circles, like J.D. Vance amplifying it.
Whiteness As A Protective Political Shield
- MAGA sees white liberal women protesting as using their whiteness as a protective shield for others.
- That protective role threatens MAGA's ability to decimate immigrant and minority communities, Molly argues.