The protests were to occur in five “swing states” considered crucial to the outcome of November’s election, three of which had teams in the Big Ten.
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The planes will carry the message: “Trump Says Women R Pigs. Disagree? Vote.” Most recently, the real estate magnate-turned-reality TV star-turned-presidential candidate was criticized for disparaging remarks about former Miss Universe model Alicia Machado gaining weight after winning his beauty pagent .
Here are the stadiums, games and states at which the group is planning its demonstrations:
- Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Wisconsin at Michigan Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio: Rutgers at Ohio State Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa: Northwestern at Iowa Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Penn.
- SMU at Temple Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, N. C. : Virginia at Duke
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On its website, here’s how UltraViolet describes itself:
Despite the coincidence, the group’s name is not derived from “A Clockwork Orange,” a book written in 1962 by Anthony Burgess, an Englishman, and adapted for film by Stanley Kubrick, in which the protagonist, Alex, and his gang of thugs use the term “ultraviolence” as their mantra for a life of murder, rape and mayhem.
“Sexism is everywhere. At UltraViolet, we combine innovative, cutting-edge organizing with grassroots, people-powered actions to fight for equality and progress.”
“Equality at a higher frequency–that’s what we’re all about.”
