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On The Gist, Jessi Klein explains her theory that women can be sorted into two categories: poodles and wolves. It’s an idea she explores in her new book, You’ll Grow Out of It. Klein is the head writer on the Comedy Central show Inside Amy Schumer.
For the Spiel, Trump is giving voice to an element we’ve known about—but he’s still losing.
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*Correction, Aug. 3, 2016: This page originally misstated that Jessi Klein considers herself a poodle. She considers herself a wolf.
