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Nasty Women Unite! How Trump's insult triggered a bad-ass backlash

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On Wednesday's third and final presidential debate, Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton a "nasty woman". Thus coining the best compliment for bad-ass women the world over. Yep, being nasty has never been so awesome.

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The internet joyfully concluded that being 'nasty' is a positive, and reclaimed the word:

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And Janet Jackson's iconic lyrics certainly came in to play:

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Talk about a clap back. Of course the internet doesn't let anything slide and now you can find all sorts of merch printed with 'Nasty Woman'. Even the well-known brand Nasty Gal scratched their logo from the website changing Nasty Gal for Nasty Women for the day.

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From left to right: 'Hillary Clinton wearing a Nasty Woman cap' sweater, £21; 'Nasty Woman' iPhone case, £16.80; 'Nasty Woman badge of honor' enamel pin, £8.40.

If being a bad-ass woman that stands for herself, and strongly expresses her opinions, without letting someone talk over you, is now nasty - well, we all want to be in the club. Proudly so.