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<p>On Monday,<a href="https://www.someecards.com/news/news/hillary-clinton-ivanka-trump-first-female-president/"> Ivanka Trump</a> visited a hair salon in Des Moines, Iowa to gussy up before &quot;cosplaying&quot; as a scientist.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">your lab coat and your gloves are both the wrong size, your gloves aren&#39;t tucked, your hair is loose in an environment with moving machinery and burners and you&#39;re holding a pour off at mouth level without any kind of a face shield, nice going science genius <a href="https://t.co/PV4W97ejAL">pic.twitter.com/PV4W97ejAL</a></p>&mdash; Quarantine Goth Ms. Frizzle (@spookperson) <a href="https://twitter.com/spookperson/status/976199234323062785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Salon Spa W posted a picture of Ivanka and Iowa governor Kim Reynolds to celebrate their patronage, but a lot of commenters on social media were not happy to see the salon serving as their glam squad.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Hair as straight as the people the Trump administration is good for." data-attribution="Giphy" height="265" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/giphy-5-lHMqjE.gif" width="480" /></div> <figcaption>Hair as straight as the people the Trump administration is good for.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">Giphy</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The salon posted a picture of Trump and Governor Reynolds, with the comment, &quot;Our Monday kicked off with styling <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IvankaTrump/?fref=mentions" target="_blank">Ivanka Trump</a> for her visit to Iowa! We &lt;3 supporting women in politics!&quot;</p><p><span style="letter-spacing: -0.01em;">Some women saw the salon &quot;supporting women in politics&quot; as specifically supporting those women&#39;s politics, and were upset with what seemed like an endorsement.</span></p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/salonspaw/posts/1712375825493280" data-width="552"><blockquote cite="https://graph.facebook.com/198100513587493/posts/1712375825493280/" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><p>In response: We believe everyone matters and deserves our indiscriminate care and kindness. We were taken aback by the...</p>Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/198100513587493">Salon Spa W</a> on <a href="https://graph.facebook.com/198100513587493/posts/1712375825493280/">Monday, March 19, 2018</a></blockquote></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Facebook user Emmanuel Smith commented: &quot;Do you know how much money I spend at Salon Spa W? I get my nails and hair done there exclusively, and literally have my appointments booked till years end. THIS makes me not want to give you another penny, and makes me really REALLY angry for all your amazing LGBTQ staff whose lives these women threaten. Please take this down.&quot;</p><p>People thought that the picture was insulting to those negatively affected by these women&#39;s policies. Commenter Ciji Leigh wrote:</p><blockquote> <p>I love all the wonderful things Salon W does for our community so it&#39;s such a bummer to see this post as a business brag. Only problem with supporting women in politics is when those women support decisions that weaken and disenfranchise other women :(</p> </blockquote><p>Another wrote, &quot;You respect money over women. Not just women, but humanity. These two featured in your photo are disgraceful.&quot;</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Of course, there was backlash to the backlash, as conservatives wrote variations on &quot;so much for the tolerant left.&quot;</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Facebook" data-attribution-url="" height="335" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2018-03-22-at-12347-pm-tnkbIx.png" width="470" /></div><div class="image-attribution">Facebook</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The salon&#39;s president, China Wong, amended her caption to include an explanation.</p><p>&quot;We believe everyone matters and deserves our indiscriminate care and kindness,&quot; she wrote.</p><p>&quot;We were taken aback by the response to the image of our Governor with Ivanka Trump who received services from our salon. We also recognize impact matters more than intent. While we are not a partisan organization we do see it as part of our mission to welcome people to Des Moines and serve everyone. We share images of our clients, some that are recognizable public figures, to showcase our work.&quot;</p><p>This isn&#39;t the first time that Ivanka&#39;s presence spawned outrage. Parents in Connecticut took their kids out of school back in December when Ivanka decided to surprise <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/ivanka-trump-surprises-norwalk-school-parents-pull-their-kids-class-753093">Norwalk Early College Academy.</a></p><p>It turns out that if you&#39;re working in a White House that&#39;s<a href="http://www.newsweek.com/trump-plans-slash-welfare-spending-will-hurt-millions-poor-people-us-771204"> actively hurting people</a>, they might not want to see you around.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Ivanka Trump left a hair salon tangled in controversy after visit to Iowa.

On Monday, Ivanka Trump visited a hair salon in Des Moines, Iowa to gussy up before &quot;cosplaying&quot; as a scientist.your lab coat and your gloves are both the wrong size, your gloves aren&#39;t tucked, your hair is loose in an environment with moving machinery and burners and you&#39;re holding a pour off at mouth level without any kind of a face shield, nice going science genius pic.twitter.com/PV4W97ejAL&mdash; Quarantine Goth Ms. Frizzle (@spookperson) March 20, 2018 Salon Spa W posted a picture of Ivanka and Iowa governor Kim Reynolds to celebrate their patronage, but a lot of commenters on social media were not happy to see the salon serving as their glam squad. Hair as straight as the people the Trump administration is good for. GiphyThe salon posted a picture of Trump and Governor Reynolds, with the comment, &quot;Our Monday kicked off with styling Ivanka Trump for her visit to Iowa! We &lt;3 supporting women in politics!&quot;Some women saw the salon &quot;supporting women in politics&quot; as specifically supporting those women&#39;s politics, and were upset with what seemed like an endorsement.In response: We believe everyone matters and deserves our indiscriminate care and kindness. We were taken aback by the...Posted by Salon Spa W on Monday, March 19, 2018Facebook user Emmanuel Smith commented: &quot;Do you know how much money I spend at Salon Spa W? I get my nails and hair done there exclusively, and literally have my appointments booked till years end. THIS makes me not want to give you another penny, and makes me really REALLY angry for all your amazing LGBTQ staff whose lives these women threaten. Please take this down.&quot;People thought that the picture was insulting to those negatively affected by these women&#39;s policies. Commenter Ciji Leigh wrote: I love all the wonderful things Salon W does for our community so it&#39;s such a bummer to see this post as a business brag. Only problem with supporting women in politics is when those women support decisions that weaken and disenfranchise other women :( Another wrote, &quot;You respect money over women. Not just women, but humanity. These two featured in your photo are disgraceful.&quot;Of course, there was backlash to the backlash, as conservatives wrote variations on &quot;so much for the tolerant left.&quot;FacebookThe salon&#39;s president, China Wong, amended her caption to include an explanation.&quot;We believe everyone matters and deserves our indiscriminate care and kindness,&quot; she wrote.&quot;We were taken aback by the response to the image of our Governor with Ivanka Trump who received services from our salon. We also recognize impact matters more than intent. While we are not a partisan organization we do see it as part of our mission to welcome people to Des Moines and serve everyone. We share images of our clients, some that are recognizable public figures, to showcase our work.&quot;This isn&#39;t the first time that Ivanka&#39;s presence spawned outrage. Parents in Connecticut took their kids out of school back in December when Ivanka decided to surprise Norwalk Early College Academy.It turns out that if you&#39;re working in a White House that&#39;s actively hurting people, they might not want to see you around.

On Monday, Ivanka Trump visited a hair salon in Des Moines, Iowa to gussy up before &quot;cosplaying&quot; as a scientist.    Salon Spa W posted a picture of Ivanka and Iowa governor Kim Reynolds to celebrate their patronage, but a lot of...