Gregg Sulkin Catches Hell for 'Grab Her By the Brain' Hat

Gregg Sulkin is facing some backlash after showing off a new well-meaning fashion accessory.

“Grab Her By The Brain is an initiative dedicated to empowering females of all ages,” the “Faking It” actor tweeted Thursday, along with a photo of himself sporting a hat bearing the phrase. “Honored to take part.”

Unfortunately, Sulkin’s followers found the phrase problematic, despite its attempt to put a more positive spin on Donald Trump’s notorious “Grab her by the p—y” sound bite from a leaked “Access Hollywood” tape recorded in 2005.

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“WTF HOW ABOUT DONT GRAB HER AT ALL?” said one irate follower in response to Sulkin’s post.

“We don’t need this. Thanks. Just stop with all the grabbing.” said another.

“I get that it’s suppose to be a positive message, so good on them for that,” said one slightly more sympathetic fan. “But it seems like it’s coming out of the mentality that ‘pussy’ was the offensive part of Trumpacabra’s statement. Which of course, it wasn’t.”

New York magazine similarly asked Sulkin, “Instead of ‘Grab Her by the Brain,’ How About We Don’t Grab Her at All?” in an article published on Thursday. Slate observed: “Using the phrase ‘grab them by the p—y’ as a jumping-off point for the brainstorm was a poor idea.”

Sulkin is listed as an ambassador for the Grab Her By The Brain initiative on its website, alongside actors Cassie Scerbo, Blake Cooper Griffin, Veronika Dash, former Green Bay Packers player Dale Moss and marketing professional Danielle Degregory.

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Grab Her By The Brain, according to its official website, was founded by model Elizabeth Ariosto and is described as “a movement — an initiative — that is dedicated to empowering females of all ages. Our mission is to confront gender inequality with an unparalleled positivity and enthusiasm.”

Representatives for the organization and for Sulkin did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s requests for comment.

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The website also stipulates that 10 percent of proceeds from people buying the $21 hat, as modeled by Sulkin, will go to the charity Boo2Bullying, and that the charity of choice will rotate from month to month.

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Katy Perry
The "firework" singer lent her voice — and her body — to the Rock the Vote campaign recently, shooting a pro-poll-attendance video for Funny or Die.

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Madonna
Madonna followed suit and posted a topless photo to her Instagram account and captioned it, "I’m voting naked with Katy Perry!! Vote for Hillary.”

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Star Trek

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“Never has there been a presidential candidate who stands in such complete opposition to the ideals of the Star Trek universe as Donald Trump,” the group said in a statement on its Facebook page.

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Will and Grace

In a recent video, the cast of the NBC sitcom reprise their characters to weigh in on the 2016 presidential election.

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"She's going to appoint justices to the Supreme Court who will ensure your civil rights," said Grace.

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Joss Whedon

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Chelsea Handler
The comedian went topless (and bottomless) against Trump.

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Tom Morello

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The song was originally an unfinished Woody Guthrie protest piece intended for his landlord who happened to be Fred Trump, Donald's father.

Harvey told the Guardian: “You’ve got Donald Trump talking about making America great again ... and so here’s Woody Guthrie, one of the definers of American history, coming out after his death and saying ‘No, it wasn’t a great era and in fact your father was part of the problem.’”
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Eminem

Eminem is known for not holding back when it comes to diss tracks, but this time he let it all out in a track titled "Campaign Speech" -- eight minutes of anti-Trump freestyle, among other topics like Trayvon Martin and Colin Kaepernick.

"A f---ing loose cannon, who's blunt with his hand on the button who doesn't have to answer to no one," raps Eminem. "Great idea."

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