I don 't usually weigh in on politics. In the past, I 've left that to people I thought knew more than I did, or were more eloquent when speaking on the subject. Those days are over now because they have to be. The president-elect does not even know more than I do about politics, nor is he more eloquent on any subject, so all bets are off. I no longer have the luxury of remaining silent. The election of Donald Trump has uncovered some seriously ugly truths about our country that we cannot afford to hide from or ignore anymore. It has also effectively forced me into standing up and making my voice be heard.
As the mother of two children in the LGBTQ+ community; a survivor of narcissistic abuse, sexual assault, and rape; friend to people of …show more content…
Don 't get angry because you just outed yourself as racist, bigoted, misogynistic, foolish, ignorant, arrogant, uneducated, or some combination of these. You don 't get to pretend you didn 't just back the same candidate that was also publicly backed by multiple hate groups, including the KKK. If you 're so proud of your vote, you need to own all of the implications of it. Do not ask rational people not to "lump you in with those people" because you did that yourselves. When you voted for Donald Trump, it was also a vote for white supremacy, the KKK, xenophobia, blind nationalism, and rape culture, among plenty of other deplorable things. Own …show more content…
If you feel like you 're not the only one wandering around in a fog, wondering how this could have possibly happened, it 's because you 're not. Keep reminding yourself that more of us voted for Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump. The electoral college elected Trump, the people of the United States did not. Though it was a small majority, the popular vote still went to Hillary Clinton, and that 's an important distinction to make. Hatred, bigotry, misogyny, hypocrisy, and ignorance are still in the minority.
This is only temporary. Together we can make it through the next four years. It will probably be a wild ride at times, but we will come out stronger. Continue to be the change you want to see because no one can take that away from you. Stand up to injustice whenever you can, and don 't let anyone bully you into silence, no matter how hard they
As the mother of two children in the LGBTQ+ community; a survivor of narcissistic abuse, sexual assault, and rape; friend to people of …show more content…
Don 't get angry because you just outed yourself as racist, bigoted, misogynistic, foolish, ignorant, arrogant, uneducated, or some combination of these. You don 't get to pretend you didn 't just back the same candidate that was also publicly backed by multiple hate groups, including the KKK. If you 're so proud of your vote, you need to own all of the implications of it. Do not ask rational people not to "lump you in with those people" because you did that yourselves. When you voted for Donald Trump, it was also a vote for white supremacy, the KKK, xenophobia, blind nationalism, and rape culture, among plenty of other deplorable things. Own …show more content…
If you feel like you 're not the only one wandering around in a fog, wondering how this could have possibly happened, it 's because you 're not. Keep reminding yourself that more of us voted for Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump. The electoral college elected Trump, the people of the United States did not. Though it was a small majority, the popular vote still went to Hillary Clinton, and that 's an important distinction to make. Hatred, bigotry, misogyny, hypocrisy, and ignorance are still in the minority.
This is only temporary. Together we can make it through the next four years. It will probably be a wild ride at times, but we will come out stronger. Continue to be the change you want to see because no one can take that away from you. Stand up to injustice whenever you can, and don 't let anyone bully you into silence, no matter how hard they