Almost a week after the election and I am still in shock. I am not writing this to express hatred towards those who voted for Trump or those who support Trump or even Trump himself. I want to be heard because I want others to understand why the protests and why people are so angry, upset, hurt, and genuinely terrified for Donald Trump to take office. So to whomever this may concern whether it's to the person who keeps saying "give him a chance," "he's a business man he knows what he's doing," "he can't deport ALL Mexicans," "he was better than Hillary," or my personal favorite "He's going to make America great again," this is for you.

I am not one who knows or even claims to know anything about politics all I know about this election is what I've read, seen, or heard. The moment I saw that Donald Trump was running for President I honestly thought nothing of it just that it was either a joke or he wasn't going to get very far. As I sat with tears in my eyes on election night watching the t.v. I remembered the day Trump gave his speech calling Mexicans rapist and criminals. Then I remembered the sound of thousands of people chanting "build the wall," Realizing all the people in my own country that do not want my beautiful people here in The United States. I don't think every Trump supporter is a racist just like how not every minority is a criminal, but the thing that upsets me about this whole election is how it brought out the worst in people. From hating people for their religion, color of their skin or their sexual preference. This election brought out peoples true colors. It may not be everyone, but from where I stand and in my eyes I see supporters that were able to look past his racial comments, his endorsement for violence and hate, and that is what I have a problem with.

To those that continue to say "just give him a chance" I want you to know that you are asking for thousands to give the man who insulted families, threatened to send people back to where they came from and mock the mentaly disabled a chance to run an entire country. After Trump was elected it surprised me how so many were like "get over it," but the problem with that is you don't have to walk out of your house thinking that your parents could potentially be taken away or your family could potentially be spilt apart. You don't have to worry that because the President of the United States thinks it is okay to grab women in private areas that young boys and men around the country will follow and think that kind of behavior is okay. There are so many reasons I don't agree with Trump and so many reasons I can never give him a chance. I will though give Trump my hope because that is really all I have. Hope that he and his supporters understand that the United States has evolved into a melting pot where different races, religions, genders, and sexual prefences can and will come together for what is right.

I am afraid that my sister will grow up in a country where she doesn't have the option to get her birth control paid for or do what she wants with her body. I am afraid for the families that will be split apart by the push for new immigration laws. I am sad for the women who wear hijabs who think they shouldn't wear them because they are afraid of comments that will be made or the way they will get treated. I am sad for those in the LGBTQ community who are afraid of the rights that Trump could push to take away. I am afraid that the country that had so much potential to move forward will now only be set back at the hands of someone who is not qualified to run this country.