Lately, I've been seeing a lot of people who identify as Millennials and conservatives share online that they've felt victimized because of their age and political values. Of course we are all entitled to our own opinions, and that's what makes this country great. However, I do understand where these people are coming from. I wanted to write this article to send out an apology to all the millennial conservatives who feel victimized by our liberal country.
I'm sorry you feel outcast by your friends at your liberal arts university.
It's really hard to be an outcast. Just ask the slaves who were literally seen as PROPERTY, or the women who feel left out of politics and STEM fields. Even ask the queer community who faces everything from dirty looks to being murdered for who they are. I know no one is trying to murder you because of your views, but it sure does hurt to get weird looks when you wear a Trump shirt to a party.
I'm sorry that your Christian beliefs are being attacked.
Just by doing a quick Google search, I know that the nearest Christian church to me is 3 minutes away. Meanwhile, the nearest mosque is 30 minutes away. But that doesn't matter because those damn liberals are trying to take God out of our government! The bill of rights doesn't have freedom of religion! Oh, wait...
I'm sorry that abortion is legal.
It's so awful to see a potential life ending before it can begin. It's also awful that those women find themselves in that situation where they would need an abortion. Maybe they should have taken birth control. Oh, but the planned parenthood that provides birth control was defunded. Guess they're out of luck, right?
I'm sorry that heterosexual people are so oppressed these days.
You have marriage equality without even asking, and no discrimination against you because you identify as heterosexual, but gosh darn, you want a pride parade too! Why should they get to celebrate in safety after being tortured and persecuted for hundreds of years? You're special too!
I'm sorry nobody likes your president.
Probably just because he alienates queers, Muslims, women, Mexicans, and many other minorities. But no one cares about them, right?
I'm sorry that everyone thinks you're a bigot because you voted for Trump.
He's just such a good business man! If it means fewer taxes, you can ignore the fact that he talks about assaulting women, calls Mexicans rapists, and says there's 'both sides to a story' after a violent white supremacy march. Can you hear the cries of the oppressed from your new yacht you bought with your tax breaks?
I'm sorry every single news media outlet is 'fake'.
Except for Fox News of course, because they tell you exactly what you want to hear.
Our vice president wants to put me in 'conversion camp' because I like girls. My rights as a woman have been threatened to be taken away, and I am terrified that America elected a man who sexually assaults women. Especially as a rape survivor. Even though the white, male, cisgender, heterosexual, upper class, Christian groups are still at the top of our social pyramid, I'm truly sorry that you get dirty looks when you wear your 'make America great again' hat.
(Maybe it's because the red hats are extremely ugly.)