The 2016 presidential election is going to go down in history. It won't matter who is elected. There is so much controversy and so many strong opinions from all sides that it will be hard for people to forget. To me, there is one candidate that stands out against the rest when it comes to controversy, and that candidate is Donald Trump. There are so many reasons why I don't want to vote for him, but the most important reasons are the ones why I simply cannot vote for him.

I am a woman.

I respect myself. I respect other women. I won't judge a woman for what she looks like. I won't hate on other women for wearing too much makeup or for not wearing enough makeup. I will only form negative opinions about women based their words and actions, never appearance.

Donald Trump does not do this. He really only seems to have negative views about women, unless he deems them beautiful. But what does beauty say about character? Not to mention the downright terrifying things he's said that only perpetuate rape culture.

I don't entirely understand what he wants to do.

And that's not really my fault. I've tried to keep up with him, but I never get answers. Watching Trump speak is so painfully confusing. He offers so many promises (most of which aren't even things I agree with), but never says how he's going to fulfill those promises. The only notable things he said during the debates were simply disagreeing with Hillary Clinton. If, worst case scenario, he is elected, how is he going to run a country without her there to propose things for him to shut down?

Diversity is beautiful.

I think it's absolutely wonderful that America is a melting pot. I love that I am able to interact with people from so many cultures and understand the values rooted in those cultures. Trump doesn't want this. It's not even a matter of immigration. Many of the people he disrespects happen to be legal citizens. He is just racist. I would hate to see an America that doesn't allow diversity. Diversity gives us different perspectives so that we can aim towards a common goal.

I'm already thinking of the younger generations.

Younger kids are going to learn from having Trump as a president. They're going to see his racist, sexist, and homophobic comments. They're going to see that if someone who makes those comments can become president, then it can't be that bad. Girls are going to grow up with worse self-image issues than we already have. Kids of different races are going to grow up thinking they're inferior to the white kids at school. Boys are going to grow into men thinking it's okay to rape. Kids who realize they aren't heterosexual are going to have a much more difficult time coming out to their friends and families for fear of what they'll think. Aren't we supposed to want to make our country better for the younger generation?

My best friend is Muslim.

Before I met her I didn't quite understand a whole lot about Islam, but I knew enough to know that most Muslims are not terrorists, and that the ones who kill in the name of Islam are not true Muslims. If I didn't know her today, I still wouldn't vote for Trump mainly because of his anti-Muslim policies. People of the Islamic faith are exactly that---people. Muslims are more than just their religion.

I feel like even if I didn't have anything else on this list, I could still never vote for Trump because I could ultimately be hurting my best friend. It's not just that I disagree with Trump's opinions on Muslims, but I am terrified of his opinions. I am afraid of his words spreading to others and what that could lead to. I am afraid of something happening to her just because someone is so ignorant to believe what Trump says.

I love America.

His slogan says it all. "Make America Great Again." Because he doesn't thinks it's great now. Sure, we have major issues in our country that need to be addressed and fixed. But it's all a learning process, and with a great leader we can achieve the change we need. But the issues our country has doesn't mean it's not a great country. After all, we are still a country that believes in opportunity. We are still a country with plenty of diversity, which (SURPRISE) is actually a great thing. We are still a country with a strong military. We are still a country that has a major impact on the rest of the world. No we are not perfect, but we've come a long way in the past few decades. And as a classmate of mine pointed out during a discussion, when you love something, you love the great parts of it, while still acknowledging and wanting to improve the parts that aren't so perfect. Wanting to change the not-so-good parts of America means we want to see what we love improve. We're not giving up on America. But by saying "Make America Great Again," Donald Trump is saying that America isn't great already.