Come January, Donald Trump will be the President of the United States. If you're like me and many of the stunned people that I've seen around campus, it probably doesn't seem real yet. It's scary to think that that one Simpson's episode is actually becoming reality. I'm not going to lie, at the beginning of his campaign I thought it was interesting to consider how a successful businessman could potentially improve the economy; I know that's why a lot of people ended up voting for him. They truly believe that he will be able to fix the economy, increase their salaries, and cut taxes. For their sake, I truly hope that happens.

However, any interest that I had in voting for Donald Trump quickly dissipated when I attended his rally on campus. I was genuinely interested to hear some of his plans; however, instead of hearing ideas about policy, Trump spent the entirety of the rally making fun of his opponents. When a woman in the front expressed her freedom of speech and voiced her support for another candidate, Trump had his security carry her out.

In the following months, Trump's comments and actions in the media became even more vile. He discriminated against almost every group of people. His comments about Muslims, African Americans, women, veterans and any other person that dare disagree with him, are bullying in its cruelest form. Witnessing these comments in the media, particularly the ones in regard to women, have left me utterly disgusted. Say what you want about Donald Trump possibly, maybe, potentially fixing the economy. It doesn't change the fact that he has "otherized" huge segments of the population. If it doesn't bother you, it's because you're in the small segment of the population that has not been a target of his comments. You might think that there are "more important things to worry about," but in all honesty, your privilege has just left you blind to the importance of recognizing and condemning this type of behavior.

I am sad that so many people in our country could vote for someone who perpetuates everything so many people devoted their lives to fighting against. We have come so far as a nation, and now it feels like we are taking a thousand steps back. Trump's comments towards women, and the fact that people could still vote for him in spite of that, are terrifying. Somehow Billy Bush was deemed unfit to host the Today Show, but Donald Trump can still be the President? Can someone explain that to me? There are not "bigger things to focus on" when Trump is treating half of the human race like they are sexual objects. The way that he has rated women and treated them like they only have value if they are "attractive," is not the example that should be set for our next generation. His comments about women's appearances and his blatant sexism are something that I thought was no longer acceptable in this country. However, this man was just elected President.

In her concession speech, Hillary Clinton mentioned how someday someone will break the glass that she was unable to. That hardest and thickest glass ceiling remains intact as a woman who is extremely qualified loses the most important job in the free world to a man who has never served a day in public office. Hillary Clinton may not have been able to break the glass ceiling, but she certainly did crack it. She made it so much easier for a woman in the future to run for President by eliminating so many gender stereotypes.

While Trump's win makes me sad and slightly scared about the divisiveness of our country, it also makes me realize that we must not give up "the good fight." Trump's comments about women, Mexicans, Muslims, African Americans and so many other people may seem like "not that big of a deal" to some 59 million people who voted for him, but I am not okay with that type of behavior and it has only made me want to strive harder to make sure that it is never acceptable again.