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Stop Telling Women To Stop Protesting

It's a right, a freedom, and is something that must be done to enact change

Camille Barnett
Jan 22, 2017
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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I'm sure your news feed, like everyone else's, was flooded with pictures of friends, family and a huge portion of this country participating in the women’s march this past Saturday. I'm also sure that, similar to mine and those who have Facebook friends with varying political opinions, that your news feeds were split. Maybe you saw pictures of children, women, and men holding signs with their heads held high, or maybe even people supporting those participating in the march in solidarity. On the contrary, you probably also saw angry posts against the protest about how they were stupid and pointless. “Get over it, he’s president now”, and statuses of this sort.

For those, I am going to refer to a response written in a Facebook status by Jessica Bagneris that surfaced my news feed that reads:

“I can't stand when people tell me 'Why are you protesting? Trump won. Get over it.' That's not why I'm protesting. I'm protesting for a lot of different reasons. Here are a few: I'm protesting against police brutality; I'm protesting against oppression; I'm protesting against hate; I'm protesting against bigotry, racism, sexism, etc; I'm protesting for equal rights; I'm protesting for equal pay; I'm protesting for LGBTQIA communities; I'm protesting for love; I'm protesting for progress. Etcetera. So, don't tell me not to protest. Ask me what I'm protesting for and actually listen when I say it. That is all.”

I am also going to refer to a tweet by this country’s 45th president, Donald Trump, that reads, “Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. Even if I don't always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views.”

Now, I am aware that during protests and marches, individuals commit acts that don’t represent the goal and views of the majority. I see countless stories shared about rocks through glass, cars put to fire and more pointless actions that don’t positively contribute to the goals of a peaceful protest. To you all, refer to the picture below.

To those who use these bad apples to de-legitimize marches and protests, stop

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France

Have hope and comfort in what our future generation will look like.

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Photo from Lori Bush. I have babysat these boys for the past 8 years, so proud is an understatement.


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