Lately I have been a little frustrated with society with the recent election and a lot of ground breaking equality notions, however, I think what has frustrated the most personally is that people do not want to hear what millennials have to say. Every time I try to have a conversation with someone of an older crowd I get laughed at or shrugged off, or even worse ridiculed because I am young so I "have no idea what I'm talking about." Oh my personal favorite is "this subject matter is too above your head." Excuse me?! When did my generation become so frowned upon? We are the only generation that has broken all barriers in equality and acceptance. Just because I am 21 does not mean I have a voice that needs to be silenced. Millennials are the future and quite honestly the only generation willing to open their minds enough to see everything that is actually wrong with this country.

Just because I am a 21-year-old woman does not mean I don't have opinions and valid points to add to an argument. It is extremely frustrated to never be taken seriously unless I am given a fighting chance. My voice has been shut down and disrespected by the older generation, and sadly particularly men. I have has enough though my voice demands to be heard and as does every other person from my generation. It is not only me, my entire generation is pushed aside by most as being incompetent or too technology obsessed to be able to form our own opinions on anything other than social media. Technology is our future and we can utilize it in ways that previous generations can, not including voicing our opinions through this technology. My generation is smart, and we have the knowledge to let our voices be heard on deemed "adult" topics. We will not be silenced.

So please, millennials, let your voices be heard and do it in a way where we can gain respect from those who ridicule our generation. We have already help change so much of society already that we can make a larger impact on the world.

Let's be the generation that fights back.