Speaking for myself and others, the results of the presidential election was my nightmare coming true. I am the complete opposite of what Mr. Trump prefers a person to be:
First off, I am a female. Or, in the eyes of Mr. Trump, I am someone that should be staying home to take care of the children and must cook for my husband every single day. I am someone that must never gain weight, or I will be disgusting. I am someone that should never try and compete with a man, for I am obviously inferior to them. I am someone whose opinion will never be taken into consideration, and maybe not even listened to because my voice is too high pitched and annoying to listen to. I am someone who does not have the right to do what I want with my own body. All men have the right to say what I should do with my own body, because they're men. I must remember to never speak about periods because that is disgusting and they don't want to hear about it.
Second, I am Middle Eastern. Or, in the eyes of Mr. Trump, I am a terrorist. I am someone that should not be trusted because I am most likely carrying a bomb. I am automatically Muslim, because he does not take the time to actually educate himself on the Middle East. I am someone that must be deported back to my country, even though I was born in America. It does not actually matter that I was born in America, because to him, I am still an illegal immigrant. Also, I'm probably a refugee, which means I pretended my home was bombed for no reason by terrorists and my entire family was killed, just so I can come to America and be a terrorist myself. I could become a soldier and fight for our country, and when I die in combat, my effort will mean absolutely nothing. When I am on the phone with my mother and I am speaking to her in Arabic, make sure to yell, "THIS IS AMERICA, WE SPEAK ENGLISH HERE," at me, even though America does not have a set national language.
Obviously, I do not meet Mr. Trump's standards. To be quite honest, I am so happy that I don't. I never want this man to like me. I never want to be automatically liked by him, simply because of what I look like. I am so happy that I make him angry that I exist in this country. Even though I am unhappy with the results, I refuse to listen to his supporters and pack my bags and leave. Regardless of the irony within them saying "if you aren't happy with the country, go somewhere where you will be," I am keeping my brown-skinned, female self here. I will stay here and continue to prove this man's ignorance and hatred. I refuse to let him make me forget my self worth, and think that I do not matter in this country. I refuse to let him take away my chances of having a good future. Basically, I refuse to let this man do everything he plans on doing as president.
Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States of America, is not, and will never be, my president.
