Dear Speculators,
I know you're wondering; what's the point of a Women's March anyway? He's already our President, so just deal with it. But what you don't understand is that is the exact reason that I do need to march. Not just for women, but I will march for every group, everyone who is scared. So, here's why I march. I hope this clears it up for you just a little bit.
1. I march because it gives me a sense of unity.
Being a part of the Women's March in New York City yesterday was so inspiring it was almost overwhelming; seeing men and women of all different ages, colors, and lives marching for what they believed in gave me a beautiful sense of hope, something that I feared I was going to lose. We were all there for one thing, and that was to let America and the new White House know that we will not be silenced. No. We will fight, and it will be endless. And we will all do it together, because together, no one can lose.
2. I march because of the ignorance in the world.
While I was marching yesterday, I heard a woman say something pretty interesting; she said that "if we think about it, it is a good thing that Trump won because that means that there is something very messed up about our country, and that his win has brought it into light. And now, we must fight to change it." This really stuck with me because when the final results were announced and it was revealed that he won, it didn't just shock me to my core, but it gave me a newfound knowledge of how little people value important social issues. And that was the scariest thing ever.
3. I march to show everyone that I will not "roll over and take it".
The worst thing I hear nowadays is "why keep fighting, he's already our President". Well, just because something happened, and we are now facing our worst fears, it does not mean that we give up. And I wanted to give in; I wanted to just deal with it. But that's not how democracy works; we are the people, and we have rights. We are allowed and should be encouraged to speak for ourselves. And if he tries to take that away from us, then we will hit back, harder.
4. I march for our past.
When Trump was elected President, I felt as though I was falling backwards in time; everything Obama accomplished, from gay marriage to Obamacare, was about to be driven into the mud. So, I march; I march because women have been told their whole lives to "just hang back and let men to the work". Well, that's not exactly working out, now is it? I march for Susan B. Anthony, I march for Alice Paul, I march for Elizabeth Cady Stanton. I march for my grandmother, my mom, and I march because they already did this once, and although it's appalling that we have to go through this again, I will not quit.
5. I march for our future.
My favorite part of the march was seeing all of the mothers and fathers there with their little girls and boys, who were holding up signs of their own. I heard them educating their children on every little thing, from politics to women's rights. The mothers and fathers who teach their little boys to respect women instead of letting them "go along as they get older" are the ones who will end up with the most caring, smartest men as sons. It gave me so much hope for the future, seeing these kids picket and protest, already so wise and angry at injustice. I know that this was necessary more than ever when I saw them believing so fiercely in the right thing.
You don't have to agree with my opinion. You don't have to understand, and you can ridicule me. But just know, I will brush aside your comments like you try to brush aside my rights. We are going to be okay, because this is America, and the people will unite. Look around, they already have.
And that is the most beautiful sight in the world.
