The millennial generation is strictly stereotyped to be liberal and democratic. I am here to say I am a millennial as well as a conservative Republican and proud of it.

Going to college, I expected the opposition to my beliefs as I am very well aware of who my fellow peers are. What I did not account for were the screaming protesters, hundreds of flyers being shoved in my face and professors even getting involved in ridiculing those who do not support their way of thinking. Shocked and a little outnumbered was how I began to feel when surrounded by people in the streets shouting for women's rights or the opposition of our newly elected leader.

Politely declining does not always work when people ask for your input on a situation or to take a flyer when walking through campus. There are days I am too tired to argue and just ignore them or take a flyer to throw it away a few steps later. It is the days when they begin to get overly persistent or I have just had enough that things get ugly. Calling me racist or ignorant for not supporting your position on a controversial topic is enough to get anyone riled up, but especially me. Your ad hominem towards me based on my skin color just shows who is the real racist. My opinions may differ from others, but that does not to make it right to attack my appearance or intelligence.

Having a professor lead an entire 50-minute class discussion on how we should revolt against our current president and that all Republicans and supporters of the Republican party at this point are feeble-minded and should be ashamed is disgraceful. She can stand and talk about equality and fairness for the individuals temporarily banned from the United States while condemning and segregating those that live in this country now. Driving a wedge between the two ideals will only make things worse, but fully ridiculing and attacking someone for what they believe is completely demeaning.

I cannot tell you the last time I have heard myself or a fellow Republican on campus openly tell someone they are wrong for what they think, yet I was told yesterday I was sexist and allowing men to rule me when I refused an abortion flyer. I politely told the girl that I just did not share her passion, with which she told me to go to hell and continued to push her papers onto someone else.

I have never been outright rude to someone for their skin tone, dress, beliefs, thoughts, actions, or words, but I have been cussed at and shamed for every one of those things. In my mind, everyone should treat each other like human beings rather than walking, talking political objects. This world we live in is falling apart because we choose not to stand together, but fight each other instead.

I believe in equality and kindness. I believe in love and compassion for each other. I believe in peace among different belief systems and ideals. I believe in not shaming someone for what they think or chose to protest against. I am a Republican Millennial and I am proud of it.