My mother always raised me to believe that actions speak louder than words. It's one of those things that seems like a pretty self-explanatory statement. But, this presidential election, it seems like it's the words that are speaking louder than actions for one particular candidate not rhyming with Schmillary Schclinton.

Mr. Trump, if I can call you that for the sake of comfortability, cause we all know you're about people's comfortability, I want to tell you how your words are affecting me this election season. First off, let's talk about your racist comments.

You've said just about everything under the sun about this group of people or that credo of people, etc. I want to tell you that, as someone who works with and has worked with just about every race, orientation (sexual and otherwise), gender, nationality, religious affiliation, your words affect me.

One of my lifelong friends that I met at summer camp is of Mexican heritage and he's proud of it. He's also one of the nicest, kindest and most hard-working men I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. He's changed the lives of countless children and countless adults. Your talk of walls and deportation would rob the world of the pure power of one of my best friends and someone that's a constant inspiration to me.

Second, let's talk about your misogyny. Every day, it seems like, we unearth more and more terribly heinous things you've said about women. Being the middle child in my family, my older sister and my mother are two of the strongest women I've ever met in my life. I love being a performer in Portland. It's such an eclectic town with such robust talent, and here's a game changer for you: most of them are women.

I've had the pleasure of changing lives of audience members with some of the strongest women I know. Women who, when faced with life's penultimate challenges, drop everything in order to make sure that I or any other colleague they're around are doing okay. That's selflessness at it's finest. Your constant degradation of their character, their abilities, and their physical appearance diminishes their love, their support, and their pure talent. No person of any gender needs to go through life feeling insecure and imperfect.

Third, let's talk about this pesky tax return issue you've got going for you. Really?! Not paying your taxes? That's not cool. Think about the kids you're robbing of a quality education, the college students you're robbing of finding a quality job, the family who's trying to continually make it in the world. Is keeping your tax returns a secret really the smartest course of action? I think not. I may not know a lot about economics or taxes, but I know about being a student who wants to make a difference, and I'm damn proud to pay my taxes if it means that I can make a better future for my kids, my students, my family, my siblings, etc. But by all means, continue to tell the world how business savvy you are.

I want to be a teacher when I grow up and I want my students to know that the best thing they can possibly be is themselves. I want them to be okay, no matter what socioeconomic level they and their family are at, what race and gender they choose to identify with, what they choose to do with their bodies, etc. And I'll be damned if I let an egotistical bigot with a big mouth and a narrow mind write a narrative of hatred and insensitivity and project that into the world. It's an imperfect world we live in currently. Why not make it just an iota better for the next generation of dreamers, of go-getters, of wide eyed kids with the goal of making people happy, no matter what? That's the kind of president I want.