Election Reflection

Good job, America. Over this past week, I have lost count of the number of times I felt embarrassed and ashamed to call myself an American. As someone who fits into over half the categories of people a certain person has insulted, I am terrified. Nobody should be discriminated for their gender, race, sexual orientation, or anything for that matter. Imagine seeing the person you like in the hallway at school and immediately losing your mind because it's apparently no longer safe to love differently. Imagine a certain adult telling you to "cover up", "change your shirt" and "look less like a slut". But this isn't about me. This is about every individual who belongs in each category of people that have faced discrimination over the past who-knows-how-many years. I've read countless tweets and articles about simply unacceptable things that have happened within the span of the past week. I'm sure most of us have joked about moving to Canada to escape this mess (I know I have), but I have decided to stick around for the next four years to fight for progress for the country I have known, at least, up until last Monday. America does not deserve this, and neither do you.