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Nov. 13th, 2016 02:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meganbmoore I've only been following social media enough since Tuesday to to keep up with any new developments (this whole safety pin movement sounds like its mostly somethingthat well intentioned but that will mostly help frustrated white allies feel useful, and is doomed to failure because loudly broadcasting a covert movement everywhere robs it of any usefulness) and catch the occassional fandom post. I played flight rising a lot this week after only doing the minimal amount for months.
I live in a VERY Republican part of Texas. My county voted overwhelmingly for Trump despite the fact that Latinx became the majority by a small margin a couple years ago, though I do know some Latinx who couldn't vote because of transportation/ID issues, and some who were nervous about going out to vote. Most other moderate/liberal white women I know we're planning to either abstain from voting or protest vote. I logged onto Facebook this morning for the first time this week and it was full of locals and relatives praising their win against a rigged election and biased media. Despite my having been pretty open about my feelings re: Trump with my parents, my father was still shocked to learn I hadn't voted for him.
Earlier I was at Wal-Mart and was alone in an aisle with a lady probably in her 50s. I noticed she was looking at me but didn't think much of it until, in a very assertive voice, she said "so what do you think of our new president?" and then stared at me waiting for an answer. I stuttered for a moment trying to find a safe, neutral answer before saying "no comment." (Probably not the best answer, but she caught me off guard.) She made A Face and said "oooh" in a disgusted tone before promptly spinning her cart around and stomping off.
I'm a pasty white person who is obviously femme and has no obvious physical or mental disabilities, and I still felt my stomach drop and looked around nervously, despite objectively knowing that I was most likely not in any danger. I have had strangers idly comment about elections to me in stores before (because TEXAS. I mean, I gather that this is really unusual elsewhere?) but not someone obviously looking to get into something over it if given room.
I live in a VERY Republican part of Texas. My county voted overwhelmingly for Trump despite the fact that Latinx became the majority by a small margin a couple years ago, though I do know some Latinx who couldn't vote because of transportation/ID issues, and some who were nervous about going out to vote. Most other moderate/liberal white women I know we're planning to either abstain from voting or protest vote. I logged onto Facebook this morning for the first time this week and it was full of locals and relatives praising their win against a rigged election and biased media. Despite my having been pretty open about my feelings re: Trump with my parents, my father was still shocked to learn I hadn't voted for him.
Earlier I was at Wal-Mart and was alone in an aisle with a lady probably in her 50s. I noticed she was looking at me but didn't think much of it until, in a very assertive voice, she said "so what do you think of our new president?" and then stared at me waiting for an answer. I stuttered for a moment trying to find a safe, neutral answer before saying "no comment." (Probably not the best answer, but she caught me off guard.) She made A Face and said "oooh" in a disgusted tone before promptly spinning her cart around and stomping off.
I'm a pasty white person who is obviously femme and has no obvious physical or mental disabilities, and I still felt my stomach drop and looked around nervously, despite objectively knowing that I was most likely not in any danger. I have had strangers idly comment about elections to me in stores before (because TEXAS. I mean, I gather that this is really unusual elsewhere?) but not someone obviously looking to get into something over it if given room.