a woman whose anger needs to be paid attention to

[Marigold]

88. I am a white woman and ashamed

I know I am probably going to get heat for this. I am ashamed that the majority of white women voted for Trump. I think I understand the pain this woman is sharing. African Americans time and time again have been betrayed by white people who claim to be in solidarity. Every time they put themselves out there and think that we have their backs, we let them down. Perhaps that is why you see such apathy sometimes in their voting patterns.

I think her anger is directed specifically to white women this time because we were all supposed to be voting for our rights. Women. Now our rights were being infringed upon too. African Americans have been suffering this for centuries. They thought they had a new ally in white women. They did, but not enough. It will be harder for them to trust us the next time if there is one.

I in no way mean to diminish the work and effort that many white women put in to this election. I did too, and am just as horrified. But I am also horrified that many white women who weren't uneducated MAGAT's voted for this abomination with excuses and justifications. Black women came out in droves expecting our support and we abandoned them.