Please tell me why I shouldn't be offended.

[Amimnoch]

103. Because it's the same disingenuous offense Republicans oft use.

When Republicans are “offended” at kneeling for the national anthem, their reasoning is that it’s due to the disrespect for the flag, or disrespecting our troops, when it’s really a very valid and peaceful protest of inequities in our country.

People who are really pushing for a female POTUS aren’t doing so because they have issue with older white males, they’re doing it because they want 50% of the population to finally have someone in our highest office that is like them.. someone that offers validation that they too also matter.. A first time of representation after almost 250 years of this Republic’s existance.

Women have twice watched a highly qualified, life long public servant get crucified and denied electoral validation. First time was to someone who also broke a glass ceiling, and was accepted, but especially the second time to someone who was forgiven and elected despite having no qualifications and outright speaking so many heinous things and STILL being selected above her. She was villified for every little thing while he was forgiven every detestable quality and character flaw imaginable.

I’m not in that group that has gender/age/race as a highest of priorities, but I can certainly see and respect why others would, and rather than be offended because of this particular “kneel”, I’d rather understand and support it.