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Radical Group Protests Analysis

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Radical group protests have a negative impact on society. Protestors are filled with many emotions and being a part of a group with strong opinions allowed to chant and protest in public can brings out the worst in people. People begin fight for the different things they believe in and allow hate to take over. Instead of bringing the country together, it can tear the nation apart. One of the most recent protests was when women were marching against President Trump’s inauguration in the Women’s March on January 21, 2017. Millions of women worldwide and around 500,000 in Washington D.C. came together with signs, pink hats, and sometimes offensive costumes to show their disgust for our new President. Many supporters of this cause could …show more content…

In the article, she references a photograph taken of Angela Peoples, a black protester at the march. In the photo, Ms. Peoples is seen holding a sign that says “Don’t Forget: White Women Voted for Trump.” Behind her are three white women wearing their pink matching hats representing female pride. This photo was highly circulated among black women and one was even quoted as saying “I’ll see you nice white ladies at the next #BLACKLIVESMATTER march, right?” This does not sound like women supporting women to me. This sounds like racial divide and racial tension among the group protesting just such a thing. Black women were reminded of the suffrage movement, when they had to fight for the right to vote. And then there is Rosa Parks, the infamous black lady who refused to give up her seat on the bus at the time of racial segregation. Ms. Parks is an icon in the black community and in our nation. Her bravery and strong will made changes in laws and reformed many ways of thinking for the country. But Rosa did not do this by rallying her friends together with tacky signs and costumes. She chose a more respectable route. She stood up for herself. She held her ground when she was being unjustly treated. And she prevailed. It was not an easy task for her but not once did she give up her dignity as a woman to stand up for her right as a black American woman. There were many signs equating gender justice with racial justice. Costumes designed to look like vaginas were proudly displayed. But does equating vaginas with feminism really represent gender equality? What about the transgender people who were in attendance supporting the cause? Do these costumes accurately represent

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