Disclaimer: Here on this blog, I speak frequently about topics like beauty and fashion, but I also want to use my voice and speak about things that are truly significant at this point in time. This is the one place where I can freely express my opinions and beliefs. If posts like these trigger you or you strongly disagree with me, you can simply click off and read another post. xx, Kylee
Last Saturday, January 21st of 2017, millions of women throughout the globe marched and marched for their rights and I truly thought that was amazing. The fact that these women fought together in unity is absolutely incredible to me. Originally, I was not going to write this post due to the fact that I live in a very conservative, pro-Trump environment and I did not want to cause any chaos. It was not until yesterday, that I realized that I truly need to speak about this and use my voice to the best of my abilities. Yesterday, my sister came home from the mall with my family and ran into my room telling me the horrendous thing that took place at my grandparent's home a few days ago. A middle aged woman was walking her dogs at around 7:00 pm, but was suddenly beaten and molested and was later dropped off on the door of my grandparent's house. My grandmother heard a large thud on her front door only to see the poor women soaking in blood at the back of her head. My grandfather soon called the police, while my grandmother offered her some water. I just heard about this yesterday, and I am still shaken up. Occasionally, when I am dropped off by the bus to my local parish/school that I used to attend, and my mother is too busy at work to pick me up, I will often walk over to my grandparents house, which is fairly close. I cannot help to wonder, God forbid, what if that ever happened to me? Now you are probably wondering, how does this correlate to women's rights, well you see, ever since Donald J. Trump was elected president, hate crimes have actually increased, according to the NYPD. Not only crimes on women, but also on those who differ in the sense of religion, race, and sexuality. But if the leader of our nation makes it seem acceptable to sexually harm or take an advantage of women, it is quite obvious that others will think so too. Now you may argue, that it was just simple locker room talk or that men are men. I am sorry, but you are very wrong. A lot of people are under the impression that because he is a male that it is simply okay, when in reality it really isn't. Next, equal pay. Need I say more? It is honestly so mind-baffling to me that it is already 2017 and we still have to fight for something as basic as equal pay rights. It is common sense, if two people are doing the same task they should be fairly and equally paid, despite their biological differences. Besides women rights, we still must fight for rights such as religious rights, gay rights, etc. With President Trump, we honestly do not know what will happen or what is to come, but it is important that we all stand together in union, as one nation.