Social Ideas Progress, Marches Regress
By: Emily Guerra
The behaviors and actions at marches in the past decade have been ridiculous. The Women’s March and Black Lives Matter were passionate, but ultimately pointless due to the radical and racist actions littered throughout multiple marches in the United States.
Martin Luther King Jr. held peaceful protests with thousands of attendees and imposed serious changes in U.S law. The one stark contrast between King and the leaders of the Women’s March and Black Lives Matter is that he didn’t need gimmicks to preach his ideas and spark change. Civil rights protesters in the 50s didn’t need to wear “Pussyhats” in order to get their message across. King stood in front of a microphone and peacefully spoke his feelings. Radicals didn’t need to hurl paintballs, or drive cars into protesters like those attending Black Lives Matter did.
When people commit violent crimes and yell and scream at counter-protesters, they will not be taken seriously. Violence and tomfoolery have disrupted the serious peaceful protest that could have taken place. After the Women’s March, feminism has become nothing more than an anti-man industry.
These people, who stand on the street and hold up signs that read “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun-damental Rights”, or “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” are not causing change in America, their personal ideas and opinions are not being taken into account. They are seen as wild animals that flood streets, a nuisance that must be ignored. Violent, aggressive outbursts have turned protests, which could have been peaceful and powerful social movements, into zoos. Would-be’s into could-be’s.
Chrissy Houlahan was inspired by the Women’s March to run for Congress. She decided to make a real impact in her community. Maybe instead of making fools of themselves, protesters could take action like Houlahan did and get involved in their local government. This would give them position to actually make a change in the society they’re so hurt about.
If people want to fight for a change in America, whether that change be racial equality, LGBTQ+ rights, gender equality or anything, they need to put on their big boy pants and act like adults.
By: Emily Guerra
The behaviors and actions at marches in the past decade have been ridiculous. The Women’s March and Black Lives Matter were passionate, but ultimately pointless due to the radical and racist actions littered throughout multiple marches in the United States.
Martin Luther King Jr. held peaceful protests with thousands of attendees and imposed serious changes in U.S law. The one stark contrast between King and the leaders of the Women’s March and Black Lives Matter is that he didn’t need gimmicks to preach his ideas and spark change. Civil rights protesters in the 50s didn’t need to wear “Pussyhats” in order to get their message across. King stood in front of a microphone and peacefully spoke his feelings. Radicals didn’t need to hurl paintballs, or drive cars into protesters like those attending Black Lives Matter did.
When people commit violent crimes and yell and scream at counter-protesters, they will not be taken seriously. Violence and tomfoolery have disrupted the serious peaceful protest that could have taken place. After the Women’s March, feminism has become nothing more than an anti-man industry.
These people, who stand on the street and hold up signs that read “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun-damental Rights”, or “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” are not causing change in America, their personal ideas and opinions are not being taken into account. They are seen as wild animals that flood streets, a nuisance that must be ignored. Violent, aggressive outbursts have turned protests, which could have been peaceful and powerful social movements, into zoos. Would-be’s into could-be’s.
Chrissy Houlahan was inspired by the Women’s March to run for Congress. She decided to make a real impact in her community. Maybe instead of making fools of themselves, protesters could take action like Houlahan did and get involved in their local government. This would give them position to actually make a change in the society they’re so hurt about.
If people want to fight for a change in America, whether that change be racial equality, LGBTQ+ rights, gender equality or anything, they need to put on their big boy pants and act like adults.
