What it was Really Like to Vote in my FIRST Presidential Election: The Social Media Extravaganza

     Honestly, this election was a social media nightmare. As people live their lives increasngly on online platforms, people are becoming more comfortable revealing their political affiliations to others through social media. This election has brought us some social issues and other sides of people that I hadn't cared to explore before. I now know which of my Facebook friends are racist, xenophobic, feminists, and anti-feminists. I know which friends are critical of the words people say and which are not. Needless to say, I am glad this election will shortly be over, but none the less hope that it goes my way.

     Social media has also played a role in otrs views of complex social issues that have been present since before women were even able to vote in elections. Less than 100 years ago, women could not vote. That is, white women coud not vote. The 19th Amendment did not extend the right to vote to women of color, unsurprisingly enough. Yes, it is amazing that just 96 years after the passage of the 19th Amendment we are able to vote for a white woman to be President. However, social media has become aware of this fact- that Hillary is white. The famous suffragettes were only lobbying for the right to vote for white women. I'm hoping to use these social media posts that I have seen on my own social media feeds that follow to further draw attention to the disparitites that existed long after women like me gained the legal right to vote, and how votes are still being effected by the racism, sexism, and xenophobia of a now mobilized white America.

Kayla, Facebook. California. Black.

"I will cut off this right arm of mine before I will ever work or demand the ballot for the Negro and not the woman." - Susan B. Anthony

Happy Election Day

@RedBeKnowing, Twitter. Louisiana. Black.

Any stickers left on the grave of Fanny Lou Hamer who addressed the 1964 DNC & was erased for her role in securing the vote for Blacks?

Nick F., Twitter. Arizona. White.

This is how it must feel to be facing a natural disaster: knowing you can't stop it and trying to keep up your spirits but you can't.

@K_A_DD, Twitter. White.

Trump will be on trial for child rape in December

Pence advocates for electro shock therapy on gays 

This is who you voted for 

@Amanditalks, Twitter. Black.

The elected officials of North Carolina SAID OUT LOUD THAT they were INTENTIONALLY suppressing the black vote, and look what happened. 

Happy Election Day, everybody.