this is not normal

(2016)  TIP 5. Wear a safety pin on your shirt and know what it means to do so.

It literally costs you nothing. It’s a symbol to say “I am here, and I am safe, if you are being threatened or attacked.” And then — and here’s the key part — actually be helpful if someone is being threatened or attacked. I know a bunch of people have been throwing some shit around on the internet re: the whole safety pin thing, but here’s the deal: if you are going to wear this pin, be ready to deal with the consequences of what that symbol means. If you see someone being attacked, being assaulted, being abused, it means you fucking stand up for them, and make sure they are safe. It means you step outside your own safety zone. It means that you are educated enough to know how to respond to trolls and troublemakers, that you will have the right words when they are needed. It costs you nothing.  But it’s also not the end, a magical “I didn’t vote for Trump!” get-out-of-jail-free card.  It means that you are prepared to defend your minority brothers and sisters.

 

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Remind yourself: This is not normal. Remind others: this is not normal. If you feel as though this IS normal, please do some homework and then realize that no, this is not, in fact, normal. Repeat after me: this is the only election within our nation’s living memory where a campaign was fueled by hatred, fear, and bigotry, and the hatred and bigotry seized power, and this is not normal. Remind yourself of this fact, as often as you need to do so, because human beings have an amazing capacity to adapt. Don’t get comfortable. This. Is. Not. Normal.

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