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[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally Posted by notcasesensitive

Sorry to be redundant (to those of you I'm friends with on facebook), but here's where I am today:

Other than reposting articles about sexism inherent in our treatment of Hillary Clinton, past and present (news flash: there's a lot of it), I've been hesitant to say too much about our election here, but this last week has filled me with dread and last night I finally pinpointed why this is so personal to me...

I am in the first generation of women who were raised to believe that with hard work and determination, we could grow up to be or do anything that we wanted. That my gender would not and should not hold me back. Thanks in large part to the feminist movement of the 1960's and early 1970's (and prior feminists who paved the way for that movement), my worldview has always been that women can and should do anything they set their minds to.

That cornerstone of my belief system will be rocked to its core if this eminently qualified woman who has fought her entire life to make things better for so many in this country and abroad (and frankly her record on that cannot and should not be disputed) is defeated on Tuesday by Donald Trump, an unqualified, narcissistic, unwilling-to-learn, hate-filled, bullying, reality tv con artist.

I don't think I'll really believe that story of my childhood any longer if Donald Trump is the president-elect of our country on Wednesday morning. And that is a heartbreaking realization.

So yes, this election is personal to me. And it's a big deal.

Sebastian does not give a shit about your self-esteem issues.