Posts Tagged“election”

Not One Step Back

Stronger Together - The Dressed Aesthetic

The unthinkable has happened: An openly racist, bigoted, misogynistic narcissist was inaugurated as the 45th presidentĀ of the United States onĀ Friday. So, this past weekend Mr. Dressed and I joined the millionsĀ of people around the worldĀ participating in theĀ Women’s March on Washington. We weren’t able to travel to DC, so we joined one the many sister marches happening across the country. Even in our small town in NC, I was so bolstered upĀ and hopeful seeing the nearly 2,000 people who came out to support equality and to take a stand against an administration who supports everything but.

Stronger Together

Stronger Together - The Dressed Aesthetic

TuesdayĀ night I sat alone with a cast of millions and watchedĀ the political future of my country unfold. Over the past several weeks since being back in the States, I’ve really felt the polarizing climate of the election. Being far removed from it before, I could see it from an intellectual point of view, but I hadn’t really felt it with such a harsh reality until I was entrenched in it. And here in North Carolina, there is most certainly a divide. It is stark and more than a little disquieting.