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As students at the University of Pennsylvania, the alma mater of presidential candidate Donald Trump, we
publicly condemn the GOP nominee for his continued disrespect and hatred towards various groups of people,
including but not limited to: women, Muslims, Latinos, the black community, disabled people, the LGBTQ+
community, Asian people, Middle Eastern people, immigrants, and many more.
Though Trump has voiced malicious language throughout his entire career, on Friday, October 7, a tape from 2005
leaked in which Trump bragged about how his fame allows him to sexually assault women with impunity. In an
attempt to normalize his behavior, he quickly dismissed his comments as locker room banter. Trumps language
and malice is not normal, and his excuse rings false. We reject his apology.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump is not only complicit, but also an active advocate of rape culture through
actions and words such as these.
Across Penns campus, we a group of Penn women and femme-identifying folks, as well as allies have painted,
chalked, and displayed original poetry and imagery illustrating the danger that Trumps candidacy poses to our
bodies. We have also installed temporary murals along the walls of our institution and distributed hundreds of
stickers. But even as we denounce hate, we seek to empower women, the queer community, people of color,
disabled people, and other marginalized groups. We believe in public art as a political tool. We want to show
support to the people whom Donald Trump has failed.
October 11 is the final day for Pennsylvania residents to register to vote. In order to prevent a corrupt, hateful
person from becoming the U.S. President, we urge you to register to vote against Donald Trump.
We are students at Donald Trumps alma mater who condemn his presidential candidacy.
We will not be silent.
WE ARE WATCHING.
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