To the Editor:
The Women’s March started in protest against Donald Trump’s misogyny and bigotry in 2017. In that year, it was estimated that 5.1 million people marched nationwide. This year, people marched amid some serious controversy. Allegations of anti-Semitism have contributed to an overall lower turnout. Senator Kamala Harris did not attend and a number of groups stepped away including the DNC, the Human Rights Campaign, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Center for American Progress.
Tamika Mallory, a most definite anti-Semite, has made it impossible to support the current incarnation of the Women’s March if it endorses this rhetoric. Founder of the Women’s March, Teresa Shook, did speak out with a statement that asked Mallory and others to step down, but what took so long? For all of us, staying blind to anti-semitism is a choice you are choosing to make and this will not further any cause of seeking equality and respect.
Linda Hallinan
Village of Lynnhaven