Melanie Stansbury’s ‘This Is Not Normal’ Sign Speaks for All of Us

glamour.com:

. As entered the chamber, New Mexico Democratic congresswoman Stansbury stood behind him and held up a small paper sign reading, “This is not normal.” At least, she did until Texas Republican Lance Gooden ripped the sign from her hands.It wasn’t the only form of visual protest from Democrats that night.

You’ll notice that Stansbury, as well as many other Democratic congresswomen, was wearing pink in an effort to . (Previously, they have .) Democratic Women’s Caucus chair, Representative Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico, , “Women are claiming pink as a color of protest, as a color of power, and we are protesting what is happening right now.”Ironically, neither the color coordination nor the sign itself were nearly as effective messaging as watching Gooden grab the sign from Stansbury’s hands and toss it in the air.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Think about it.

Stansbury and other Democrats were trying to make a public statement in protest of the administration, specifically calling out attacks on women’s rights.

Then, as if to demonstrate the very weirdness she’s talking about, a Republican man grabs her statement out of her hands and throws it away.