The Blue Bracelet Movement, Explained

glamour.com:

, many white women are feeling betrayed by the 53% of their peers who voted for him. Their answer? A blue bracelet.What started as a way for white women to subtly signal that they supported Vice President for president has ballooned to a veritable social media movement.

But it’s getting skepticism from many online.Here’s everything you need to know in this edition of .Some white women who voted for Vice President Kamala Harris have started wearing a blue bracelet on their wrists to signify that they didn’t vote for Donald Trump, but the trend is being called performative.Well, first off, Donald Trump was elected the next president of the United States this week by what looks to be a majority of Americans.I don’t really need to tell you this, but just in case, Trump has been openly racist and sexist during his entire time on the political stage, including during this campaign.

Despite this, —according to exit polls—voted for him. (Brief caveat that exit polls are not firm polling demographic data, which we will have in the coming weeks.)In contrast, exit polls show 91 percent of Black women voted for Harris, a trend that is consistent with the last several elections.

As , Black women’s support for the Democratic party has been unwavering, with 80 to 90 percent of Black women voting for the party for the last quarter century.Overall, women voted for Harris 53 percent to 45 percent for Trump.