Donald Trump was thrown a history-making housewarming party on Saturday when half a million women congregated on his new doorstep. They didn’t bring much champagne or silverware, but they did bring some very eye-catching cards — reading things such as “Now You’ve Pissed Off Grandma,” “I’ve Seen Sturdier Cabinets at IKEA,” “I Love Naps But I Stay Woke” (complete with an actual baby), and “Shut the Fuck Up Donny You’re Out of Your Element” (complete with actual Steve Buscemi).
Following the march, the protest signs were laid across the president’s lawn and in front of other government buildings, while sister marches all over the nation saw signs left outside Trump-owned buildings and subway stations. Luckily, it wasn’t just sanitation departments and White House staffers swooping in to clean them up. According to The Cut, museums all over the world have been collecting these signs, and many of them have been doing so for a few weeks now.
Preservation of the protest signs doesn’t just ensure that they don’t get thrown in the trash. It also makes it much more difficult for Team Trump to pass off the sea of protests as the fleeting emotions of a few triggered liberals. As one sign read on Saturday, “They Chanted ‘Snowflakes’ and Summoned a Blizzard.” A permanent winter never sounded so good.
@boydwalker Our political history curatorial team was out on the National Mall on both Friday and Saturday.
— amhistorymuseum (@amhistorymuseum) January 22, 2017
Marching this weekend? We’re collecting #ephemera as part of a living archive of modern protest! DM us for details. #womensmarch pic.twitter.com/xURxTsnz6d
— Newberry Library (@NewberryLibrary) January 20, 2017
Albertans who marched #WomensMarch: @RoyalAlberta is collecting signs and pins from the #womensmarchyeg, #womensmarchyyc
— Sarah Walshaw (@SarahCWalshaw) January 22, 2017
A message to the crowd from Rachel Beyer, one of the organizers: Temple archivists will be collecting signs after the march at Logan Circle pic.twitter.com/mjARTQZy1Y
— Roberto Torres (@TorresLuzardo) January 21, 2017
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Text Hannah Ongley
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