The Women’s March stormed not just the nation, but the world (s/o to my peeps in Antarctica), making history as the largest single-day protest in U.S. history. Protests everywhere exploded way past the expected numbers – here in Santa Barbara, thousands of people showed up to the march, a number extremely larger than the estimated 500.
Right away, sign slogan standards were set by the main chant (“What do we want?” “Women’s rights!” / “When do we want ’em?” “A hundred years ago!”), but there were a ton of amazing signs and posters that people brought with them that stood out.
Here are some of the best ones:
#1:
Looks like there were some artists in attendance.
#2:
Fun fact: The back actually said “#Trump So Sad”
#3:
Because the idea that protesters are hateful beasts is laughable.
#4:
Get over it.
#5, 6, 7, and 8:
That Teach/Peace one is pretty trip. Also, note: the person holding the “March like a girl sign” is (probably) a guy.
#9:
With all the division in the country, reminders like this of what’s really important are key.
#10:
Not 100% sure whether this is about women’s reproductive rights or rape culture, but seeing as both are huge issues…
#11 and 12:
Both of these signs are so beautiful, just like the messages.
#13, 14, 15, and 16:
I honestly don’t know which one of these is my favorite. (Also, can anyone translate the second?)
#17:
Probably the coolest part of the entire protest was getting to see all of the support from the bystanders.
#18:
There were actually a lot of children at the march, but only a couple (like this one) were holding up impactful signs like this.
#19:
That’s probably the cutest drawing of a body part I’ve ever seen, honestly.
#20, 21, and 22:
The top-right one especially hit me hard since there were a ton of people there who had been going to protests since the sixties.
#23:
100% true. (Let’s hope everyone remembers this in the future…)
#24:
As long as we’re not talking straight-up violence, I’m totally on board with this.
#25 and 26:
This crossword puzzle one is just a work of art, honestly.
#27 and 28:
There were actually quite a few signs that read “Girls just wanna have fun-damental human rights”.
#29 and 30:
Okay, here’s a really important message to remember: Trump himself isn’t actually what’s wrong with America today – but his rise to power is definitely an enormous wake-up call.
#31:
A special treat for all the literary nuts.
#32:
Basically.
#33:
Listen! To! This!
#34:
No mercy here.
#35:
Because, real talk, Carrie Fisher was a legend gone way too soon.
And finally…#36:
Because that might just be the most important message of all.