Opinion piece #4: A controversial opinion: I'm conservative
How could a young, biracial woman be a Conservative? How could she be a Conservative if the color of her skin does not match the "correct" political party? She must be “against” her gender and race if she is a Conservative. She must be corrupted by rich, white men. I am a 20-year-old college student, I am a woman and I am biracial. I am also majoring in journalism with a double minor in business administration and Italian studies with aspirations to attend law school. I also speak Italian, but more importantly, I am a Conservative. To the liberal mainstream, those who match this description are akin to a mythical unicorn. We are strange and surprising; however, individuals like myself are being celebrated in some newspapers and magazines for redefining social and cultural expectations. I truly love it when people are dumbfounded and confused that people like me exist. I was raised by an ultra-Conservative and Catholic family. Almost every night during my adolesc