(Shortly after the election we asked some New Yorkers how they think the presidential elections and Donald J. Trump’s victory might affect their social lives. Here’s what they said.
“The election hasn’t really affected my social life in a major way but people have cut me off because they think that I am a trump supporter for not caring about the election.”
–Filadelfo Rodriguez (male), 17
“It’s caused me to be more aware of my surroundings.”
–Sanaya Collins (female), 16
“I can’t say that it has really affected my social life because me and my friends share similar [or] the same beliefs, and we fight for the same causes. I will say that when the results came out every one of us felt super bummed out.”
Emma Cambero Gil (female), 25
“It hasn’t really affected my social life. Politics is not my world. I don’t talk about politics in social settings. And I know to steer clear of other people’s political beliefs.”
Dr. Ricky Brown (male), 40
“It’s made me more nervous because it affects a lot of the people I care about. Other than that I haven’t cut anyone off over the election. If anything I’ve spoken to a lot more people and have gotten to know them because of the election results.”
Chace Collins (male), 16
“It hasn’t affected my social life because before the election I had already cut the people I didn’t like off. They were Trump supporters and I didn’t f*** with that.”
Lia Muñoz (female), 16
“I noticed people who were in my social circle were Trump supporters. I usually have a good radar for these things. But I just had to cut these people off.”
Martin Kelly (male), over 50