Even before he won the presidential election, Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric had fueled a rise in xenophobic taunts and bullying across US playgrounds. Teachers reported that Muslim and Mexican students were targeted – “They said things like ‘you’ll get deported’, ‘you weren’t born here’ and ‘you were born in a Taco Bell’.”
As the United States emerges from one of its most divisive presidential elections ever, that fear over an uptick in hate crimes remains – and it does not appear to be unfounded. Social media users have begun to flag a number of hate incidents, while transgender Americans say they fear for their safety following Trump’s win.
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