Women wear blue friendship bracelets to show support for Democrats.

Some Democratic women have found a way show your support for each other after Kamala Harris lost her bid for President to Donald Trump: blue friendship bracelets.

A new trend is emerging on TikTok post-election among white women looking for ways to differentiate themselves from the majority of white women who voted for them. Trumpwhich they consider a harmful choice for women.

The former president and now president-elect was found responsible by a civil jury for the sexual assault of writer E. Jean Carroll (a decision he is appealing) and bragged about his U.S. Supreme Court appointees who helped overturn the federal law. right to abortion.

Although ballots are still being counted, more white women According to CNN exit polls, Trump supported Trump by 8 percentage points in this election. Some women voters have expressed disappointment that the country did not elect a historic female president and fear what a Trump victory could mean for women, LGBTQ+ people and people of color. USA TODAY previously reported.

“I try to stay together”

Blue friendship bracelets appear to be a nod to the popular Accessory Taylor Swift Eras Tour. Swift endorsed Harris after her presidential debate against Trump in September.

“I’m trying my best to stick together today so we’ll make friendship bracelets and protect each other,” one woman posted on TikTok. said through tears the day after the elections.

“52% of women who look like me voted for him. I’m ashamed and hate that others might think I’m part of them,” another user wrote, saying she was taking down her Harris-Waltz flags and bumper stickers. for security reasons. She said she still wears blue bracelet And Converse sneakers as a sign of her support.

The bracelets are reminiscent of a similar movement that arose after the 2016 election, when people wore pins to make it clear that they are allies to marginalized communities. The Internet trend also helped create pink “pussy hats” that flooded the nation’s capital during the Women’s March the day after Trump’s inauguration in 2017.

Many TikTok videos with blue bracelets are based on a portion of the song. “Labor” Paris Palomawhose music often advocates for women’s rights.

“All day, every day, the therapist, the mother-maid, the nymph, then the virgin, the nurse, then the servant, a mere appendage, live to watch over him, so that he never lifts a finger. Baby car 24 hours a day, 7 days a week so he can live in his stockade. dreams. It’s not an act of love if you make her do too much work,” the song’s lyrics say.

Some say the blue bracelet trend is “performative.”

While many women are jumping on this trend, others believe it can be seen as “performative,“compared to other direct actions they could take to become allies to other women.

“I think the best way to show black women that they are safe with you is to stand up for them at work,” wrote one user X. “Call out your friends and family for their racism. Monitor their literal safety in public. Shop at Black-owned businesses and vote as if the safety of Black women is truly important to you.”

How did women vote in the 2024 presidential election?

As of Thursday, votes in several states are still being counted and the country awaits which party will control House of Representatives. At this time, CNN exit polls show clues about how women voted in this presidential election.

Harris led among female voters overall, but by a smaller margin than Clinton and President Joe BidenAccording to CNN.

In this election, white women, broken by racial identity, supported Trump by 8 points., compared with 84 percentage points leaning toward Harris among black women and 22 percentage points leaning toward Harris among Hispanic women, CNN exit polls show.

Cm. election results by state live on USA TODAY.

Contributing: Jessica Durando

Kinsey Crowley is a senior news reporter for USA TODAY. Contact her at [email protected] and follow her on X and TikTok @kinseycrowley.