On January 21, 2017, an estimated 470,000 participated in a march across Washington. The protests themselves were unorganized; the message unclear. To summarize the event would be impossible; only a progression of absurd posters could summarize the march. There was no explicit policy or action these “good samaritans” were protesting–only words and ideas. But beyond the petty details, there is a broader and more sinister picture. While the day was dedicated to throwing shades on the Trump administration, the media at large, forgot to acknowledge the march’s own shady characters–Donna Hylton and Linda Sarsour.

Donna Hylton is a feminist prison reformer (because apparently prison is distinctly a women’s issue). She served 27 years in a maximum security prison where she claims she had experienced unwarranted brutality because she was a woman. What Hylton did not disclose, however, was the reason for her incarceration.

Donna Hylton is responsible for the kidnapping, torture, rape, and murder of a 60-year old, gay, real estate broker. Along with an entourage of prostitutes, Hylton had kidnapped the man in the hope of receiving a large ransom. In the process they had tortured and raped the man (in way that probably should not be disclosed in such a clean publication). However, plans went awry, so the man was murdered for the sake of erasing evidence.

Most spectators to the trial agreed that her 27 year sentence was too lenient. Hylton’s attempts to feminize the issue of prison reform is preposterous considering that men on average serve twice as long prison sentences as women for the same crime. If a man were convicted of her crimes, would equal treatment be faired out?

Sarsour is a pro-sharia, hamas-supporting, anti-semitic feminist; a perfect match to our tolerant liberals. The term “pro-sharia” feminist is in itself oxymoronic, considering it is one of the greatest oppressive structures facing women today. Under Sharia law, a woman needs four witnesses to prosecute her rapist, which is nearly impossible considering a woman’s testimony is only half a man’s, but even worse is that the family of a female rape victim is allowed to murder her for bringing shame upon them.

For a movement so emphatic on “Rape Culture,” the unholy alliance with an ideology that advocates for an actual rape culture is hypocritical. Have they no self-awareness? Does their masochistic desire for cultural diversity subvert fundamental western values?

“Why is a woman seen wearing a heavy veil pulled up tight to cover her neck — not even a headscarf — emerging as the symbol of the rally?…[It] purposefully excludes non-veiled Muslim women, who make up the majority of American Muslims, and all feminists who champion a woman’s right to be free from the degrading virgin-whore dichotomy that has afflicted them since most of the world’s great religions blamed women for tempting men. Beyond the domestic context, what about all the persecuted and murdered women activists and dissidents in Saudi Arabia, Iran and elsewhere fighting the politico-religious ideology behind the veiling of women?” said Emma Kate-Symons in an op-ed for the “New York Times”.

It would be a different situation if Hylton and Sarsour were rogue supporters, but they were the main orchestrators of the march. Donald Trump had to disavow David Duke six times, but where are the demands for feminist to disavow their own leaders? A person cannot control who they are supported by, but a person can definitely control who they support. Where are the calls for accountability?