Mr. Sorkin’s letter to his ex-wife and daughter made me cry [“Read the Letter Aaron Sorkin Wrote His Daughter After Donald Trump Was Elected President,” VF.com]. I am 63 years old and wish more men understood the pit of despair many women have been catapulted into after the election. When our president is a realitytelevision figure who is an egomaniacal misogynist, it feels as if there is little hope left. America, is this the best we can do?

BARBARA HAWORTH

Fredericksburg, Texas

I want to share a letter composed by my friend upon reading Aaron Sorkin’s reaction to the election results:

People would consider me a member of the same Hillary-supporting, Ivy Leagueeducated bi-coastal elite that you are, Mr. Sorkin. But while the small group of white supremacists and conspiracy theorists who support Trump now revel in his victory, Trump won 61 million votes. The vast majority of these voters are our brothers and sisters who are hurting. And they are not stupid.

They were hurting when the factory that provided a stable livelihood for generations of their families closed. They wonder why financiers can often shelter their income from taxes while their own jobs are eliminated or relocated offshore. Even I wonder why the average C.E.O. is paid more than 300 tunes (!!!) what the average worker makes.

While I urge my children to remain strong and fight for their values during a tune when what we stand for will likely face challenge and hostility, I also urge them to take the tune to understand others without judgment.

MARJORIE STEIN

West New York, New Jersey

What a sore loser. Up until the moment when the votes were counted, all we heard from the left and the media was that we need to respect the vote and move forward. But apparently they were just overconfident about Clinton winning. After the election, no one on the left or in the media respected the vote. I also found Sorkin’s language to his young daughter to be so appropriate: “douche nozzle,” “fucking,” and “shitheads.” This great writer needs to re-introduce himself to the word “hubris.”

HIRBOD RASHIDI

Los Angeles, California

As a gay Mexican-American female, I now fear for my career, relationship, and day-to-day decisions, and, simply put, I needed to read this letter. I want what many Americans want: to start a family, develop professionally, and live the dream. I will not stop fighting, but I cannot imagine what will come of this dream. Some of my “friends” do not see how dangerous Trump will be for minorities, the L.G.B.T. community, and women.

NOEL GUEVARA

Phoenix, Arizona

THINGS TO COME

While reading the New York Times headlines at 11 P.M. on November 8, my first thought was: Only in America. Thank you for your Editor’s Letter “From 9/11 to 11/9” [Holiday 2016/2017]. All that remains is hope. You spoke out during this election, and now you are not backing down. The outcome presents an opportunity to fight for decency in this country that we love. Please retain your resolve to hold the incoming president accountable.

LYNN HARRISON

Walnut Creek, California

Many of us Australians are feeling your pain. The only solace for me is the healing bahn of the exquisitely researched investigative pieces that I’m certain will flow from VF. s pages. The anticipation of Trump’s pusillanimous peccadilloes being paraded in public is sweet sustenance in these soul-less tunes.

DEBRA LAWRANCE

Kangaroo Ground, Australia

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More from the V.F. Mailbag

"I love the Letters page—you could double that and I would be happy," writes the easily pleased Gillian Anderson, from the Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada. Why, thank you! Carl Wernicke, of Pensacola Beach, Florida, read Josh Duboff's article "Ghosts in the Star Machine" [October 2016] and "found it indescribably dispiriting that Kim Kardashian has 47 million followers on Twitter and 80 million followers on Instagram. It explains a lot about our current state of politics and the rise of a political 'celebrity' like Trump."

Oh, right—there's an inauguration of some sort coming up, isn't there? Laurie Brooks's letter from November 9 reminds us of our national hangover. "Last night I took a Xanax, an Ambien, and a slug of whiskey and still couldn't sleep. Thank you for all you tried to do to prevent a Trump presidency. Not all his supporters are bigots, but all the bigots who voted supported him." And Sarah Cooke writes from abroad asking us to publish a list of Trump businesses "so that people can actively boycott them" and of organizations under fire by Trump "so that we can support them."

Yeesh. Casting about for a more cheerful note to end on, the Mailbag can offer only a case of mistaken identity: "I bought Vanity Fair bras at Mid Rivers Mall in St. Peters, Missouri. The wire broke. I know I should have returned the bras. I guess in the heat of the moment, I threw the bras away. I would like a refund." Which, in a way, brings us back to that election.