Teachers in a Missouri school district were admonished by some community members when pictures of them holding a sign containing “vulgar” language while at the Women March on St. Louis appeared on social media sites. The language was unbecoming of teachers, it was argued. This example best demonstrates that:

a. audiences expect advocates to be trustworthy.
b. we like people to be like us in ways that matter.
c. some advocates are held to different standards than others.
d. there are limits to how much we can count on identification.

c. some advocates are held to different standards than others.