Inside: Getting things off my chest; Pigs in a blanket, fry them like bacon DISCLAIMER BY ANALOGY I’m always amazed by the number of women who have been harassed, abused, assaulted, sexually assaulted, stalked, molested and/or raped. This includes people that I know, love, and care about. Each time I find out or I’m told,…
If you watch sci fi (and you’re a minority) you’ve been painfully aware of the fact that there just aren’t many black people in space, in the future, in utopias. Apparently, we don’t make it. There’s 1 or 2 depending on how many galaxies you visit. They may be African, though, and not descending from…
Inside: The verdict; She talks funny; Those damn news site comments; Black on black crime Okay. A lot of people have asked me what my thoughts are on this (and by a lot of people I mean no one). Seriously, though, I know a lot of you aren’t really interested in talking or thinking about…
Inside: That video; Being profiled sucks (even though it may not be a binary situation); The baggage; Good luck, Paula Deen; Race-mixin’ http://www.upworthy.com/know-anyone-that-thinks-racial-profiling-is-exaggerated-watch-this-and-tell-me-when-your-jaw-drops-2 This has happened to me. No surprise there. cultureinterracialmiscegenationPaula Deenprofilingraceracismsocietyxenophobia
Inside: SPOILER ALERT; I do not recommend taking time out of your day to read my opinion about other people’s opinions; I feel like writing Have you seen Django? Hm. Interesting. Thoughts? White people? Were you uncomfortable watching it in the movie theater? I wonder how many people who see it are aware of the…
Inside: This isn’t going to be what you think; Mixed feelings; Gentrication; The Slavery Station; Time for change; Passing of the old guard ETA March 2014 I’m happy to say that WPFW is not dead. It has undergone a lot of changes since I originally wrote this. Some of the shenanigans in between then and…
Inside: It’s like peeing; Serena; What the hell; Black hateration; Can you be black and racist? I’m sorry. This is troubling. I’ve been writing this for weeks now and wasn’t sure I’d post it publicly. It was written in pieces, which is why it’s even less coherent than usual. I was just getting some stuff…
Inside: I need to tune out the news; Unloading some racial angst; I carry the sins of my people; The Hunger Games; To my white friends; It’s human, not racial; Someone talk me down I really do not like thinking about racial ish. But its presence in my brain is undeniable. I wonder how much…
Inside: Can you relate?; Who do you relate to? Tribalism; Missing White Girl Syndrome Intro We were on a family vacation in western Massachusetts. Bear with me. This is not a “we were somewhere and they were so racist” intro. It’s beautiful up there with a tinge of sadness because most of the mills and businesses…
Like manna from Heaven. I’ve been waiting for a good topic for my 700th blog post. Something I could use a controversial title for. This is dangerous territory. Watch out for the ROUS. From Twitter to SoulBounce to this blog entry: http://www.dirtyprettythangs.com/2012/01/08/fat-girl-fairytales-the-amazing-transformation-of-jennifer-hudson/ It’s a critique of this commercial (that I don’t necessarily recommend watching): Now,…
