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…
