So, last night, this black man—hanging with a group of white dudes—yelled, “Come on wig!” as I walked by—in a definitively condescending and self-hating tone. He was bald and older… Like his time had came and went. Like he’s always enjoyed putting brothers down to comfort his obsession with whiteness. Like if Becky (You KNOW […]
“Yo Pepe was mad chill, and then these fascist dickweeds on message boards, they started appropriating it!” Memes and revolution? Yeah, they got me listening. To be real, Ratchet By Nature nailed the song of the summer, and I just barely installed my AC. Though there will be block parties and pride marches abound, there will also […]
To all my well-meaning white friends who are planning on traveling to countries full of black or brown people, countries designated as third world or as impoverished: STOP TAKING PICTURES OF YOURSELF SURROUNDED BY BLACK AND BROWN KIDS, STOP TAKING PICTURES OF LOCALS LIKE THEY’RE A NEW BREED OF EXCITING AND EXOTIC PEOPLE THAT YOU […]
Early in 2017, even the most mildly woke millennial found themselves asking: “Isn’t there anything other than Uber?” The transportation network app found itself in hot water when it came out that CEO Travis Kalanick would serve on President Donald Trump’s Business Advisory Council. Soon after, in late January, Uber lowered surge prices during a taxi […]
If you’re a white person planning on celebrating “cinco de mayo,” read this and check out this graphic first. And on a more serious note, today is the anniversary of the Kent State Massacre and the death of IRA political prisoner/hunger striker Bobby Sands. View fullsize <img src=”https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58ffebdccd0f68889ceb1a86/1494023998451-KCOUJZZD5D7SK05ED445/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kGm_lmxn_JwT7UQFYPwQ7ZxZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpwXWplLfyj2T9RmzkPfGlD5YA16S37GzO0FbXGbA1afGkmpTu4DKR10BpnFEkUNJHQ/Alternative+Ways+to+Celebtrate+Cinco+de+Mayo” alt=”Alternative Ways to Celebtrate Cinco de […]
When we talk about government corruption and police brutality, and rich jerks in very expensive suits laughing as they drink beer to celebrate voting to rip healthcare from people, we need to remember that power is addictive, power changes people, and the founders were concerned about people not having too much power. I don’t think […]
How often do those who support the covert and subtle ways in which workers assert their autonomy, their hatred of the boss or their disdain for the emotional labor required of them, also get mad if they’re ignored at a deli counter for a little too long, or get too slow a response to an […]
As a cis femme, I keep my public commentary on trans folks positive, and reliant on the words of trans friends and scholars. Basically, I stay in my own damn lane. I have some trans friends who are very generous and are happy to share their knowledge and experience with me, but I’m still careful […]
If you pay even a bit of attention then you know, word is, Donald wants to allow nonprofits and businesses to refuse services to LGBTQ persons based on “religious freedom” and wants to pull back restrictions preventing clergy from being politically explicit from the pulpit. So, if you identify as Christian and want to better […]
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