June 2012
5 posts
Why can't I have conversations about race in...
- Because I still worry about everyone’s fucking fee fees except my own.
- Because white people like to pretend they are more “logical” when they are arguing from a position that centralizes their cultural perspective.
- Because I don’t remember every statistic, quote and/or article so people can ignore me.
- Because if my every statistic, quote and/or article...
This is an appreciate post for all the brown...
Swag.
Juice.
Game.
Shine.
Whatever you call it, keep it going.
‘Cuz if I’m the only one in my fan club, I gotta keep the party going.
My Blu Tinted Glasses: Why Azealia Banks excites... →
sorryexcuseforasociallife:
Of the many new rap acts, I consider Azealia Banks uniquely talented. Here’s why:
Her understanding of rhythm. In “212,” Banks doesn’t just rap over the beat, but in it, engaging in a dialogue with the music, asserting different vocal tempos and timing…
Watchfuckyeahfamousblackgirls:
Clair Huxtable sets Elvin straight
Church.
May 2012
32 posts
“So much of our time, energy, and attention is wasted trying to convince other...”
– - Iyanla Vanzant
A lesson I’m learning in all facets of my life currently.
(via theeroticnerd)
Blackamazon is too much: So my questions →
blackamazon:
If you don’t consider yourself Black or a member of a diaspora why the fuck are you in this conversation?
Especially if you want to use broad terms about folks wanting to be in something just cause they want to but not address any of that other stuff that’s kind of germane to the convo?
…
In Today's Edition of "Why Babies Love Me"...
I let Penny Wiggles (a.k.a. The Incredible Derp Dpg) out into the yard to go potty. After her business is complete and she finishes checking her pee-mail from every other dog in the neighborhood, I like to run her around for some exercise.
Imagine me in a rainbow dress chasing a puppy with a squeaky toy. It was a twirling puppy whirlwind of adorable. Just then, the toddler with his mother comes...
Jaki Update
When this year began, I wasn’t sure if I would still be in my relationship.
Fast forward and I’m living 24/7 with my two partners, three cats and a puppy. Things have definitely changed. It’s not a bad change. But it’s a change nonetheless and I’m starting to get dizzy.
And now I have a brainworm. The beginning of an amazing story is eating the contents of my skull....
collababortion:
tokidokifish:
Oh this is gonna end well.
Yeah that sounds about right.
#there’s a rule more notorious than ‘don’t get involved in a land war in Asia’ in the Marvel universe #and that’s ‘DO NOT TRY TO INVADE WAKANDA’ #’THERE ARE NO COROLLARIES TO THIS RULE’ #’NEVER DO IT’ #’IT WILL ONLY END IN TEARS’ #’DID I SAY TEARS?’ #’I MEANT BLOOD’ #’YOUR BLOOD’ #’SERIOUSLY DON’T...
I love it when feminists show their true colors.
Me: Feminism is racist, classist, sexist, hetereosexist, cisssexist, and racist, and that's why we don't need it.
Feminists: IDEAL FEMINISM IS LIKE THIS--
Me: But I wasn't talking about the ideals of feminism--
Feminists: BUT ACTUAL FEMINISM MEANS--
Me: Feminism in reality is relevant here, not whatever you consider "actual feminism"--
Feminists: YOU DON'T KNOW FEMINISM--
Me: I do, that's why I'm not joining it.
Feminists: NOT ALL FEMINISTS ARE LIKE THAT--
Me: Well, considering that you felt defensive about it, then you certainly are--
Feminists: JUST MAKE YOUR OWN FEMINISM!
Me: But I'd rather be a part of movements that already exist, like anti-racism, and not be a feminist, because that word physically disgusts me--
Feminists: YOU MUST BE FEMINIST, I COMMAND YOU--
Me: Uh, no, and also that sounds kind of violent and abusive--
Feminists: BUT WE MUST WORK TOGETHER--
Me: We?--
Misandric heterophobic race traitor.: white... →
daniellemertina:
I don’t listen to the Beastie Boys honestly. But it is too ridiculous that some white guy who made “hip-hop” died and everybody is coming out of the wood works acting like he was the only good thing about a genre of music made for black people by black people.
As if there…
“No. When someone defends a killing like Trayvon Martin’s or tries to find a way...”
– Doctor Cleveland (via imstillnotcomingbackmffw)
Sometimes I get really frustrated with my white...
I said this as a comment about going to college...
… but it needs to be said here as well.
I’mma go on my mini rant. Excuse me er’body.
I went to an expensive private school so I could get one of the best educations for writers in the country. The main things my degree gave me were:
1) Access to other writers of different skill levels
2) Reading lists
3) Practice meeting deadlines
4) Limited networking abilities.
All of...
30 Things to Start Doing for Yourself
Remember today, for it is the beginning. Today marks the start of a brave new future.
1. Start spending time with the right people. – These are the people you enjoy, who love and appreciate you, and who encourage you to improve in healthy and exciting ways. They are the ones who make you feel more alive, and not only embrace who you are now, but also embrace and embody who you want to be,...
“We hear these comparisons all the time. Being trans is like being gay. Being a...”
– An Excerpt from an awesome wordpress, “On Fat, Trans, and the Pitfalls of Comparing Identities”.
GO READ IT.
It expresses my underlying frustration with activism. Our struggles are NOT the same but they do all deal with fundamental issues around our identities and freedom. Direct lazy...
April 2012
19 posts
The problem with being so out and public with my...
Going out dancing.
howblackpeoplefeel:
With my white friends.
With my black friends.
With my gay black friends.
Drunk.
ACCURATE POST IS ACCURATE.
"Now I realize that I need to be loved in a very...
“Poverty is not simply having no money — it is isolation, vulnerability,...”
– Megan Lee (via fuckyeahmiserablethings)
YES! So much TRUTH!
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