Opinion – Page 8 – killer puppy tails

I am being denied Services I Paid For…

And so is the rest of America. We PAY for those governmental agencies that are currently being censored on Twitter and in general. The EPA was not allowed to tell people who *depend on their grants* that they weren’t going to get their money. NASA, the Parks Service, and other organizations that are paid forContinue reading “I am being denied Services I Paid For…”

We Take Care of Our People

Excuse me while I indulge in some comic book geekery. I have to admit, I was never a Captain America fan. I came to comics when comics came to TV, where Wonder Woman, Hulk, and Spider-Man were visible and adored. The late-70s movies for Captain America weren’t interesting and didn’t tap into the 1940s FDR-lovingContinue reading “We Take Care of Our People”

The Alt-Right Are Not Only White Supremacists Let’s Stop Using That

Just a reminder, folks, that as we’re making sure to define alt-Right for what it is… using white supremacy as the way in which we define them harms anti-racist conversations in the long term. The term “white supremacy” is used also to define a system of normalizing white people at the expense of POC, andContinue reading “The Alt-Right Are Not Only White Supremacists Let’s Stop Using That”

Take the Baton

Just a reminder to those who might not know about it, for those who are in marginalized communities, our fight is not a sprint, where something positive happens and whoo we’re done yay we’ve reached the finish line confetti awards and yay what a great runtime! No, it’s every single day for most people. JustContinue reading “Take the Baton”

In the Name of Love

One of the more pernicious things I see in American – well, in Western culture is this idea that if a being loves you, any action they perform is immediately not abusive or not hurtful. Or is excused from any possible perception of harm. Or even, if a being has no hate whatsoever in theirContinue reading “In the Name of Love”

As A Side Note

I am terrible at being honestly myself. I am also terrible at NOT being myself. Conundrum! I am, as a white person, allowed to be weird. But as a woman, I’m expected to fit certain parameters of behavior that I have a hard time matching. It means that the friends I have who are insistingContinue reading “As A Side Note”

this is my president (after e. e. cummings)

this is my president:rages come and go, frail Azures suffering from night’s upset wing strong silent Greens silently sorrowing, absolute shame like baths of orange snow. This is my president:pursed lips do blow upon dark flames within white hearts,and sing (of strength deplorable and the insulting sling) minority faces he will now lay low. ThisContinue reading “this is my president (after e. e. cummings)”

Hillary, Trump, and the Nature of Values

CW: some sexual assault talk in here. also, it’s long. If you’re a tl;dr kinda person feel free to skip to the 2nd pgph from the end. Hi there, America. Here we are, at the fork in the road. One way heads down Oppression Avenue and the other heads towards Opportunism Lane. I’d say “PoorContinue reading “Hillary, Trump, and the Nature of Values”