On MLK day (and every day), we white people can get all sentimental about what a wonderful man Dr. King was, weep heartfelt tears about his assassination, and then go back to being oblivious to our own racism. Can we try something different? If we live in a Western country, especially in the USA under…
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I’m ALMOST Confident About the MidTerms
Is America going to turn the ship around, or are we full steam ahead, into the iceberg? If so, how do we get the most vulnerable people into the lifeboats?
Purging My Opinions
I thought about how hoarders and their loved ones are emotionally (and sometimes physically) crushed by the weight of all the THINGS being held onto. How much time, energy, and effort do we put into caring for possessions that no longer speak to us or give us joy? And why do we do this to ourselves?
Anger? I am Incandescent with Rage – Why Aren’t You?
We are too loud, we are too strident. We should protest, but gently, softly. (Not unironically, very much like the sweet, girlish voice of Dr. Blasey Ford, whom they politely pretended to listen to, before ignoring.)
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. – for Aretha, and Ariana
Your desire to touch someone does not override their right to not be touched.