Or just get on the NRA mailing lists and contact lawmakers when the org requests it (though not for the reasons the NRA wants).

The reverse: Empire is Nashville for black people.

No, actually, the creators of Empire watched Nashville and said, “Let’s do that but black!”

YES. This situation is just begging for some civil disobedience. Flood the police lines with complaints.

“You can’t say your favorite kind of cake is birthday cake. That’s like saying your favorite kind of cereal is breakfast cereal.”

Things I have said out loud to my partner:

“It just makes me sad to think that someone living in the USA can be forced to live with such fear from all the people around them for a superficial reason.” Like, oh, maybe Native people in Canada do? The fact that you look at racism in the US, and the plight of First Nations people doesn’t even cross your mind,…

There’s also a huge problem with those who have mental illnesses and/or developmental differnces being mistreated (belittled, beaten, killed) by police. It’s a huge problem, and you’re right, it’s underreported. Which doesn’t diminish the importance of police violence against black folks; nor does attention to police…

There’s nothing wrong with calling a white child a monkey, in and of itself, because there’s no history of that term being used to degrade white folks.

You need to practice a firm, “Thank you! I’d been working really hard on that. How is [other person’s current project/job/hobby] going?” Neither self-centered nor self-deprecating.

Dried fruit!

I disagree with #1. If you order a $12 medium pizza for one and tip $10, the deliveryperson still got a good tip and you got two dinners. No losses here.

“Wow, you look huge!”

Good for you for making steps to get out. And believe me, I know from experience—you cannot imagine the relief you will feel when you finally leave. An enormous weight will be lifted from your shoulders, so much so that all the effort to leave will be instantly realized as WORTH IT. I’m not saying everything from here…

Medea Dies on the Cross for Your Sins

“Just write to Tupperware in Orlando, Florida.”

“Worth the effort” ... of treating her like a human being who is capable of making her own choices about her body?

That’s not entirely fair. As a pastor, his duties would include presiding over funerals, visiting the dying, comforting those who had lost loved ones, helping people through a crisis, etc. So he’s had a little bit more practice at putting on a brave face than the average person. Now, if he were a line cook at Pizza…

“Red Rubber Ball” by The Cyrkle

No black dads were on this panel because they’re all too busy worrying about their daughters getting the shit beaten out of them by law enforcement.