Fuck that. I taught on a rural reservation. I had a student who had been raped repeatedly by her older brother. She told me that the only thing that made her feel like she wasn’t alone was watching reruns of SVU. Sometimes progressive activists make the perfect the enemy of the good. Often, actually.

My cats do the “wool sucking” thing where they mime nursing on a blanket. They do it to relax before they fall asleep. They don’t ingest anything so it is safe. And cute. I have read that it happens when cats are weaned too young, which mine were when their mother was lost. I guess it is like thumb sucking in a…

I am so sorry for your experience and thank you for your honesty. We don't talk about this because it seems cruel to question victims. But the snapshots our brains take in a highly emotional moment can be off.

I am sure she is colorblind and has no racism in her heart. At least I am sure she believes as much about herself.

Wout. I bet she will win again. Whether they will let her take office I can’t say.

Not a huge fan but do not do it. Do not take that man back.

Guess he has chosen his legacy. 

I am so sorry for the way my demographic peers treated you. I bet most of them say blue lives matter too!

I don't see it anymore. Must be gone.

“I hope you choke" is a death wish, not a death threat.  A death threat would be "I am going to choke you." It's not a nice thing to do, but it is not the same thing. 

Michael is leaving?! Where is he going? I will follow him!

The only people of whom I have ever been afraid of or abused by have been white men. I have a diverse history with dating and friendships and social circles. The people who have threatened me with violence or actually taken violent action toward me have all been white men.

It isn’t about the judge, it’s about the jury. He is saying “we don’t need all these outside agitators telling us who we can and can’t hunt.” He’s telling the jury to send a message.

What does that mean? I am small woman. So yeah. You are bigger and more of a man than I will ever be. 

Sonetime I get a little choked up thinking about young guys watching his videos and seeing themselves reflected as worth being celebrated. It is a beautiful thing.

Oh gosh you called me moron. Guess you win the internet today. Hope you feel like a big man.

Why should anyone at all have a dialog with this man? Of whom is he representative? Transphobes?

Is that Kanye?

That is a really good question and I have no idea. 

Every time I hear a white person snidely sneering the word “woke,” I experience it as embodied racism just drooling from their mouths. They are so fucking giddy to get to say that the push against racism has “gone too far.” Of course they have been saying we have gone too far ever since the first shackles went around…