I have relatives like that. They think my small highly educated family unit is the weird one. We don’t talk or hang out or do holidays together, and we’re totally cool with that. When I do hear from them, I’m filled with both disgust and pity. How tragic to have such a limited imagination.

heh true enough, I suppose. Also, cornbread dressing is the shit, so I’d ban him just for that.

My mom sent me a pre-emptive “now don’t let this distance you from your family” text after the election was called for Trump, because I’m the liberal black sheep in a family of conservatives. I told her they distanced themselves from me. My niece is half hispanic, and they voted for someone who wants to deport her…

“Relax.” GTFO. Nothing sends me from zero to blind rage like a guy telling me to just “calm down”.

I remember Dan Savage used to say that cutting people out was the only power we have against them. Use it.

Yep decided I’m not doing Thanksgiving with my bf’s family this year, I can’t be around it.

I’ll get back to work. But, I’m not going to do the extra any more. You know, the way women get roped into coordinating office parties, or bringing in snacks, or developing ideas and having them credited to men, or doing someone else’s job for them in addition to my own because that’s expected of women. I’ll do my…

Ok - yes to S. Bee BUT ffs this has BEEN brewing!! This happened largely due to ignorant voters - do you know what a friend’s dad said AFTER he voted for Trump?? “What is Pence - is that like...Trumps real last name”

I’m dead, damn. lol.

As someone who has recently cut out almost all immediately family within the last year, I am really proud of you. The euphoria gets you through the first few weeks. Right around a month you start counting all the little ways they pissed you off. The urge to call up every single one of them and read them to filth is…

I agree, and I tell my students that the most important conversations we have are not with like-minded people, but with the people closest to us that disagree with us. That’s where people have the power to change minds instead of just nodding because you don’t want to cause family drama. I was so proud that my partner…

Hopefully today will be my first full day of work. Yesterday I was sent home, “not as a reprimand, but to calm down and get some perspective.”

Wait, so minority women do our part (like we’ve ALWAYS done) and it’s still get back to work. How about white America gets to work on themselves? How about you so-called progressive white Jezzies stop coddling your Trump supporting relatives and loved ones and express your disgust?

Seriously I want to slap those rural white voters and yell at them that no, just because Trump is president doesn’t mean an unskilled high school dropout will magically get a $25 per hour factory job in the middle of cow pastures and soybean fields. Yes your benefits and food stamps will get cut some more like what…

People need to be organized against the fuckery this presidency will bring, but I wonder how effective these protests will be in the liberal zones where trump lost

Dream of californisession....

I think something like a ‘small actions’ calendar could be helpful for some folks. Like, okay, not everyone can drop their business and protest at random times, but if you make a commitment to do one thing every 2 weeks or every month, like, “Every other sunday I will write a congressman, or donate, or go to a talk,…

Oh come on. Philly hasn’t napalmed a house filled with civilians in like decades.

My coworker’s daughter is out protesting in Seattle. The girl voted for Stein. She should be home hanging her head in shame.

Something hit me today. Considering that white women came out strong for Trump last night, was he really lying when he said: