There’s a line from Dave Chappelle’s acceptance speech* for the Mark Twain Prize for Humor that’s stuck with me since hearing it, and which comes to mind right in this moment: “sometimes you have to be a lion so you can be the lamb you really are.”

I listened to that tape of that young man, Elijah McClain, that sweet young man who, even in the midst of one of the most horrible things imaginable, was polite, apologetic, scared, hurting...they killed that beautiful child as if he was a rampaging monster.

I have given birth to none. I have fostered seven in my home. I have financially supported two Africans throughout their childhood. I am auntie to none by blood, I am auntie to at least 10 otherwise. I have pics of Japanese, Ethiopian and Caucasian kids on my mantel right now. But I take great care NOT to elevate…

The Doctor Lizardo imitator troll tried to reply with something about All Lives Matter, but I suppose his mother came down to the basement with a fresh bowl of Cheetos and a spare keyboard free of Cheeto dust/sticky tissue wads.

From the local paper:

Or you are just making excuses for white people like you always do because you are a racist piece of shit. 

That comparison is highly offensive to both the Amish community and the Werewolf community.

“Look out voters, if you’re young and dynamic and you vote for a young dynamic Democrat like AOC, you’re going to end up with a government controlled by young dynamic people instead of really really old rich white men!” - Lindsey Graham.

So Republicans are trying to make AOC the face of the Democratic Party because, why again? Like, do they think that having a young, charismatic, intelligent person who has proven herself extraordinarily effective at communication is going to hurt Democrats?

Some people started bravely speaking out about abuse they’ve experienced in the past and it’s empowered many, many others to come finally forward about similar experiences.

And what is “urban” a euphemism for?

If I didn’t know better, it would seem that the police have a habit of lying.

He’s directly responsible for at least the supermajority of the 120,000 plus deaths in the country and will get at least 45% of the votes in the country.

Well, Jackson owned slaves.

Some of you might be thinking: “Wait, Jackson wasn’t a leader of the Confederacy! Why are people attacking his monument?”

Some white people are starting to feel uncomfortable with this much focus on talk about race, and they’re mad they can’t make the same racist comments they’ve usually been making.

“What is the purpose of tweeting the video?”

Phew, so glad Captain That’s-Not-Real-Racism showed up to racesplain for us all.

“We are probably the most advanced culture as far as tolerance and diversity.”

It’s a little gross to me that the department is patting themselves on the back for due diligence when it’s VERY clear that the officer should be charged and arrested.