Being MOC and being a survivor this hurt to read, but was something I could definitely relate to.

Some things sadly dont change faat enough. Mold, dust, and not having A/C in my dorm practically killed me. I was having horrible asthma attacks. Had to have the paramedics come out for me twice. Dean of Women basically told my mom that if I had another trip to the hospital I’d have to move out the dorms lol.…

The education system starts pretty young at trying to brainwash kids into thinking slavery wasn’t so bad.

Nothing beats telling your mom that she can’t slide in the DMs of your lesbian best friend just because her boyfriends are getting on her nerves. She told me that if she was going to do it than that friend would be the one. I just don’t think either are in the head space for all that, but what do I know.

How much is enough? The answer is whatever a specific person believes is enough because everyone is autonomous and can make their own decisions about how they dress, what they say, and how they present themselves to the world. Those decisions shouldn’t be shamed just because you/anyone doesn’t like them or wouldn’t…

I can probably trace my general disdain for white people back to my mom telling me Santa wasn’t coming until next Friday when I was five

I had surgery a few years ago and woke up cold. I told the nurses and they went back to chatting about lunch. My feet being cold wasn’t that serious, but definitely more than that unprofessional conversation. So, I screamed bloody murder. They asked again what was wrong...I’m cold. I feel like this is just a example…

And killing bugs. I rethink my queer identity every time a spider crawls across the living room floor.

That’s insane. Not sure why people struggle to understand food allergies. In my eyes they are always serious, especially since they are often unpredictable. I’m allergic to peanuts and went my entire life without incident, but some kid at a daycare I worked that was nut free snuck in peanut butter crackers and my…

The validity of racist attacks has always been questioned by racist. Offering this young Black man as a human sacrifice to the injustice system that hates Black men seems harsh and counterproductive. Does he need someone to educate him and help him understand what his dumb tail did, yea. But we all know a judge and…

Get stopped every time. When I had a relaxed, I got stopped. Ponytail, too. My fro, I got stopped and they tested my hands for explosive materials, which was weird to me because making a bomb doesn’t seem like a night before thing, but idk. My locs get checked, too.

My mom always told me to scream fire. I actually vividly remember her explaining that people would be more prone to pay attention because it was something that could affect them. Luckily, never had to test that theory as a kid.

It’ll be the same excuse...”My great great uncle fought in WWII” blah blah blah don’t be divisive.

Naw. It’s bad enough that there’s always an Andrew that tags along with some distant cousin, kissing up to Big Mama trying to sneak an extra piece of pie.

He uses his fame and money to manipulate women. She’s not the first one to just let it slide. There have been way too many women who have spoken up throughout the years and everyone has just shrugged it off. People still buy his albums and his shows are sold out. This dude is literally the worst and even if he never…

10 is too real. They really should have just had an episode of Dwayne running around campus trying to figure out his financial aid before classes start the next day and someone tell him at the very end how forty years ago he had to do the run around too. They really do treat it like a rite of passage.

What happened to all that fuss about respecting veterans from a couple of weeks back??

You really don’t get it. Rapes go unreported because women don’t report them. Sure. But why? Because the system works against them. You can’t ask a dozen women who kept quiet why and they’ll tell you the same thing. You can ask women who did report if it was worth it and most say no.

I literally just had this conversation with someone. So many guys speak out against rape culture. No one does anything.

I’m on a budget...will Top Ramen work or does it have to be soup? Grits with sugar could also be a pretty good alternative.