Terence Howard? Really? 

I believe in shunning and shaming. We should shun Mel Gibson, Woody Allen, and Polanski. They should never get a platform ever again - but they are! Kanye should also be shunned and shamed - as with anyone who supports the policies of our racist, misogynistic and biggotted president. As they say in the South, “Bless…

I remember when Tiger was making Civil Rights ads for Nike and a reporter asked him if he didnt think it was problematic for him to be playing at clubs that didn’t allow women. He basically said it wasn’t his job to take up those issues. He’s been dead to me ever since. 

When I was a firefighter - there was a punk ass white dude named Dakota. He told me that he was living proof that there is no discrimination. He said he was dirt poor his whole life and was hired with an 8th grade education. “Dude,” I said. “You just proved the exact opposite.” All the black firefighters had advanced…

“Racist piece of a shit" works for me...

When you call the suicide helpline - they can’t offer you services and they can’t pay for your treatment - sometimes they’ll even put you on hold. They will call 911 if you give them permission. Craig obviously had money and resources, as did Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. Sometimes I think the only truly happy…

When I worked in EMS in Lynchburg, VA - treating people of color deplorably was common place by the the fire department and the hospital. Complaining about it brought retaliation. Keep your phones handy and video tape everything. That will be the only way that things will change.

Hmmm. Maybe we evolve. I can see A white person having an opinion about the Confederate flag, let’s say. They were raised in the South. Maybe in the Ozarks and were told that it was part of a grand heritage. Later, they go off to college, hang out with black folks, learn history - and their view changes and they begin…

I’ve noticed a trend on the Root and with much of the commentary - which is hatred against women. All woman. No. Hear me out. The nastiness is there. If there is a valid complaint it digresses into name calling - and usually the complete annihilation of Chrissy Teigan. People seem to really hate her. The use of Ho,…

Cone now. Does she really have girls - especially young girls - who look up to her? If true, I hope this scares the shit out of them and they look toward Beyonce as someone to emulate. If not, they all deserve to have a bucket of water poured over their racist dreams.

The fire service is riddled with alt right ilk such as this. They hire within the culture of racism and misogyny. No one wants to disparage their heroes - but the reality is the fire service are a majority white male group insulated from public censure and reproach. They hate their jobs and the communities they work…

The theatre manager and the cop should be fired. They are bullies and buffoons and completely incompetent at how they treated the woman filming and also the three minor children. I thought SWAT was supposed to be the best and brightest - and physical specimens of strength and agility? Isn’t that why women aren’t…

I lost my respect for fire fighters a while ago. They are made up of mostly white, entitled, racist men. 80% of their stations watch Fox News and 90% of female firefighters experience harrassment and discrimination. The black firefighters union of FDNY sued and won 98 million dollars - and now they are suing again.…

Fairly confident that the new tax plan and trillions in deficit defeats a Republican claim of “fiscal responsibility.” That was simply a claim to cover their asses when going against social programs and health care.  It’s a new game now - racism and hatred is en vogue. But I digress, your figures are off - people in…

Maybe I’m looking at this all wrong, but as I understand it- it’s okay for police to shoot unarmed black folks - like Philando Castile, Tamir Rice, etal - because they (the police) are terrified of scary black men and boys, and therefore it’s justifiable. But not as justifiable - according to Trump who thinks this…

I had a tire repaired and paid 25.00 cash - on a weekend. I was also given a verbal quote to replace the tires. I received no receipt for the repair. When I went back to buy the tires - they said I must have gone somewhere else - they only charge 10 bucks and everything goes in the computer. They wouldn’t honor the…

As the parent of a drug addict - I had to call Child Protective Services on my son and his girlfriend. It took me a year to get custody of my granddaughter. My relationship with my son is irreparably broken. I have gone over the events a million times in my head - but it still turns out the same: sometimes you have to…

Michael, you are cute. Now that that is out of the way - I was at the gym yesterday - and a young, white, male of  Anglo heritage (nod to Pence for that one) - was wearing a tee shirt that said, “Proud, white, straight, male Republican - how else can I piss you off today?” Poor baby - he was feeling oppressed... In…

When I went to elementary school in the 60's and 70's, one of my classmates was a Jehovah Witness. She celebrated no holidays or birthdays and she didn’t stand for the pledge. She was completely ostracized and tortured by teachers and students alike. The teachers never bothered to explain why she did what she did -…

Virginia has a history of treating missing black girls as runaways. When I worked in Lynchburg, the fire department advised us that there was “probably” a serial killer on the loose because there were so many missing black girls. This is one example where you can note similarities between the most recent case: