Seems like we need to be prepared to help out. Black people, if you’re rushed to the hospital, be prepared to take your own temp, insert your own IV drip, and deliver yourself some oxygen. Otherwise, you might not make it.

“suffered from a lack of cultural competence on the part of those treating her at IU Health North.”

Anyone who has tried to pry burned cheese out of a toaster oven will be on the franchisees’ side here.

Where is he on Chauvin though? Because part of me wonders if the clarity of the Taser/Glock case does have to do with our comfort in calling women incompetent.

We were discussing that in my use of force class yesterday. Pretty much the agreed consensus was that a 20 year careerist mistaking her Glock for her Taser (especially if she was following policy, and had her Taser on the opposite side of her duty belt than her pistol) didn’t just deserve to lose her job, she deserved…

Fire them and then lock them up. Murderers and their sympathizers don’t deserve freedom.

This country is so fucked, another mass shooting today, I’m packing up my family and moving to Mexico.  That’s 45 mass shootings in 30 days.  More than most countries have in decades.  And supporting this piece of shit from cops and paramedics?!  Tell me we aren’t fucked.  

You know who supports and sympathize with murderers? Other murderers.  Fire them. 

Unlike many commenters here, I typically have patience with the Kardashian family. They just don’t get under my skin much. But this shit is beyond the pale to me for some reason. I guess I hit my cap. The idea of a 37 yo woman hopping on Instagram live to “prove” her body actually looks a certain way is INSANE to me.…

I like how no matter what the press dissembles the whole administration is like “Yes, that sawed-off mothafucker is a killer. Next question?” It reminds me of this video from after the debate.

Putin with the “I’m rubber, you’re glue” defense.

I’m for putting more respect on the man. He’s been doing work, putting in hours, and surrounding himself with people that do likewise. The after effects of Trump make us think any idiot can be president, but no idiot can be as effective as President Biden has been so far. He’s not about young fun shit like dancing, or…

President Joe Biden is old.

Is that Miles?  Or has John Legend aged backwards?  Honestly, Miles is the perfect example of a mini-me!

That would be true if everyone had a Black mother, but since it’s not, what the fuck are you talking about?

lol

To continue my thought: I get the stresses it takes to parent kids as a Black person (financial, timewise, emotionally, etc.); the relentlessness of it and so many of our own dreams deferred.

Oh, you are so right about Christian folk.

I’m really, really over the “I’m not perfect...I’m just human” line. None of us has EVER mistaken clergy for The Divine. Given how much power they wield (and are given), it behooves them to have good character. Pastor, Priest, Imam, Rabbi, Manbo, Houngan, Santera/o, etc. If this were a rapper or a teen parents,…

Thank you, Ishena. Years ago in college I remember seeing a sister verbally berate her 6 or 7 year old daughter on the subway. The child was silent but the look on her face broke my heart. I wanted to say something to the mother, or better yet, give the baby a hug, but I was young myself and felt powerless. Then, two…