On a similar note, why does the US Army name its helicopters after nations it tried to genocide? The Boeing “Apache,” the Lockheed “Cheyenne,” the Bell “Arapaho,” etc. Even the famously irony-deficient Germans didn’t fly around in Gotha “Gypsies,” Junkers “Jews,” and Heinkel “Homosexuals.”

No, he wasn’t particularly quiet. He just didn’t say anything to us. You know, because apparently we weren’t worth his time.

Hey neighbor! Cross the state line and head to Escambia County. We’ve got tons of racist monuments. We’ve had peaceful protests at the graffiti bridge every day. Join us!

As a teacher I’m familiar with the way strong unions can keep really awful people in jobs that are much too important to be done badly.

“Also, why so many state/city seals feature the “noble Indian” despite the fact that at each and every turn, they tried to wipe them out?”

“I almost wish this pissant town had a confederate monument so we could drive the goddamn car into it and then shit on the rubble.”

I’m going by the pretty words and not the hypocritical deeds.

Yeah, the “friendly meeting under the tree!!!” made me roll my eyes so hard it actually hurt. What theeee fuck. The only “correct” thing about that part of the seal is that the white dude is carrying a fucking gun. :(

Someone made the point that it’s likely he’s dealing with this legally, and it’s probably not best to name names at the moment.  He got pretty damn close on Twitter the other night, though, and Twitter thinks they know who the officer is.

It’s important to note that every officer I came in contact with behaved professionally and were not forceful or violent in any way.

You know, I posted this thinking that exposing Officer <Redacted> was worth throwing some money at for the libel suit that would inevitably follow. However, amusingly enough in a “you bitches missed the point” way, the only responses I’ve caught have been from the wrong side of reality.

Or, they knew he was the Michael Harriot and just wanted to mess with him.

ALAS, all we have in our whole area is a street named Jeff Davis. But! There was another map marker on the stupid little hamlet that’s our county seat, and the item it was marking was OUR COUNTY SEAL, which I had never seen before, and holy shiiiiiiit. Holy shit.

I almost wish this pissant town had a confederate monument so we could drive the goddamn car into it and then shit on the rubble.

un-American?

This is great work and I am furious at these cops.

This is why you need to wear a fedora with a card that says PRESS stuck in the band!

OH. FOR. FUCK’S. SAKE.

Your expectations around passing differ from the lived experiences of the people writing this show. And beauty is not always a defense; beauty attracts attention, and with attention comes scrutiny. Add in the way in which that scrutiny increases when you’re surrounded by other trans people in a cis space, and yeah…