I feel like this is critical theory being applied to an on the spot comment. I love the stuff but let’s get practical. Black people have been making a practical choice at the ballot for years voting for democrats, unwilling to pin their hopes on a failed revolution in favor of the devil we know. Fair enough. But…

I’ve been Tom in my own way, though I can’t say that this fact was obvious to me when I was being a Tom. It took talking to women who have those really deep scars- basically a majority of women- to get that strange feeling of responsibility. It’s like realizing you accidently left the oven on.... for like 20 years.…