TweetTHIS is why we need to stop being afraid of addressing folks when they say dumb/offensive/inconsiderate stuff. But we have to a) meet people where they are & b) come from a place of love. Even if love starts out as, “what the fuck, man?” (Gotta love that about hip hop… FYI: Black Sheep is a…
Category Archives: Interpersonal Relations
sisters in domestic violence
Tweet so this week’s post was writtenin response to @originalnajeema‘s post on her experience with domestic violence. i know your trouble all too intimately. “stalker ex” as i call him never hit me, but talk about being possessive and emotionally damaging. he would praise me in one breath and creatively tear me down in the next (in…
Transgender Woman Severely Beaten at Baltimore McDonalds While Employees Watch | The Bilerico Project
Tweety’all… i just had an emotional breakdown over this. as in i *literally* spent the past 20 minutes wailing and convulsing. i didn’t even make it all the way to the end of the video. i do not recommend that you watch, but definitely read the story and make your voice heard to mcdonald’s. Transgender…
Random Apologies…
TweetDear stranger from XS on Tuesday: As I was leaving, you asked me about my blog. I couldn’t stop to talk to you (LOOOONG story about broken printers & being late for class), but I was a bit short with you in conveying that. Please accept my apologies. Since you recognized me from my blog,…
Are you losing your marbles?
Tweetso thanks to one of my elder brothers for sharing this on facebook. i think i may try to do this starting with my 30th birthday… This conversation was heard on a ham radio. A gentleman was speaking with a smooth voice like he belonged in the broadcasting business. He was telling whomever he was…
Creating Community: #31DayReset – Day Twenty-Three
TweetSo today we’re supposed to find a community to support the goals we’ve established during our 31 Day Reset experience. I will admit that I have been completely distracted today, so I know I will have to come back to this. I will say, though, that I have recently discovered the Mental Health Social Media…
#gradschool: Wow
TweetSo for my internship class, I have to write a 10-15 page paper reflecting upon my experience. I’ve been working on the outline for the past couple of hours (shut it) and I just got so misty-eyed I had to stop and write about the process. We all know that I’m less than pleased with…
A #PhDorBust Moment of Understanding
TweetSo last week I wrote about my latest conversation with a prospective Ph.D. advisor. I was a bit disappointed that he kept encouraging me to rethink my academic plans because the Ph.D. is meant for people who only want to generate research and teach. Sunday, as I planned a backup syllabus* for my group counseling…
no wedding, no womb? – a preliminary observation on #nwnw
Tweetso after 10 days of angry tweeting betwixt the #nwnw folks & those who are screaming, “THEE HELL?!” (myself included), i decided – to dig a little and tweet my own brief response. but i’m a gemini. and it was 4am, so i’ve consolidated below. okay so since ppl are STILL talking about #nwnw, i’m doing…
cross-post: you want me to do what now?
TweetSo I posted this on my personal blog back in March. Since that blog is now private, I’ve decided to repost here, in light of the “8 Reasons to Date a White Man” madness that was just released today. While I made commentary specific to the bullshit in this article, I think my original post…