Fantastic!
murkavenue:
CLUE 1:
“went to short dogs house,
they was watching Yo MTV
RAPS”
Yo MTV RAPS first aired:
Aug 6th 1988
CLUE 2:
Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on:
Feb 23 1993
CLUE 3:
”The Lakers beat the Super
Sonics”
Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release…
Seeing the word in print, much less as a post title, makes me nauseous. Good.
Our discomfort often leads us to deeper understanding, empathy and respect. Huckleberry Finn is one of the foundations of American Lit, but it should never be an easy read. It belittles subject, theme and author alike.
To edit the word from our literature we actually decriminalize the climate and context in which it was used. We allow the romantic notion of The Good Ol’ Days to go unchecked. If we let that happen slavery gets reduced to young Anakin Skywalker pouting because he can’t get time off to compete in the Pod-races, bigotry becomes a rednecked, chew spittin’ caricature instead of the well dressed, even toned bank manager denying a loan and racism becomes something that used to happen. “Nigger” keeps that in check. It’s like a birth certificate for both America’s slavery and apartheid—proof that it happened.
We need to feel uncomfortable about “nigger” so we can learn from the mistakes that created, fed and nurtured it. We need “nigger.”
I’ve lost 22+ lbs since Halloween.
Weight, health and wellness are potentially incendiary subjects, and I’ve been reluctant to write about this because it can be divisive. Food is important to me…
I took Rhianna and her BFF to the mall last weekend. It was as awful as I imagined, but the kids were cute.
I don’t know if your mall has the kiosks for straightening irons, DIY mani/pedi kits, acne…
Yesterday, I posted about an incident at my local mall, and how I called a salesman on his use of The Neg. If I’d been by myself, I would’ve probably ended up sharply informing the guy I wasn’t…
Locals: we’re going to the Friday night 7pmish showing at Malco.
I’m still improving my Tonks costume, but Rhi’s ready to go as PoA Hermione.
sadly, i have seen this first-hand. when it comes to activism the solution to a problem is never to “make the website look better” unless the problem is the website looks crappy.
Digital activists hide behind gloried stories of viral campaigns and inflated figures of how many millions signed their petition in 24 hours. Masters of branding, their beautiful websites paint a dazzling self-portrait. But, it is largely a marketing deception. While these organisations are staffed by well-meaning individuals who sincerely believe they are doing good, a bit of self-criticism is sorely needed from their leaders.
The truth is that as the novelty of online activism wears off, millions of formerly socially engaged individuals who trusted digital organisations are coming away believing in the impotence of all forms of activism. Even leading Bay Area clicktivist organisations are finding it increasingly difficult to motivate their members to any action whatsoever. The insider truth is that the vast majority, between 80% to 90%, of so-called members rarely even open campaign emails. Clicktivists are to blame for alienating a generation of would-be activists with their ineffectual campaigns that resemble marketing.
Via Deirdra Harris Glover
Hey! Via ME!
