Tag: Politics

Does Recognition of White Privilege Make Me Black and The Child Of Slaves?
Filed in Politics, Race by on May 11, 2015 19 Comments
Does Recognition of White Privilege Make Me Black and The Child Of Slaves?

Fun Fact I am a white person who benefits from white privilege. When I was a younger woman my family always used to say (yes they are something akin to poor white trash, but you would think we were the 1% given how they looked down on people of color)… “You will always pick the […]

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ACLU: Racism Targets Blacks for Marijuana Arrests
Filed in Music, Politics, Race by on June 4, 2013 17 Comments
ACLU: Racism Targets Blacks for Marijuana Arrests

Today has been one reminder after another about how racist this country is.  I am exasperated after having to make two posts about racism before 9 AM this morning. Can just one person tell me what the hell is going on, please white people can you give it a rest this is just getting ridiculous.  It’s over […]

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Media Exploitations Of Black People
Filed in Politics, Race by on May 8, 2013 33 Comments
Media Exploitations Of Black People

For decades, way before the advent of social media, the running joke in the black community has been that news reporters always seem to seek out the one black person in a crowd who possesses the most negative stereotypes. If everyone on the street where there was a local fire is dressed for work and […]

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Rush Limbaugh’s Slut Shaming Puts Nail In Coffin For Radio Show
Filed in Politics by on February 23, 2012 19 Comments
Rush Limbaugh’s Slut Shaming Puts Nail In Coffin For Radio Show

Rush Limbaugh Is a Slut Shaming Hate Speech Jackass It’s now a few years since Rush Limbaugh incited a national uproar with a multi-day barrage of poisonous and sexually hostile invective against Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown law student who recently testified before Congress on the importance of mandated contraception coverage in health insurance. Many advertisers have now abandoned the […]

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Death In The ER
Filed in People I Know by on November 17, 2009 27 Comments
Death In The ER

Originally posted by M.G. DeQuincy Hall During my workday I learned searchers had found the body of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis in North Carolina, and I’d planned to opine about a mother who would sell her child into prostitution, the monster that would buy her and the sickening pervert eventually responsible for killing her. Querying news […]

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Kingdom Of Heaven
Filed in Music, Politics by on August 3, 2009 21 Comments
Kingdom Of Heaven

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq8PVyepOTc “The Kingdom Of Heaven” A suffering soul on the way to the Kingdom of Heaven Held up a sign that says “God hates America” A child has been lost A mother is shocked and is grieving And turning away, turning away He said there is a love that is so hideous and destructive We […]

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Hillary Nutcracker
Filed in Friends, Politics by on July 19, 2009 1 Comment
Hillary Nutcracker

On so many levels this is disturbing. I saw this picture on theunabonger’s Flickr. Jay can be such a hoot but he is wrong about me flirting with him. Okay I know I had a little bit to drink but come on now!

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Response to A Chris Matthews Comment
Filed in Politics, Race by on February 24, 2009 26 Comments
Response to A Chris Matthews Comment

I wrote Chris Matthews and email this eveing in response to his comment that the republicans had to “Outsource” their response to Barrack Obama’s address.  Here is that email, lets see if I get a response. Mr. Matthews in general I do love your show and your outlook on politics, but tonight I heard you […]

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