I hate to put a damper on the “fuck yeah,” but how will knowing your rights help if they are never upheld? The OCR did less than nothing for me.

I second that.

The burden of explanation always falls on the minoritized figure. It’s not fair and it just sucks. I think I’ll weep a bit now. Excellent post, Sesali. I’d like to add one — Use your imagination! If anyone were to change the color of their skin for even one month, one’s entire personality would necessarily [...]

Good lord, this made me laugh. I love the GIFs, btw. What the hell does development have to do with marriage and a career you stick to for your entire run on planet earth? That doesn’t seem like growth/development to me. That seems like death and bargain basement boredom! The entire argument makes me think [...]

I’m with you, Zerlina, and I really appreciate you going to bat for this issue. It’s very difficult to do. The judicial system needs to actually prosecute sexual assault. I’ll go one step further and say — sexual assault should be classified as a hate crime. Can you imagine the waves this classification might make?

Sue Swayze — Wow! Stupidity really has no bottom…