January 2012
42 posts
Last week...rape...smh
Last week, VSB author Champ posted something about rape. He didn’t realize how sensitive people were about rape. He also must’ve forgotten that Black women were raped more frequently than their counterparts. Additionally, he must’ve forgotten how hard it would be to quell the storm that was sure to follow.
Along the way, I ran into several reprehensible mindsets. If you know...
Devastation
I’m on tumblr…ya know, tumblr surfin’ when I come across this this page. It is a Black woman’s page. I click the link to see what she be on about. The page loads. Instant feeling of horror as I slowly back click away. I saw nothing but blonde haired white women. I didn’t even bother thinking. Interacting with her was the scariest thing I could imagine. Why?
It...
“If you don’t like me, fine. Pay me no mind. Ain’t nobody forcing you...”
– 1 part Jay-z : 9 parts J-Rome
str8nochaser asked: All I have to say is people who say the things you just said in your reblog are part of the reason that rape continues to be under reported and why rapists get away with it. I wasn't talking about Champ and PJ... I was talking about the attitudes I saw presented about rape and how they are fucking scary. But please, continue to swing from Champs gonads. I'm pretty sure he appreciates the...
An Brutal Perspective
I’ve been touted as a genius; labeled as a genius; gifted with the most gracious of superlatives and never once felt deserving of such fine titling. However, I speak with confidence in familiar territories. I understand that sometimes, things feel more familiar than they should. Things seem intuitive. However, often times, we are simply too slow to realize the nuanced differences in the...
Something Clever This Way Comes...: Y'all.... I've... →
str8nochaser:
on this VSB post and this one.
All I can say is…
if you want to know who you’re dealing with… who will enable rapists by blaming victims… who refuses to hear… and who has internalized and is complicit in victimzation… read the comments.
Its kinda scary.
I wish…
Are you serious? Victimization? Maybe it is in how they say it or maybe it’s all in how you view it. I...
Let Me Make Sure I Understand This
racismschool:
When PoC learn white history, it is OUR history. When it’s time to learn Black History, it’s just for black people?
No, I need to say this again real slow…
White history is my history and your history. Black history is my history but NOT your history?
Nooooooooooooooo…of course I don’t think you’re a racist.
Real quick though, if a “White History Month” was officially declared,...
Beautiful balance being given two eyes and an imagination. Physical limitations but mental freedoms. Seeing what is desired to be seen is the physical boundary chaining the mental wings. The best that can be done is to change the way thinking works. Grow beyond the path you follow.
Bougieland: A letter to my 20-somethings out...
creolesoul:
1. You are not entitled to anything or anyone.
2. Know what to do when detours happen.
3. People you love are going to leave you and it’s going to hurt like hell.
4. Your job is just your job is just your job.
5. Don’t be afraid to take risks in your twenties.
(For details: Bougieland)
“Unless it’s mad, passionate, extraordinary love, it’s a waste of your time....”
– Dream for an Insomniac (via quote-book)
Had to reblog, again.
(via sequin-stuffed)
“The upper class keeps all of the money, pays none of the taxes. The middle class...”
– George Carlin (via fygeorgecarlin)
Yo, Is This Racist?: Anonymous asked... →
creolesoul:
ANONYMOUS ASKED:
IS IT RACIST TO START A WHITE SORORITY? IF YES, WHY IS IT OKAY THAT THERE ARE BLACK SORORITIES? EVEN IF THERE IS A SORORITY WITH A MAJORITY OF WHITE GIRLS, THERE ARE NO SORORITIES FOR WHITE GIRLS. THERE ARE, HOWEVER, “BLACK SORORITIES,” SUCH AS DELTA SIGMA THETA AND ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA. ALSO, WOULD IT BE RACIST TO START A MAGAZINE CALLED “WHITE WOMEN” ? IF SO,...
Abstract Concepts
You cannot take a picture of the thoughts in your head. You cannot pull out a magical device and plug it into your brain and capture the potential greatness bottled up in your head. Imagine if we could. It ain’t the same as writing out your thoughts. The moment you put constraints on how these images are funneled into a tangible world, they lose 90% of what made them great.
In your head,...
afroboheme asked: But that's just it... He ended our relationship back in November, summarizing that he was undeserving of me. We've been through a whole lot in a short time, so I was/still am confused. He expected for us to still act like a couple, but I can't do that in good faith. If you can just leave without warning, discussion, anything, why should I wait around for you? How do I determine if I...
Icy Crackling
He walked out the room a nerd. While he was outside of the room, he looked deep within self. Traveled through his past and made amends with the discrepancies. When he returned to the room, an icy crackling could be heard as he interacted with the hapless denizens or rather citizens of his world. This was the end of the beginning.
Lucky Men
They don’t need to be about s***!
Skill, coincidence or blessed fortune smiles upon their paths through life and blesses them with the women that I hear about. The women I dream about one day possibly having in my life. The women I toss and turn at night for wanting to hold me and comfort me through my trivialities, triumphs & tribulations. Maybe I shouldn’t think about these...
“The people who love us, I mean really love us, accept us. When we are truly...”
– Emotional Abuse: When Guilt is a Weapon
(via so-treu)
This. Is. My. Life. RIGHT NOW!!! Everybody except my father, is pulling THIS crap on me. Glad to finally know why..
