#FreeBree

In case you haven't heard, this was a thing...



Bree Newsome, an activist, took matters into her own hands and did a beautiful, brave and AMAZING thing by taking down one of the BIGGEST symbols of racism in America. She's right, we shouldn't have to wait for some White Lawmaker to take it down. We shouldn't have to wait to take down a symbol of tyranny.

#FreeBree #FreeJames #KeepItDown

Not sure who drew this but I'd pay to have it on my wall. Today we witnessed history. #FreeBree pic.twitter.com/oDm8tw4DbO

— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) June 27, 2015

Non-POC ask often how they can be an ally. James Tyson, who stood at the base of the flag pole as @BreeNewsome climbed. THAT'S an ally.

— April (@ReignOfApril) June 27, 2015

"She needed a superhero so she became one." #FreeBree pic.twitter.com/ifh4FChDot

— Rahiel Tesfamariam (@RahielT) June 27, 2015

Equality comes to America

Congratulations to the United States of America for FINALLY legalizing Gay Marriage (hereafter referred to as, simply, marriage) for the ENTIRE country!

Finally something I can be proud of America for.

Of course, as we all know, there is far more work to be done, so we can't rest on our laurels for long.

But today, let's be happy to have made this progress! For today, we have achieved something that so many people dreamed of and dared to hope for.

To Quote Harvey Milk:

"Hope will never be silent."

So, let us not be silent and continue toward what we all hope for. A world at peace.

Calamity

This is what is going on in America.

9 #BreloTrial cops file federal lawsuit, saying they are victims of racial discrimination http://t.co/guAdR9Hlm5 pic.twitter.com/pX5OaptgU3

— deray mckesson (@deray) May 24, 2015

That comfortability with white supremacy is a privilege, and silence about the violence and injustice of white supremacy is complicity.

— Ryan Dalton (@capetownbrown) May 24, 2015

Black women challenge new ordinance for evening curfew in Oakland with peaceful protest at 7p https://t.co/6vr7hekUTL pic.twitter.com/k42gnCxUJ8

— Dave Id (@DaveId) May 23, 2015

We don't do hands up in #CLE. We won't surrender. It's #fistupfightback pic.twitter.com/A0hhFtALhR

— Rachelle Smith (@rachology216) May 23, 2015

Obama's First Week On Twitter Meets A Racist Welcome Wagon http://t.co/oDsRQZWZyQ pic.twitter.com/tqqzRHEXi3

— Blavity (@Blavity) May 23, 2015

Maybe its just me- There is a difference between protest and riots- and its not based on color as the media thinks #BlackLivesMatter

— Marie (@GaryMillrat) May 23, 2015

Josh Duggar was a "minor" when he molested his sisters but Tamir Rice and Travyon Martin were "men" shot dead for holding candy and toy guns

— Terrell J. Starr (@Russian_Starr) May 22, 2015

#EmmaSulkowicz *waits for angry men to come in my mentions* pic.twitter.com/DX3I4GoQGs

— Zain (@theparkyeol) May 22, 2015

Soldier dies in police custody screaming: I'm choking on my blood http://t.co/yyhkpYaUoM Warning: Video hard to watch pic.twitter.com/L1vONoBS4d

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 18, 2015

I'm sick over #HeatherHironimus being forced to "consent" to her son's #genitalmutilation. http://t.co/vYpFipDdCI

— Sarai Lillie (@wicked_roses) May 22, 2015

On #TamirRice and the "potential charges" http://t.co/fZNdL8ZsnP pic.twitter.com/5ik3Q5N4tV

— deray mckesson (@deray) May 22, 2015

They Love Our Bodies but Not Us: Powerful Images From #SayHerName Demonstrations http://t.co/Q805x1oSAL pic.twitter.com/ArNkC0O458

— Blavity (@Blavity) May 22, 2015

White bikers riot in #TwinPeaksShooting. Kill 9. 1000 guns. Arrests. Black men suspected of stealing. Skateboards. Shots. #OlympiaShooting

— Crystal L. Cochren (@CrystalCochren) May 21, 2015

“@_NeverFell_Off: Rest In Power. #SayHerName #BlackWomenMatter pic.twitter.com/jXGmXn4MC0”@IndyFeminists

— Marie (@GaryMillrat) May 21, 2015

Two female inmates filed suit stating Rikers guards repeatedly & openly raped them & others: http://t.co/rznxR3tkQk pic.twitter.com/HAxxvGWO2K

— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) May 20, 2015

“Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity, by definition, is unassailable.” - James Baldwin

— Ryan Dalton (@capetownbrown) May 21, 2015

Dear white people https://t.co/8TsXwb2q9T

— Afrikan (@Homesterkid) May 21, 2015

Black men in 6 cities are more likely to be killed by police than in a car accident. (via http://t.co/f0GwfHMHQH) pic.twitter.com/j57WDVZgWD

— deray mckesson (@deray) May 21, 2015

“I never have been in despair about the world. I’m enraged by it. I can’t afford despair.”-James Baldwin

— zellie (@zellieimani) May 18, 2015

Minnesota's first hijab wearing police woman http://t.co/sV6kQNAi1H #mvslim pic.twitter.com/UZqqfweJyT

— Khaled Bey (@KhaledBeydoun) May 17, 2015

The violence in Baltimore the media won't show you http://t.co/EMWc3taTJU #baltimoreuprising #staywoke pic.twitter.com/pXt5DZa0BK

— Blavity (@Blavity) May 17, 2015

Woman vs Female

Am I the only woman who hates being referred to as "female?"


I mean, I know that I am, in point of fact, a female. But every time someone refers to me like that I feel like I'm being put down and that I'm reduced to body parts...

Seriously. I'm a human being.

Not just a "female."

Please stop referring to me as such.

And, we could get brave here guys... I have a NAME! Hard to believe, I know, but you could (when in doubt) just call me by my NAME.

Like human beings do. I don't go around saying "that male did this..." or "that male did that..."

Nope. I say "Donnie licked my deodorant" and "Chris ordered pizza."

I just humanized them! Woah!

Quick Rant.

Quick Rant.
1. Stop trying to demean someone else's experience by saying "Not all police men," "not all men," "not all white people," etc... YES not ALL police officers, men or white people behave a certain way. That is true! However, if you are using it against someone who has experienced something terrible at the hands of *insert person type here* then you are being just as BAD. I'm so tired of seeing people saying "if this officer had been black he would've gotten away with it..." or "would the media have reported about this if a woman had done it?" That's BS and it completely demeans the experiences of people.

2. YES bad things happen to EVERYONE. That is true! Its NOT a contest! No one has had it as bad as you think you have. We're humans. We're never going to fully understand each other because how we experience things is unique to US as INDIVIDUALS. That being said, don't come in and say that a guy who has been molested doesn't understand being raped because he is a guy. That's simply not true. And its not a contest. Stop making it a contest! If we would all just SUPPORT EACH OTHER through the bull instead of trying to make ourselves out to be the bigger victim we'd a bit better off.
3. People just need to stop doing bad things to each other! Seriously. How hard is it to be kind to someone? Just because you don't understand something, doesn't mean You have the right to judge!! DON'T JUDGE. We're all just trying to make it in this world. And its a crappy one. So, instead of making it harder on someone else, why don't you mind your own business and just love? Its not you. Just let it go.
End Rant.