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On the Jussie Smollett Case
One of the things about our society in this era of instant electronic communications is that all of us tend to jump to conclusions about stories in the news. We hear that an actor like Jussie Smollett has been attacked … Continue reading
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Tagged 24-hour news cycle, African-Americans, beaten, black men, blog posts, crimes, false reports, fame, gay man, hate crimes, homophobia, homphobic, Jews, Jussie Smollett, killed, knee-jerk reactions, left, liberals, MAGA, memes, Muslim-hating Americans, neo-Nazis, news, police, queer community, queer people, racism, racists, right, suppositions, true, Trump
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On “Our Heritage”
As more National Football League players and even college and high school players stand with arms linked or kneel in protest it is not a phrase from one of Donald Trump’s tweets that stands out most to me. It’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Alabama, alt.right, Americans, arts, black citizens, Black lives matter, capitalists, civil rights, Confederate statues, discrimination, Donald Trump, European, freedom, gay, heritage, heroes, history, history books, immigrant, lynching, melanin, military, minority, national anthem, National Football League, Native American, NFL, people of color, person of color, police, protest, queer, racist, racists, ruling class, schools, science, segregation, skin color, slaves, society, Standing Rock, tweets, voting, white people, white privilege
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Open letter to Donald Trump on the Flag and Anthem
Dear Donald Trump, You may think that taking a knee during the national anthem is disrespectful to the flag and to the anthem, and it is your right to hold onto that belief. It is also your right to spew … Continue reading
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Tagged African-Americans, anti-Semite, black men, citizens, Confederate flag, disrespect, Donald Trump, equality, flag, flag code, football, for-profit prisons, freedom of speech, gerrymander, hatred, health, homophobe, industrialists, injustices, justice, kneel, leader, man-child, minorities, national anthem, oppression, power, protest, racists, right, slave, soldiers, solidarity, tweets, United States, vote, welfare
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On Privilege
Two items around the idea of privilege were thrust at me in the last couple days and they both show just how insidious privilege can be. The first was an offhand comment made on someone’s Facebook post of an article … Continue reading
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Tagged bias, color, coming out, dominance, economic clout, education, Facebook, gay, gender, heterosexual privilege, homophobia, isms, Michael Sam, misogynist, Missouri football, police, power, privilege, queer equality, racists, sexism, straight, terrorist, white privilege
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A Single Bluebird 