Forgiveness is complacency. I cannot be outraged by you and forgiving of you at the same time.

Also Known As Black In Amerikkka — Navigating western culture is a never-ending study in power dynamics. They shift every time another person enters the room, because in western culture, power is everything. The ability to dominate and control other people is encoded into western life, and specifically amerikkkan life. …

Several years ago, I was part of a close-knit geek community. It was composed of mostly Black people, but everyone was marginalized in some way, be it for their size, skin color, gender, sexuality, or ability, we were all oppressed in some way. We attended DragonCon together and would hang…

Nobody cares if you don’t feel sane. Life goes on and shit still gotta get done. Nobody cares when your smile carries pain. A smile is a smile and a smile means you’ve won. I refuse to see the sheen in my eyes. The tears unspent. The silent cries. I…

Will Eventually Kill Me — I’ve always been challenging to control. Not in the greater scheme of things. I obey. I got my degrees. I follow the laws. I pay my bills. I wear a bra under my clothes when I leave the house. I keep my fat body covered in public. I maintain a…

Your privilege is showing — I have lived my entire life having the murders of people who look like me and my family justified, belittled, dismissed, and even blamed for their own murders simply for existing and not being deferential enough for white people’s satisfaction. I have seen their murders put on repeat in news…

Whiteness is violence. Racism, patriarchy, capitalism, homophobia, transphobia, and xenophobia, the hallmarks of whiteness are violence. Western culture is founded on violence. Every aspect of it and its institutions — marriage, health, class, even its geography are rooted in eugenicist violence. It is a culture that will tell you…

We’re going to start with some basics: the united states is fueled by oppression. Every aspect of this nation runs on oppression, which means the united states’ institutions run on oppression. The united states healthcare systems and its minions are no different. The idea of health is based on a…

April is my birthday month. This is my birthday week. And here I am, avoiding my phone and barely telling people because my brain is lying to me and I don’t know how to make it stop except to feel how I feel, continue my routines, and wait it out. …