This is a response to this article. So, I started writing this post sometime at the beginning of this here panini, and wasn't able to finish it until now due to mental health reasons. I feel like it's a little dated, my feelings are the same but also so much more as I've experienced the… Continue reading i’m b[l]ack, yall
Tag: intersectionality
existing (it hurts, but it’s ok; i’m used to it)
Today I'm feeling lots of feels. Blickety Black feels. Being Black is something I'm always aware of. The times I've forgotten, I've been very quickly reminded of my Blackness. So I'm always in my Blickety Black feels; sometimes, it's just more intrusive. This week has been one of those times. I know that a lot… Continue reading existing (it hurts, but it’s ok; i’m used to it)
colorblindness and other kinds of privilege
"I don't see race." On the surface, this might seem like a harmless statement affirming that race doesn’t matter to you one way or another. You may think you're uber progressive by stating something like this, and that your POC friends applaud you for being such a libertarian or whatever. But what it's really doing… Continue reading colorblindness and other kinds of privilege
alone
Sometimes, I feel really alone. Not lonely. I have so many lovely people in my life who I'm close to that I feel comfortable going to for most things. And to be honest, I do like being alone - I cherish my alone time when I don't have to be aware and considerate of other's… Continue reading alone
i exist
Eyespace by Delivery_of_Rule_34 (reddit) Recently, I was talking to my core group of friends when I noticed something: Bi-erasure is still a thing, and sometimes it is so ingrained, so subtle, that people don't realize that they are doing it. I'm not sure how we got on the topic of one of my friends' male… Continue reading i exist