August 2011
44 posts
“Most words evolved as a description of the outside world, hence their inadequacy to describe what is going on inside me.”
—Hugh Prather
Sup my NIGGER?
I know, when you say the n-word your intention is not to insult me.
Yes, we may both be black.
Its true, the meaning of the word has changed.
But words have history.
And I don’t really appreciate being called a Nigger.
“The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.”
—Caroline Myss
Bachmann's Views On Slavery Are Worse Than You Thought →
prospect.org
“it might be very difficult for a freed slave to make a living in that economy; under such circumstances setting slaves free was both inhumane and irresponsible.” How charitable of them!
“Society does not want individuals who are alert, keen, revolutionary, because such individuals will not fit into the established social pattern and they may break it up. That is why society seeks to hold your mind in its pattern, why your so-called education encourages you to imitate, to follow, to conform.”
—Jiddu Krishnamurti
Casey Anthony gets a slap on the wrist for her dead child, and meanwhile, a high school senior from Indiana is facing an 8-year felony sentence for putting a blow-up doll in his high school restroom on the last day of class. This is bullshit.
“The overwhelming problem is that racism is alive and when we address this issue as if it was a yesteryear’s problem it becomes an invisible enemy. As much as society may want to keep these issues in the dark….inevitably light will shine on the problem and reveal the truth.”
—A commentors response for the post: WHY DO PEOPLE RIOT?
The Help: A Feel Good Movie For White People →
artscriticatl.com
