December 2011
19 posts
Is God necessary for morality?
A brief opinion based on a recent Facebook+Twitter conversation
Moral codes existed far before the existence of a (primarily) monotheistic society. If God were needed to be moral, what say ye of the Atheists who follow the same general moral code as Theists (think: the Ten Commandments)? One could argue that religious moral codes dictate the actions of everyone, including Atheists, due to the...
T.C.E.P.S.E.R.: II
I find myself annoyed when you ask people not to do something, yet they do it anyway because it’s “funny.”
Example.
I posted a Facebook status telling people not to wish me a Merry Christmas (I don’t celebrate it) and two people did it anyway—right on the very status update where I asked them not to. Why would you do that? I’m sure they thought it was just the...
T.C.E.P.S.E.R.: I
I never preach to people about using certain words. I can’t control what another human being does, nor do I even want to. However, I do ask people not to use certain terms around or toward me. This offends people. That scream at the top of their lungs that I’m trying to take away their rights by censoring what they say. Oh, okay.
So feeling uncomfortable hearing a certain word and...
“I think it’s up to us individuals to decide how much of our private lives...”
– Erasing David
On: allies
During a recent outing, a White friend of mine explained to their (also White) girlfriend why it is not acceptable to only have Christmas decorations in public settings that supposedly promote inclusion of all cultures and communities. They explained that considering the fact that the U.S. is a melting pot, it is only right to recognize the various winter holidays people may (or may not)...
Don't die wondering
Life is about living. So why not live?
I refuse to die with a mind full of “what ifs.”
Give your two cents. Piss people off. Tell someone you like them. Tell someone you hate them. Eat random food that smells weird. Backpack across Europe. Spend money you don’t have on a concert to see your favorite entertainer. Don’t wonder what it would have been like. Find out.
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Herschelwood Bussdown II
Now that I have expressed my biggest issue with this incident, it’s time to discuss another problem.
While I fully support the idea of consensual group sex, I do not support it when patriarchy is involved and goes unchallenged.
In the Herschelwood Bussdown video, the four young men involved made jokes about the young woman as if she were not sitting right there. Pleasure seemed to come not...
Herschelwood Bussdown
The negative feedback on the Herschelwood Bussdown video intrigues me. In it, a young Black woman is shown having sex with four young Black men in three minutes. The video has sparked an uproar on various media sites—not because those in it were possibly underaged (and therefore it was child pornography) but because the girl “had a train run on her.”
Why is it that when a woman...
On: turning "it" off
A White (cisgender, bisexual-ish, female) friend of mine recently shared that she has learned to turn off her “social justice” switch in order to make it through some days. As I thought about this, I realized something. Her being able to do that is a privilege in itself.
She can easily walk around and not be targeted for anything other than her gender. Not to undermine the sexist...
On: "inspired by" cultural appropriation
I’m growing annoyed with the cultural appropriation of Blacks by Whites. You would think that since Whites, as a general and collective whole, think Blacks are so terrible, they wouldn’t want to steal every idea we have. And yet, they do.
Let’s get specific: the ballroom scene.
I recently discovered a Seattle-based house entitled “The House of Charlatan.” Seeing as...
Leaders Of The New School | Teachers Don’t...
Questioning: Chivalry
Chivalry is defined as a combination of qualities expected of an ideal gentleman—courage, justice, honor, willingness to assist the less fortunate. Only in most recent times has it come to mean (men) doing nice favors for women specifically. However, considering the fourth listed trait of a gentleman above, could one not deduce that chivalry is based on the notion that women are less...
From Warri to Abuja
Interesting how Black people will claim various additional ethnicities—Latino, Creole, Native American—but the second you mention their African ancestry they get defensive.
“Hell naw! I aint no damn African!”
What has happened to our people that has us at a total disconnect with the land that we all derive from? Why have we been made to believe that Africa is a place...
Beautiful outside, even better when it's in
An adviser pointed something out to me recently. Throughout life, I’ve been so busy working through issues with gender identity and sexuality that I haven’t had the chance to be navigate “typical” experiences of people my age. Instead of doing what the other kids were doing, I was trying to figure myself out. Now, I’m “behind” in terms of experiences that...
Live & Let Love
“You can’t help who you fall in love with, it just happens. I fell in love with my sister and I’m not ashamed…I only feel sorry for my mom and dad, I wish they could be happy for us. We love each other. It’s nothing like some old man who tries to fuck his three-year-old, that’s evil and disgusting…Of course we’re consenting, that’s the most...
“Work like a Chinese man, but get the education of a rich White man. Learn to...”
– Eric, All Things Fall Apart
Secret #2: I fear never being accepted amongst...
As a Black gay man of trans experience, being able to exist in circles of those raised the partial opposite of what I was means a great deal. Male groups are a private club, and Black man groups may as well be an undisclosed organization. Throw in the homophobic nature of many heterosexual Black men and you have a secret society harder to gain access to than records containing the truth about...