When racist violence prompts you to reach out to a person of color, a better gesture might be to send that outraged text to a white person.
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Socially Divided
Social media is not both good and bad. Its effects are quite destructive.
“Why Now, White People?” The Real Reasons Whites Are Active Against Racism NOW
The Code Switch episode Why Now, White People? came out on June 16th, but the question is still live: Why are so many white people currently involved in anti-racism protests and activities? It's a fair question because racism was an equally hot issue with equally...
Tamarindo – a Podcast for Thinking Latinos!
Their logo is my favorite color. Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila (pronounced "shay-la") Victorino host Tamarindo, a podcast targeted at Latino millennials. I'm part of Generation X, but I'm working on overcoming my bitterness about being in the overlooked generation. I...
What White People Can Do
Backstory on my latest Medium post Here's What White People Can Do. On Monday I was on a Zoom call that featured a speaker on LGBT+ pride and activism because June is Pride Month. But of course she also addressed the racial shit going on. The host taped the call so I...
Meyers Is WAY Better than Colbert
Please take a look at the ways the host of The Late Show with Seth Meyers has adapted to the lockdown much better than the host of A Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert. This is my latest Medium.com story: Seth Meyers is THE Quarantine Late Night Host.
Memorial Day 2020 INSIDE
U.S. Gets Worse (Over Many Decades) Before Getting Better
In his Medium.com story Ninety Thousand Dead and Counting, Umair Haque points out that Americans don't seem to care how many Americans are dying of COVID-19. He writes that other countries tend to keep careful watch of how many deaths their governments cause, whether...
COVID Movie Fatigue
I posted on Facebook that I keep starting movies and abandoning them, never to return and finish, and my friend Jane called it "Covid movie fatigue." Is this a thing? Do others have this? Maybe the Medium audience can answer me in the comment section of It's Very Hard...
Cinco de Mayo – Don’t Do It
I suspect some white Americans might think they're honoring Mexican culture by having cinco de mayo parties, but they're not. Cinco de mayo has become another American-appropriated holiday that isn't really celebrated in its country of origin. If you want to celebrate...
They Hate Us
My latest Medium published story is called The U.S. is 244 years of hatred. In it I write about how much many Americans hate people of color, which I'm reminded of as I imagine how many white supremacists must feel just fine about COVID-19 killing more Blacks and...
The Coronavirus: I Got It
Previous post on the coronavirus: Last dash to the store - a photo essay My NRT practitioner has a homeoprophylaxis (HP) for the novel coronavirus. If you've heard of homeopathy, you know those remedies help the body heal a disease or condition by introducing a...
More Dirt
My screenshot of the YouTube video of WBUR's January interview of Jeanine Cummins My review of American Dirt got more social media attention than any other post I've written in the 15 years and nine months I've been writing this blog. Since then I've read lots of...
Speak Up for Fat People
Previous post on food & weight: The science-defying, middle-aged female body! You might not be able to read this article called A call to action: your fat friend is going it alone. Medium.com is a membership website of curated articles written by people who have...
National Grammar Day 2020
Hey, everybody: today is National Grammar Day! I love this day because I love grammar. Let's all recognize National Grammar Day by using GRAMMAR. How 'bout it?