𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗺 was a man:
-who refused to beat black women.
-who refused to tell on other slaves.
- who would put cotton in other slaves’ bags at night, so that they wouldn’t get beat!
-who helped 100 slaves get free long before the underground railroad.
Most people have heard or used the term Uncle tom when we refer to a sell-out, but did you know that the inference is totally wrong.
The real Uncle Tom was a hero, Josiah Henson, was an abolitionist who helped slaves escape among other great things.
Depression is crazy because If you don’t actively combat it daily you’ll find yourself a week after having the best week of your life laying on the floor for two hours wondering why you can’t get up
I always get comments about the fact that I live at home with my parents and trying to degrade me because of it I have never saw that as a bad thing! do I want to move out one day? Yeah and that time will come but trying to belittle someone about that is so wack get a life
Women prefer “I want you to come” vs. “If you want to come” because the ‘If you want’ often feels like “That wasn’t my plan initially but since you insisted, why not.” And It (can) feel like you’re intruding. it’s not hard to grasp why folks need that clarity.