@DrMaDMo "...then it becomes clear that empathy is double-edged, for in making the other’s suffering one’s own, this suffering is occluded by the other’s obliteration.”
from Scenes of Subjection by Saidiya Hartman
Your tweet wonderfully pinpoints the callousness of the statement.
This essay puts in tension the struggles of Black femininity onto knots of demanding respectability and even oppressive complexity coexisting with a looping sense of possibility and critical practice of refusal and radical care.
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This essay was sparked by a tweet that used two light skinned little girls as the proof that Black men and Hispanic women could "produce" gorgeous children ("Look at the production").
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Great intention, horrible execution and that note basically screams "I would've felt better if you let me go with nothing." ("Thank you for your time ?")
Normal people: “I like this song.”
Twitter people: “The eviction notice was on the door, the lights were off, her man cheated and she had nothing to her name but a Macy’s gift card and a shake & go wig.”
Like, if one's being cynical, since you can't conjure empathy for people trapped in the escalation of a years long slaughter, protesting against Kamala Harris was *actually* taking back your power as a voter.
One of the destructive effects that *this* crowd prolonged (the "I'm going to drink Starbucks to spite you" crowd) is to massage representatives into thinking they could be applauded for mere dunks. Because they are.
Donald Trump and his transition team are already breaking the law.
I would know because I wrote the law.
Incoming presidents are required to prevent conflicts of interest and sign an ethics agreement.
This is what illegal corruption looks like. https://t.co/JJjJ59DgB5
Donald Trump and his transition team are already breaking the law.
I would know because I wrote the law.
Incoming presidents are required to prevent conflicts of interest and sign an ethics agreement.
This is what illegal corruption looks like. https://t.co/JJjJ59DgB5
"They could never make me hate Nara Smith" People were fighting teeth and nails for propaganda and trickery that was as obvious as the money on her bank account. "The fun's over" It was never there to begin with.
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Sad to lose this elegant and majestic spirit, Judith Jamison, at age 81. For decades she danced for and led the Alvin Ailey dance troupe and moved audiences along the way. Rest in Peace!