Of course the flip side of this meme are veterans who arrogantly believe that their DD-214 ENTITLES them to any job they so desire, regardless of qualifications, skills and […]
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Category: Blog, Commentary and Articles
A section containing all blog entries, articles and commentaries. Many of these entries were imported from my earlier Blogspot, MovableType and WordPress blogs. In addition, political commentary, articles and essays written for publication and coursework can be found here. Much of the commentary in this section was published in The Multiracial Activist, The Abolitionist Examiner, The Good Men Project and Interracial Voice. Many essays in this section were written for coursework at the American Military University.
Performance Reviews Are Not Performing Well
Vauhini Vara, writing for The New Yorker, on “The Push Against Performance Reviews“: “…the annual performance review has been falling out of favor in some quarters. Microsoft and Gap […]
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Survivor Advocacy Isn’t A Competition (or You Aren’t Actually Helping)
This will be a bit of a rant. I know – shock of shocks. You can pick your jaw up off the ground now. I’ve been an activist and advocate […]
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Transphobic Hate Is Not “Supporting the Troops” (or Kindly Shut The Fuck Up)
If people really want to help veterans, hijacking us for socially ignorant memes and transparent political talking points do NOT = actual support. Many of us have homelessness, emotional […]
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RAINN on DFSA
This is a very misunderstood form of sexual violence. I lived it. Take a moment to learn the facts about DFSA. Learn about drug-facilitated sexual assault http://t.co/GVfZkbJs0s, and get 24/7 […]
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Real Love, From Jody
Sometimes, it is okay to go all fanboy. Gonna do that right now…
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Fair Trials Require Actual Accountability (or “Oops, My Bad” Should Be Criminal)
The usual apologia from the “law and order” right is to say a man like Glenn Ford received a “fair trial” and to then insist that anyone with any criticisms for […]
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Patriotic Meltdowns Be The Bestest
I really can’t keep track of who is going to move to Canada (‘cuz marriage equality); who is leaving Facebook to go back to MySpace (‘cuz too many meanies disagree […]
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Transform Your Outlook
LOL. Free Comic Book Day Happy Monday! Source: http://bit.ly/OptimistPrime_Art
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Homophobic Wingnut Says What? (or Don’t Start None, Won’t Be None)
I usually posted the hate mail that I received at The Multiracial Activist. People would lose their shit when they saw their ignorance on full display. I was careful to […]
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