In the days just after the grand jury’s failure in Ferguson, some of my friends were unpleasantly surprised to see racism popping up from unexpected people amongst their Facebook acquaintances. At first I thought I was spared, but then I noticed that I wasn’t. I got angry. Hmm, so I am seeing some racism on… Continue reading The American Caste System
Category: American culture
Yes, All Girls
I’m trying to remember how young I was when I first realized that, as a girl, I was more likely to be a target than boys were. It might have been when I joined an inner-city Pittsburgh school for 5th grade. I had problems fitting in there. I was already a weird, traumatized kid, just… Continue reading Yes, All Girls
SFGMC in SF Pride
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At the Chocolate Shop
In San Francisco. It’s little things like this that remind me why I love this country. You might also like: The American Caste System
Overheard on Campus
A group of young students were sitting by the turtle pond when we stopped by to say hi to our turtles’ relatives. One (girl, not turtle) concluded a cellphone conversation and turned to the others: “Guess what Mary just told me! She smoked dope with her mom!” Her friends’ reactions were mostly of the “Eww!”… Continue reading Overheard on Campus