theres a hell of a difference thoughBTW, the guy on the left is the person police arrested for the killing of three Brooklyn shopkeepers and the “guy” on the right is the sketch the police originally released.
THANK YOU.
I saw this last night and I was so angry. Like, really?
So. Uh. Is this just their “Stock Negro Criminal” drawing they pull out for all crimes? BECAUSE HOW THE FUCK DID YOU GET THIS PICTURE FROM ANY DESCRIPTION OF THAT DUDE?
Are you fucking kidding me?
wow holy shit what
I’m not saying that this /wasn’t/ bad, but as a law student I think what this is ACTUALLY showing is witness unreliabability. Witness aren’t trained to remember details, are under stress and duress and adrenaline and a thousand other things that make reliable identification and memory of events nearly impossible.
So…it’s not always the police being racist and awful. Sometimes it’s just a mistake.
no, you don’t get to paint a brush over blatant racism like that.
this is not a mistake.
this is someone who, yes, maybe their memory was shakey - but the fact that all the details they filled in were of a black man - says a helluva lot about them as a person.
November 20, 2012
by Mia McKenzie
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, I am taking a lot of time to think about my trans sisters and brothers who have lost their lives in the struggle to be seen, to be valued, to be free. As a cis woman who was born into a body I feel at home in, I do not know first-hand the particular sorrows and joys of being trans, and I would not dare to assume that I understand them. But I do value them. I do respect them.
A few days ago, a Facebook friend of mine, a trans kid, posted a status update about the lack of trans women being represented in QTPOC performance space. I would be lying if I said that I had given it a ton of thought before, but when they said it I realized that I haven’t been in, or even seen, a show in the last year that featured a trans woman. Not a single one. This is a serious problem.
The lack of representation of trans women in particular contributes to the invisibilization and disregard of them. It contributes to hatred and violence against them. And it must be changed. If we are committed to creating a world in which trans folks are seen and valued by everyone, then we should be going all out to make sure they are represented in the art that non-trans people produce, while at the same time supporting the art that trans people themselves produce. In fact, because trans people, and especially trans women, are disproportionately targeted with discrimination and violence, they should be at the very center of our art and our movements. They should be running this shit. We should all be working every day to make that happen. This is our responsibility as allies.
Today, I am thinking about all of the trans folks who are no longer here, and what it would have meant to them when they were here to have felt fully supported in their communities, to have been able to see themselves reflected in the art and stories and dance and music of all queer and trans people. What difference it would have made in their lives. And what difference it can still make in the lives of our trans brothers and sisters if we cis folks start doing better by them TODAY.
It’s good and important to remember and honor the dead. It is also good and absolutely necessary to remember and honor the people who are still here.
Today I am holding love and memory for all trans people who have moved on this earth and move on it no more, for all they gave, all they endured, and all the ways they fought for freedom just by stepping out into the world, just by being.
Some of them are:
Sanesha Stewart
Brandi Martell
Duanna Johnson
Angie Zapata
Victoria Carmen White
Robyn Browne
Brandon Teena
Venus Xtravaganza
Chanelle Pickett
Rita Hester
Fred Martinez, Jr
Gwen Araujo
Emonie Spaulding
Bella Evangelista
Nirea Johnson
Phool Chand
Roberto González Onrubi
Ruby Ordenana
Erika Keels
Dana A. Larkin
Felicia Melton-Smyth
Ramazan Cetin
There are many, many others.
If you have names to call out in remembrance, please add them to the comments thread.
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Mia McKenzie is a writer and a smart, scrappy Philadelphian with a deep love of vegan pomegranate ice cream and fake fur collars. She is a black feminist and a freaking queer, facts that are often reflected in her writings, which have won her some awards and grants, such as the Astraea Foundation’s Writers Fund Award and the Leeway Foundation’s Transformation Award. Her debut novel is out in December, and she has a short story forthcoming in The Kenyon Review. Her work has been recommended by The Root, Colorlines, Feministing, Angry Asian Man, and Crunk Feminist Collective. She is a nerd, and the creator of Black Girl Dangerous, a revolutionary blog.
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Hey Mia, It’s Lovemme. I’m probably the “trans kid” you mentioned in this post. I wanted to comment on this portion:
The lack of representation of trans women in particular contributes to the invisibilization and disregard of them. It contributes to hatred and violence against them. And it must be changed. If we are committed to creating a world in which trans folks are seen and valued by everyone, then we should be going all out to make sure they are represented in the art that non-trans people produce, while at the same time supporting the art that trans people themselves produce. In fact, because trans people, and especially trans women, are disproportionately targeted with discrimination and violence, they should be at the very center of our art and our movements. They should be running this shit. We should all be working every day to make that happen. This is our responsibility as allies.
Do you not realize that you are speaking over trans people right now? In your own blog’s words, “Black Girl Dangerous is a place where queer women and trans* people of color can make our voices heard on the issues that interest us and affect us.” Why didn’t you ask a trans person (or trans woman of color, specifically) to write a post for Black Girl Dangerous? What makes you credible enough to write about Transgender Day of Remembrance?
It’s downright insulting, really. If I was the one who provoked some thought as to why you haven’t seen trans women in any performances in the past year, maybe you could have asked me to write something. Cuz, you know, as the list of names (and your blog post) suggests I am the one being targeted today by the most violence. I am at risk here. But somehow your voice is more important?
I absolutely looooove how you say “[W]hat difference it can still make in the lives of our trans brothers and sisters if we cis folks start doing better by them TODAY.” For lack of a better non-ableist expression, you’re talking the talk but not walking the walk.
For starters, you can start by featuring an actual trans person talking about Trans Day of Remembrance. You can apologize for overstepping your boundary as an “ally.” And maybe, just maybe, don’t hate me for having to call out yet another QTPOC-centered space that is excluding TWOC.
Love,
LovemmeP.S. I tried to do this with love and care, but I’m just way too angry at the general exclusion/silencing of TWOC. I hope we can still be friends.
but when mittens just talked about pakistan needing to meet certain standards to be considered an “ally” (see resource of brown people we can exploit when we feel like it)
i swear to god
he sounded like the skeeviest pimp on the planet.
“i’ll give you your cut… if you do something for me first…”
oh my god he literally gave me a full body chill and not in the good way.
POST-RACIAL AMERICA YALL
sometimes i just think i need to stop reading stuff bc .:sigh:. this crap right here smh. but then i remember if i stop reading and stop being up to date then i am no better. bc if i dont know how can i help make a change but real talk this crap rightttt herrree ~
this is what made me change the way i think about race relations. all through college i thought “maybe if you just talk to racist people, show them that i’m a human being, they can change. they’ll see, we’re not so different. i can convince them”
now, i know that’s not true. i know people aren’t born racist. but once they become racist, they will probably die racist. i focus on helping PoC cope with racism, not fixing racists.
cuz some people just can’t be fixed
(TW for photo at link of a KKK rally)
Black Woman Set On Fire In Louisiana By 3 Neo-Nazis For Wearing Obama Shirt
KNOE 8 News has received confirmation from the Winnsboro Police that they are working with the Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Office investigating a woman allegedly attacked and burned on Sunday night.According to the Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Office, Sharmeka Moffitt was on a walking trail in a city park when she was attacked. It happened about 8 p.m. Sunday evening.
She was taken to a hospital in Winnsboro and then transported to LSU Hospital in Shreveport.
A friend of the Moffitt family confirmed to us that she is in stable condition but 90% of her body has been burned.
Friends of the family also tell us the KKK was allegedly involved in the attack.
Whoever said we were living in post-racial America lied. We’ll keep you updated more on the victim and this disgusting hate crime.
Read more at http://bossip.com/666686/jesus-take-the-wheel-black-woman-attacked-and-set-on-fire-in-louisiana-by-3-neo-nazis-for-wearing-obama-t-shirt/#Whbzr7dtyB7wIIsl.99What in the fuck?
This made me sick to my stomach.
More information about the link I reblogged earlier.
Politics was no longer my thing.
I gave up on it a long while back when I realized the problems we are facing.
I’m not much of a quitter, as much as a I am somewhat uncaring about many things.
But as of late, with crazy Mitt Romney, I thought Obama had it this time.
Apparently not.
I’m guessing we’re all thinking Obama’s got this election, so we’re not putting in our effort to ensure his next presidency. People, this is serious. This is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans. It’s about time you leave that stuff behind you, because this time, Liberal, Conservative, Democrat or Republican- it doesn’t matter. It’s Obama vs. Romney, and Romney is the definition of what we consider a cruel selfish individual. We need to vote. I wouldn’t be doing this is this wasn’t becoming a pretty serious deal…
“It’s easy to think Obama has this election in the bag, but the cold reality is that it could go either way. I really don’t want this to come down to a half-dozen crotchety quilters in a swing state. If this chart surprises you too, it might be time to talk to all your friends about voting and getting involved.
I can’t stress this enough: this is not going to be an easy race to win, and it’s going to REQUIRE your help. (original source)”Remember to REGISTER TO VOTE
Please reblog, share with people on FB or friends, or anyone. And remember, this time, your vote counts.
Say hello to Kulsoom Abdullah, Pakistani-American #Weightlifter currently competing in the #Olympics2012 #weightlifting (Taken with Instagram)
Whye images like this not getting more reblogs? Oh, right, because too many people are squealing about Ryan Lochte or Sam What’s-His-Face-Gymnast or Tom Daley. That’s fine. I’ve done my share, and those are some dudes. But WHY IS A SUCH A HUGE BASE OF TUMBLR FANS NOT REBLOGGING PHOTOS LIKE THIS? I went through the “olympics” tag for a good hour at a fast pace and saw nothing like this. Nothing. (Granted this isn’t from the olympics, but I couldn’t find similar images amid the mass of male gymnasts and swimmers.) THIS IS THE FIRST OLYMPICS IN WHICH EVERY NATION HAS SENT AT LEAST ONE FEMALE REPRESENTATIVE. Celebrate it, ladies. Remember it. It matters. It’s special. Gorgeous women like this one are special. Not just ones in sporty bikini bottoms playing beach volleyball. They are special too. But they’re not the only ones. Show off these female athletes of all shapes, sizes, colors, orientations, and nationalities. They deserve it. They earned it.
Ur so right on this…. Thank you so much!!! & If ur a non-muslim Double Thanks to U!!! :D:D
However you feel about Anne, bravo to her for this take down.
Watch interviews with her and with ScarJo about their comic book films. Watch how they always get questions about their bodies and clothing and diets and blah blah blah fucking blah. Watch as the male cast members do not get the same treatment.
Because apparently all we care about when it comes to actresses are their bodies and not, ya know, their acting.
Seriously, she and Scarjo have just taken the interviewers on on this issue. Well done, well done.
Isn’t this the same interviewer who asked Scarlett Johansson about her underwear?
OMG Scarlett’s interviewer looked just like this guy. I bet they’re the same. Why do they keep letting this douchenozzle near the actresses?
This just makes me love Hathaway even more.
Yes! I think it IS that same guy! Fucking bravo. Good for her! Dude, FUCK OFF! This is the epitome of Shit!Sexist!Journalism and it needs to die in a fire. Fuck off, asshole. >:(
Teenager Jarrell Brooks saves mother and two other kids from the Dark Knight Shooter
He didn’t save *his* mother. He saved Patricia Legarreta the woman who was abandoned in the theater by her boyfriend with their two kids & somehow the media wants to talk about the white dude’s cowardice, more than the black kid’s bravery.
Oh of course.
I am reblogging this for the heroic act made by Jarrell. Not for the black vs white issue that always seems to pop up during news stories like this. Let’s focus on the fact that he risked his life to save theirs. Way to be a hero Jarrell!
How about we focus on the fact that Jarrell’s race is a factor in why he’s less likely to get feted for his heroism & more likely to be ignored? Because that’s part of this story & you don’t get to erase it from the narrative just because reality makes you uncomfortable.
yes yes yes yes
Fuck your “Let’s not take race into account, let’s just be glad he’s a hero!”
How about we focus on both for a radical change of pace.
I like how they said “always seems to pop up” like it somehow goes away when a news story dies down.
sorry, kiddo. racism doesn’t go away when you turn off the TV.
well, for you it probably does.
Fucking all of this^we white people just HATE it when race is brought up to us. We don’t like to break our oblivious state of mind. This poor kid would have been given the FUCKING MOON if he were white.
banner day for violent white doods with guns, y’all.
lol forever at “possible racial motive”
let’s see how many people give a fuck
Need this again for further racism context in light of the OTHER horrific shooting that WILL get the fuck ton of coverage. BOTH SHOOTINGS MATTER! I’m talking about how ONE is treated OVER the OTHER. My thoughts are with all who are effected by both events. NO human being deserves these horrific acts. The point is our UTTER lack of empathy for POC. We don’t give a fuck until we white people are involved. Fuck, we can’t be bothered to call the sick white fucks out FOR WHAT THEY ARE when THEY murder people, no matter how many times. Keep churning that white supremacy America. You wouldn’t be you if you didn’t.
(via The New York Post)
Could we stop using “terrorist” to refer to anyone who kills a lot of people? There’s a difference between politically-motivated violence (Anders Breivik and Timothy McVeigh) and a crazy man going on a fucking killing spree (James Holmes, Seung-Hui Cho).
Terrorism is a specific kind of violence, and not simply a measure of scale.
If it turns out this guy has some political manifesto, then we can start throwing the word terrorist around, okay? As far as we know right now he’s just a crazy asshole.
Killed 12 people, wounded dozens of others. Victims included children. Booby-trapped his apartment. Seemed to be deliberate in the execution of his mass murder — reportedly rushing into the theater via an emergency exit, timing his attack to a part of the film when there as gunfire on the screen; deploying gas canisters before proceeding to shoot. All of this in a very public place that, absent motive, indicates he wanted the widest possible impact on the collective psyche. Sounds like terrorism to me.
I don’t care what his motives were — and such motives would be above and beyond the result, anyway, when defining exactly what happened here. Perhaps he was just unhappy with a pizza he ordered? Who gives a fuck? This was a teroristic act, and James Holmes is a fucking murdering terrorist.
You wouldn’t be saying this if he was white.
V-tech shooter, Fort hood shooter, both Asian. LABELED AS TERRORISTS BY MEDIA.
Guy who flew his plane into a DT Austin, TX building cos he didnt wanna pay luxury taxes?????? NOT A TERRORIST! PATRIOT!
Another Unarmed Black Youth Shot & Killed.
Darius Simmons was Only 13 Years Old:
- Spooner shot Simmons with a 9mm handgun five feet away from him in the chest, in front of his mother.
- Darius was shot once in the chest with his hands raised. He ran to escape and collapsed at the corner, while Spooner attempted to shoot him in the back, and tried to fire a third shot.
- After police arrived, Darius’s body remained on the sidewalk, while police questioned his mother, Patricia Larry, in a squad car for approximately two hours.
- During the police investigation of the shooting, they searched Ms. Larry’s home again. Finding nothing, they then proceeded to arrest his older brother for having truancy tickets.
- In contrast, Spooner’s family was allowed to go into the home and remove “items” despite it being the crime scene.
I can’t leave this up on my page for very long because…I just can’t stand it.
But I need people to LOOK at this. To LOOK at how this is not just one old racist white man, but a SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS HIM and says that this boy’s family doesn’t deserve dignity, respect, freedom, peace of mind, LIFE. Just look at how they TREAT US!!! Look at how they TALK about us!!!
I can’t stand this shit. I can’t stand it!
I signed back onto my tumblr to reblog this and say FUCK WHITE RACISM.
There.
“Reggie was driving with a suspended license and he got this done to his face by the police in Polk County, now they didn’t write him a ticket for that but sent him packing right to the county jail, he didn’t receive any medical treatment and the Sheriff’s office has refused to allow me to see him.
” … Ok I have just spoken with a family friend who states to me that 3 of his teeth were knocked out and they refused to take him to the hospital and witness state the police taser him in the back of the head”
A D.C. police officer who worked as a motorcycle escort for White House officials and other dignitaries was moved to administrative duty Wednesday after he allegedly was overheard making threatening comments toward Michelle Obama, according to several police officials. The police department’s Internal Affairs Division is investigating the alleged comments and notified the U.S. Secret Service Wednesday, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to give details of the investigation. The motorman allegedly made the comments Wednesday morning as several officers from the Special Operations Division discussed threats against the Obamas. It was not immediately clear where the alleged conversation took place or exactly how many officers took part in the conversation. During that conversation, the officials said, the officer allegedly said he would shoot the First Lady and then used his phone to retrieve a picture of the firearm he said he would use. It was not immediately clear what type of firearm was allegedly shown. An officer overheard the alleged threat and reported it to a police lieutenant at the Division, who immediately notified superiors, the officials said. read more
The part that fucked me up most about this is the fact that this person was moved to administrative duty and has not been arrested. I thought this type of thing was taken a bit more seriously than this.
The Today Show didn’t get around to mentioning this until about 20 minutes into the program this morning. Go ahead and tell me it wouldn’t’ve been interrupt-the-Super-Bowl type BREAKING NEWS if a member of the White House security detail even looked askance at Laura Bush or Hillary Clinton. Go ahead. I’LL WAIT.
This is what I wake up to?
Apparently this waa just some quick hit headline they wanted to touch on. It’s not an important story.
WHAT
WHAT?
wat
WAT
Not just any cop, either, but her motorcycle police escort, assigned at the White House. He said he’d shoot her and showed other cops, allegedly, his cellphone which held photos of the gun he said he’d use. And yeah, all they did was put him on “administrative leave/duty”. Really? Y’all know what this is about.
oh fuck this. fuck all of it.
