I'm at the post office right now, thinking I could sneak in and out super quick by using the self service computer, except apparently that piece of shit only let's you ship 2 day priority ($$$). So now I'm in this long ass line to ship one little package and I have a dumb cold so I feel like shit.
More of a random than a grievance, but Hi. Bimbi284 was here.
I'm the queen of those things. There's a way to do it less than priority, but it's on another screen and usually just a dollar or two so I just do the priority. It is way cheaper if you can manage a padded envelope rather than a box, though.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. Mark Twain
Does anyone else remember when she told me that I needed to earn my black card like she did before I could speak on racial issues? Lol for days.
I can't trust any white woman who would say some dumb shit like this, regardless of whether she knew I was black. Rachel Dolezal would approve of such nonsense.
Y'all stopped handing out black cards before I got mine!
Does anyone else remember when she told me that I needed to earn my black card like she did before I could speak on racial issues? Lol for days.
I can't trust any white woman who would say some dumb shit like this, regardless of whether she knew I was black. Rachel Dolezal would approve of such nonsense.
Y'all stopped handing out black cards before I got mine!
lol. Don't look at me. I've never been involved in that game. That was something done on this board, which some people apparently took a little too seriously.
I also can't believe voodoo told a WOC she had to earn her black card.
Oh I don't think she knew I was black, but that's beside the point as far as I'm concerned. Why she thought she was in a position to hand out black cards, even in jest, is beyond me. Actually it isn't, but I'm feeling charitable at the moment.
So I've finally caught up. And I'll come out of the closet. I am a friend with Tamb on FB and became so after she was run off her for her racism.
Tamb is someone I have always been a bit worried about - she seemed to have a lot of issues in her life. After hearing about her life since we were both pregnant with kid 1 (April 2012 is my home board), when she left here I became her friend on fb just to make sure she was alive. Why do I care that she is alive? Maybe (probably) it is my white privilege allowing me to do so, but I am a softie and I do want to make sure people are Ok, even those whose actions/behaviours/words are ones which I strongly disagree with.
I hope I don't get run off for admitting this but I am ready to take any flaming I get!
come on, now. You knew that woman wasn't dead. I can't stop laughing at this.
I also can't believe voodoo told a WOC she had to earn her black card.
Oh I don't think she knew I was black, but that's beside the point as far as I'm concerned. Why she thought she was in a position to hand out black cards, even in jest, is beyond me. Actually it isn't, but I'm feeling charitable at the moment.
Well, your pic is of a white guy. I can see why she was so confused...
Roger Ebert? That I belive, as he dated and eventually married (and had children with) a black woman. He, George Lucas, and Bobby DeNiro are all interracial marriage OGs!
Yes, blanked on his name. I remember she had him on her show and they obviously maintained an affection for one another. John Tesh though. Man.
Like... one day he just noticed that she was black and was all whoa?
Honestly that seems too ridiculous to be believed. If this was coming directly from Oprah herself I'd believe it obviously, but it's an unauthorized biography of her so I'm going to take it with a grain of salt. No one who dates interracially could possibly be surprised at something like that, right? I mean, duh, what were you expecting? :/
Honestly that seems too ridiculous to be believed. If this was coming directly from Oprah herself I'd believe it obviously, but it's an unauthorized biography of her so I'm going to take it with a grain of salt. No one who dates interracially could possibly be surprised at something like that, right? I mean, duh, what were you expecting? :/
Oh I believe it. Some people try to act like they are totes okay with interracial dating. Then, push comes to shove, or they get in their first verbal encounter or dirty look from someone who doesn't approve, and they bail. Interracial dating/ marriage isn't for everyone. I don't blame people, other than John Tesh (because what a dick move), for avoiding the partnerships if they aren't strong enough for the lifestyle that comes with the territory.
Ugh why do white people suck so much? I'm dangerously close to succumbing to death by fremdschämen. Or rage. It's anyone's guess as to which will take me first.
I feel like I'm missing some of the information from when all that was going down. There was a lot happening.
Well, to be fair, someone had the genius idea to show support to his by plotting our exact locations on a map. It ended...well.
Someone took that opportunity to post Laz's exact location.
I still don't understand the need for a map? Like the poster really thought His can't grasp the concept of us all living throughout the country without it? LOL