Why voting for the winner of the primary matters!
Standard Disclaimer: Vote and lobby for whoever you want in the primary. We should have a healthy debate about who we want to represent our party in the next election.Now that I have gotten that out...
View ArticleThe conundrum of using an hard number to define "middle" class
When I was 28 years old, I was living in NYC in a sort of one bedroom apartment. It had a raised loft area behind the kitchen that fit a twin size bed and nothing else. The rest of the apartment was...
View ArticleThe demographic Sanders should be trying to convert
I think the Sander’s campaign is pointed in the wrong direction by trying to appeal to Trump voters. I don’t think we need them.Trump’s campaign started on the premise he wants to deport all...
View ArticleLooking at the total picture of reproduction rights for women
The greatest prediction of a woman’s success is her ability to control when, how and the quantity of children she has. I want to further expand on this statement and show how complex a picture it...
View ArticleAn interesting omission in Bernie Sanders healthcare plan
This isn’t a criticism of the program nor do I think there is some nefarious plan behind this but when reading this:“Bernie's plan will cover the entire continuum of health care, from inpatient to...
View ArticleVoting for the winner of the Democratic Primary
First things: This isn’t a candidate diary. Take that somewhere else. Yes, I know the primary is still going and good luck to both candidatesShit just got real. With the vacancy in the Supreme...
View ArticleRace and gender do matter
The above picture is one of my favorite pictures of President Obama. It makes me a little weepy every time I see it. It perfectly captures why race and gender absolutely do matter when choosing our...
View ArticleAs a woman of color, please go back to ignoring me!
Can SC vote already so the majority of you can go back to ignoring us POC? I don’t owe anyone an explanation of who I’m going to vote for or why? I don’t need you to explain to me why x candidate is...
View ArticleDo you sound like an abortion protester outside a clinic?
Voting is a private thing. (or at least it should be...looking at you caucuses). You get to stand in a voting booth and you get to mark the candidate that most align with your thoughts, beliefs,...
View ArticleThis is the start of a revolution
I have stayed pretty much out of the primary wars. I have zero interest in them. I lean at the moment for a particular candidate but tonight makes me pause.The protest at the Trump rally. YES! And...
View ArticleWhy I will vote for Hillary Clinton
It’s been a surprising journey for me to end up with Clinton. I was all in for Obama the last time around. It’s been an interesting eight years. I have lived aboard and then moved back. I had two...
View ArticleSharing a seat at the revolution when you are no longer the dominant...
As of 2014, the majority of children born in the United States were black or Hispanic. It is predicted that in 2044, a coalition of people of color will be the majority demographic in the United...
View ArticleDo not make me pull this car over
You are all driving me freaking crazy. Seriously! Both sides of the stupid pie fight are acting like goddamn children.I feel like I have been here for awhile. I have gotten one comment HR in the...
View ArticleWhy do I care about the Vatican again?
I have been to Vatican City. It is beautiful, filled with amazing artifacts and paintings and churches. Did you know that the Catholic Church is worth an estimated 10 billion dollars.I find it rather...
View ArticleThe only person responsible for rape is the rapist!
There is a very good diary currently up that discusses some truly disgusting comments by John Kasich.www.dailykos.com/…When reading the comments, I expected a lot of outrage about what the Governor...
View ArticleBernie Sanders supporters called my husband
My husband is voting for Bernie Sanders. I will be voting for Hillary Clinton.We live in California. We got our first campaign call tonight. We also got our ballots! I’m not sure how they got my...
View ArticleThe Gamergating of an election
I watched the Gamergate “controversy” with some interest. I even wrote a diary about for DailyKos.www.dailykos.com/…The more that I watch this election, the more that I find parallels between certain...
View Article6 fing months!!!
For those of you not familiar with this horrible crime: In January of 2015, Two Stanford graduate students interrupted an assault on an unconscious woman. They ran after the guy, who turned out to be...
View ArticleWhy Simone Manuels gold medal win is a gamechanger
Simone Manuel is a 20 year old woman from Houston, TX. She just made history by being the first black woman to win a swimming medal in an individual event. She won the 100 freestyle with a time of...
View ArticleDear White America, can you please just shut up for five seconds!
Yesterday I walked into work and my white, straight male co worker turned to me and said “Don’t worry, it won’t be that bad”. I almost punched the wall. He forgot two words: “For him”...It won’t be...
View ArticleMaybe us "identity politics" folks need to start sitting out general elections.
Let’s be real. What has the alt-left or alt-right ever done for us? The alt right at least openly hates us and wants to deport, deny us rights or suppress our ability to control our body.The alt left...
View ArticleGrowing up a POC in WWC racist family
I grew up in a WWC neighborhood with two white parents. My sister and I were the only POC. We were adopted when we were young. I have written about my family before.I have very mixed feelings about...
View ArticleAny positive out of a Trump Administration is on the suffering backs of others!
Some of you still don’t get it. I stand 100% with Kos on this one. We do NOT valid anything this President does or says. I keep reading comments about how we have to wait and see if Trump does...
View ArticleWhy the BBC interview of the Dad interrupted by his kids is both hysterical...
If you haven’t seen this viral video of the expert professor being interviewed on the BBC, you need to watch it now.www.nytimes.com/…This is one of the most hysterical videos of the year. As a working...
View ArticleReproductive rights are economic and human rights issues
It seem silly that I have to write this diary. The number 1 determination of whether a woman will be economically successful or not is her ability to control when and how many children she has.It’s as...
View ArticleNo, Bill Mahers comment was offensive but not for the reasons you all are...
I listen to Bill Maher’s show on a podcast every Saturday morning. I clean my house while listening and there is at least one moment every week where I roll my eyes so hard that I’m convinced one day...
View ArticleThe Democratic presidential field in 2020 will be very crowded.
There were 17 candidates in the Republican field for the 2016 Presidential election. I think that the 2020 primary race on the Democratic side could get just as crazy. I saw the discussion from 538...
View ArticleAs a woman you are asking for a big leap of faith when asking me to support...
I support a government option for healthcare. Let me repeat that again. If you want to the government to be the provider of your healthcare, I support and will work with you to make that happen. I...
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#Takeaknee Why you should watch a football game tomorrow!!
I get it...You hate the NFL. You think that they are a bunch of violent overpaid thugs who crash into each other for entertainment. I would only half disagree with you. But something amazing is...
View ArticleWhy women/men/girls/boys don't tell
I have been disappointed in this community the last couple of days. I see that we continue to struggle with the notion that ANYONE can be a sexual harasser, rapist, molester or general asshole. We...
View ArticleHow is the Franken case different from the Taylor Swift case?
In 2013 David Mueller, a DJ, took a picture with Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift immediately complained to her mother that he had grabbed her ass. Her security team informed Mueller and he was fired from...
View ArticleWhy do successful black women scare America so much?
Dear Lord!I saw the Oprah speech. It was discussed with my girlfriends (majority WOC). We thought it was excellent and then very tongue in cheek teased about her becoming President. We collectively...
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The hair revolution of Black Panther
One of the most striking things about Black Panther to me (and there are sooo many great things about this film) was the representation of Black hair. NATURAL Black Hair.I have 3C curly hair. For...
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From Starbucks to Berkeley
So there is a controversy raging in good old Berkeley. A beloved coffee shop called Elmwood Cafe closed it’s door’s at 2 am suddenly with the below message. What the hell does this have to do with...
View ArticleI want a ducking female President. There I said it.
For the standard disclaimer: Whoever wins the Democratic Primary, I will campaign for and vote for.After this last election, I want change and the change that I want is for the highest office in our...
View ArticleNuance matters. Why Sanders and Buttigieg both got "the voting while in...
Every single candidate is going to have to refine and re-refine their stances. Never was more evident than the town halls last night. A perfect example was the question of “Should incarcerated felons...
View ArticleRace, ethnicity and culture
There is a brilliant diary up by Denise Oliver Velez. www.dailykos.com/…It is a fascinating diary on reparations. However something I have noticed in these diaries is that there seems to be this...
View ArticleI'm asking you to pay respect to these 5 men (Central Park 5)
Please watch “When They see Us” currently playing on Netflix.I had the honor of bearing witness to the story of the five men, Kevin Richardson, Antron Mccray, Raymond Santana Jr., Korey Wise and Yusef...
View ArticleWhy I prefer Warren's debt plan to Sanders
Disclaimer: My #1 choice in the primaries is Kamala Harris but Warren is a very, very, very close 2nd for me.I graduated at the top of class in 1995...so yes I’m old! At the time, I had my picks of...
View ArticleKamala Harris and the sexual abuse allegations in the Catholic Church
This diary isn’t meant to render a judgment on Kamala Harris’s record but to address some details and misconceptions about the process of prosecuting a childhood sexual abuse case when pursing as an...
View ArticleIt's seriously not that hard to keep your hands to yourself
This is a goddamn rant. I’m seriously sick and tired of debating what is appropriate touching and behavior with fellow human beings.How hard is it to keep your goddamn hands to yourself? As a woman,...
View ArticleCan we please stop insulting 95% of the participants on this website!
Some of you need to get over yourselves. I mean seriously. I have been on here long enough to see the same goddamn pattern over and over again.1. Person writes diary. 2. Gets on rec list3. Gets...
View ArticleHarris after school plan and the ridiculous reaction to it!
Kamala Harris rolled out a new plan today to help address the problems that working parents face when trying to sort out childcare for their children. The plan calls for schools to provide quality,...
View ArticlePlease stop offering women and POC consolation prizes.
I’m really bummed about Senator Harris. She was my top pick for the President. I will move on and eventually vote for whoever wins the nomination but my heart is no longer in the primary.One of...
View ArticleBook controversies that you had no idea were going on.
This diary is going to address three book controversies currently going on. They are about three different issues but they all have a centralized theme. I hope my writing does them justice.Drama 1:...
View ArticleAre you undecided and are looking around like...Really???
This is not a diary to try to convince me to vote for your candidate. I can read each of the candidates websites and this isn’t a diary to promote your candidate.No I’m not interested in you telling...
View ArticleBlaming all the bad actors on white supremacy is an example of white privilege.
Seriously people! The troublemakers at the protests in no particular order except the first are:CopsWhite SupremacistAntifaOrganized GangsCriminalsBored TeenagersThese bad apples come in all colors,...
View ArticleWhy I think Kanye West is running for President
I thought I would write my opinion on what lead to this clownfuckery. TLDR version: “Thanks Obama!”In 2009, West interrupted Taylor Swift’s speech at the MTV music awards because he was pissed that...
View ArticleRemote learning with 2 kids and 2 working parents
I’m not sure if this story has been written but I wanted to share my perspective of what it’s like to do remote learning with 2 kids (4th/kindergarten).This is our second go around with remote...
View ArticleAnd the International Swimming Federation can kiss my big black...
In a day of stupid crap, I present you with the latest one. The International Swimming Federation has decided to ban swim caps that are specifically made for natural hair styles. You can see what it...
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