what the HELL is going on out there?
if the actual shooting at Fort Hood wasn't bad enough, the growing cacophony of anti-Muslim/Islam hysteria is about to eclipse it. on Twitter someone asked for the over/under for FOX News calling for the immediate segregation of all Muslims by Tuesday. why no link? it's unnecessary; just click on any comments section of *any* online newspaper or blog, liberal or conservative.
(frankly, i think the real story here is about mental health support, or lack of it, in the military but that's just me.)
then there's a second shooting today in Orlando and the difference in coverage is freaking startling (no instant speculation about race, ethnicity or religion - just 'crazy workplace shooter' narrative.)
question: why not treat the Fort Hood shootings like any other workplace violence story? or like a random school shooting?
and then the stupid ish i read in The Root huffing all insulted that the actress from Precious has the *nerve* to be all unashamed of her body?! (she must be mentally ill, The Root says. we're all caving to the PC gods if we don't shame her about her weight, The Root says. i say shut the frak up to The Root.)
makes me wanna holler or at least eat some bicuits and gravy. (i've missed lunch, too.)
it's a humdinger of a friday, folks.
carry on, if you can.
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Yeah. Friday was a day for the crazies. And the racist ones seem to be particularly empowered to say whatever the hell they want to me and my clearly misceginated kid. Post-racial my arse.
On the upside, you seem to have had a nice Sunday with M, and I generated enough sympathy on facebook to make me feel better AND decide to write about racial panic.
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