Ugh the jokes, they write themselves

This is a new post about John Boner and Dick Perry.

On Strangers

Dear Adoring Public:

Yes, we too find it confusing that not only are we at this advanced age and unmarried, but we are at this advanced age and totally unproposed to. We do not understand it as we too think we are a pretty and kindly somewhat-person. Unfortunately there is nothing we can do about this. Drunken, unsolicited lectures about how we need to love ourselves before anyone else can love us are not only the thing of the first 25 minutes of romantic comedies, they are really very unhelpful. Yes we would like children, yes our time is running out. Yes we are keenly aware of it. We do not, however, have any control over when or if, these events may occur. We appreciate your horror on our behalf, but ultimately our having to justify our existence to you is both unhelpful towards what appears to be your ultimate goal (ie. getting us married and in a suburban home) and frankly it is hurtful and rude!

It's easier to spot when you are unfamiliar with the trappings

It is interesting when every once in a while someone says something that pierces the spectacle of the contemporary media. In real time, every person of color interviewed about the riots in England by the BBC was asked a first question: why are they rioting? After an explanation about racism and classism and disenfranchisement that person of color was asked a follow up question: so you condone the rioting? The person of color was left confused as they had said nothing that would indicate an opinion on the riot one way or another.

White commenters were then given the stage: the rioters are nothing but criminals and hooligans! This is blatant criminality!!

Leaving the commentors of color confused, were they then in a debate about whether breaking store windows was criminal? Or were they to debate why this was happening?

So finally it all came to a head when race scholar Darcus Howe was asked to explain the riots:


He is an educated man, and he has thought about racism. His interviewer is a privileged ignorant woman who tries to mask her discomfort by attacking Mr. Howe.

there is hope for a better tomorrow.

we hate wading through piles of emails as much as the rest of you. we like vacation better than work. we want to live in an ergonomic world with sepia tones and curved edges. we carry a new world in our hearts.