tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post3286257992746944044..comments2024-03-22T04:01:14.613-04:00Comments on Life According to Steph: Do better: America 2017SMD @ lifeaccordingtostephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884611147965544589noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-19442278982648884942017-08-22T14:11:15.153-04:002017-08-22T14:11:15.153-04:00Thank you for this, Snotty. I have been out of tow...Thank you for this, Snotty. I have been out of town for the better part of the last two weeks, but as soon as it all went down, I knew you would write about it and I was looking for your strength and leadership. I will be donating to the Southern Law Poverty Center this week. BHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452646552597239826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-36438480069732501312017-08-21T11:21:17.717-04:002017-08-21T11:21:17.717-04:00Thanks Laura. Thanks Laura. SMD @ lifeaccordingtostephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884611147965544589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-50393649714064442642017-08-18T22:34:06.345-04:002017-08-18T22:34:06.345-04:00Unsurprisingly, a well-researched and well-thought...Unsurprisingly, a well-researched and well-thought-out post. You know how I feel about all of this. It's taken such a toll on me this week -- I've never respected, liked or wanted Trump in office, and THIS was it for me. He's done SO much in 7-8 months that I feel warrants his removal, but this crossed the line by leaps and bounds. I'll never get over it. He needs to go, and we need to fight, resist and continue to counter protest and speak out against these white supremacists/nazis/terrorists. I'm heartsick that I spoke to my jewish best friend today and heard the sound of her voice while explaining what it's like to be her. In 2017. I weep for society but am thankful for people like you.Ali Arnonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481407457549302387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-10686724962264572572017-08-18T22:01:50.479-04:002017-08-18T22:01:50.479-04:00I cried when I read this the other day. Every wor...I cried when I read this the other day. Every word in it is true... and I'm a little tired of people refusing to acknowledge the realities in this world. I'm tired of white people acting victimized and refusing to understand. Those images I sent you Friday night were horrifying. HORRIFYING. <br /><br />Someone in one of my professional groups asked today if you would tell your students to ignore this stuff going on at a college campus. No one was really speaking up aside from being scandalized. I finally had to call a spade a spade. My kids will absolutely be the ones without an attorney/legal counsel and whose lives will be ruined (if not ended - because #truth), so yeah... I'm going to have to tell them to ignore it.<br /><br />Also. Texas A&M canceling a white supremacist rally and citing safety concerns as opposed to THE FACT IT IS A WHITE SUPREMACIST RALLY is absolutely sickening. But they are the only public university in Texas that makes a public education affordable for my kids... so quandary. Gut wretching awful quandary. EVERY DAY. sara [at] journey of doinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328180529729262449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-53421064999958258932017-08-16T16:06:53.720-04:002017-08-16T16:06:53.720-04:00So well put together. Sharing. So well put together. Sharing. Kay R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17616798594879683219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-64975544818232517132017-08-16T15:08:32.561-04:002017-08-16T15:08:32.561-04:00I am in utter disbelief that there are still peopl...I am in utter disbelief that there are still people in 2017 acting this way, it's beyond disgusting. And we are being portrayed to the rest of the world via the media this way. I am thankful to not live anywhere near where this madness is occurring, and that I do not know anyone or of anyone who speaks or acts this way towards other human beings. I'm trying to avoid the news, but it's impossible :(Kate at Green Fashionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104665064880942943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-18287186734236355982017-08-16T11:13:47.085-04:002017-08-16T11:13:47.085-04:00So so powerful, so so true, so so necessary. and s...So so powerful, so so true, so so necessary. and so so sad that it needs to be sad.Three of Cupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504198212822541481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-34698116600236912512017-08-16T10:28:33.904-04:002017-08-16T10:28:33.904-04:00Bravo. Such a great post. Thank you for putting ...Bravo. Such a great post. Thank you for putting into words the things that always seem to be in my head.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17697274800433156511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-80056641692747793752017-08-16T08:54:16.740-04:002017-08-16T08:54:16.740-04:00I'm interested in all these links. So many tho...I'm interested in all these links. So many thought-provoking things happening on twitter - how people get perspectives without it, I can't understand. As much as 45 is a HUGE part of the problem, he isn't all of it. Now that it is in front of everyone's face that racism is not dead, we have to do something about it. Tearing down statues is only the first step. None of it matters if no one changes their mind.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01625993635674294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-11969775874969799132017-08-16T07:39:28.589-04:002017-08-16T07:39:28.589-04:00Wow. Just wow. This is so powerful. The truth us...Wow. Just wow. This is so powerful. The truth usually is. Thank you. llf1020https://www.blogger.com/profile/16196234993611944142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-90145110658348336362017-08-16T07:19:49.705-04:002017-08-16T07:19:49.705-04:00Just seeing this now. God help and heal and bless ...Just seeing this now. God help and heal and bless all. <br />Love. Your. Momma. Only love ❤️ Linda Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719274719027029150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-70742054100588653642017-08-15T20:22:31.304-04:002017-08-15T20:22:31.304-04:00texas a&m is my alma mater and I am just sick ...texas a&m is my alma mater and I am just sick over the fact a "cancellation" may or may not matter - nothing can restrict unwanted groups from forming in public spaces, on 9/11 no less. so awful. lauren alford designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03553839804166048183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-16439780301822124072017-08-15T14:52:23.029-04:002017-08-15T14:52:23.029-04:00I think I've typed the phrase "this world...I think I've typed the phrase "this world is so scary" too many times to count recently and I hate it. I believe you hit it on the head with this is about being human and not political. Humans need to take care of humans. P!nkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10193703533246466440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-16385223439285166212017-08-15T14:44:18.949-04:002017-08-15T14:44:18.949-04:00ok that 20 min vice news clip was absolutely eye o...ok that 20 min vice news clip was absolutely eye opening and terrifyingPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09106547753660271412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-9993330270238461072017-08-15T14:10:31.099-04:002017-08-15T14:10:31.099-04:00Thanks for putting this all down in one place. Sha...Thanks for putting this all down in one place. Sharing this post in mine, which is a pathetic mumbling compared to what you've shared. Thanks for being a resource and model American.Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390697943483129220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-82206041331526628292017-08-15T12:56:26.138-04:002017-08-15T12:56:26.138-04:00Yes. I refuse to stand by while people parade arou...Yes. I refuse to stand by while people parade around swastikas and chanting about white power. Not gonna happen. The whatabouters disgust me. Amber Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784191631606085116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-19342194017150440992017-08-15T12:39:53.262-04:002017-08-15T12:39:53.262-04:00I read the Texas reps bill eliminating fault for h...I read the Texas reps bill eliminating fault for hitting someone during a protest a couple of weeks ago (because work) and thought "you privileged white son of a B." THEN, he staunchly defended said bill on twitter yesterday. Absolutely sickening.Heather Lockharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312358963549375876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-65860780813805349252017-08-15T12:19:29.581-04:002017-08-15T12:19:29.581-04:00Thank you for this post and thank you for not stay...Thank you for this post and thank you for not staying silent (to be clear that was never a concern I had about you!) and thank you for your disgust and anger. The JuliusGoat twitter thread was spot on and I love that it went viral. I applaud the efforts Yes, You're Racist for IDing the white supremacists at the march. And yes, we have to start having uncomfortable and even occasionally ugly conversations about white supremacy, especially with Christians who give cover to hate. Silence is complicity. And too many of us, even unintentionally, have been complicit in the past because we didn't want to create waves. It's time to put on life jackets and makes lots of waves.Tanya @ A Mindful Migrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12662395965850097235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-76590751976161302392017-08-15T12:09:04.188-04:002017-08-15T12:09:04.188-04:00This entire clusterfuck makes me so sick. How are ...This entire clusterfuck makes me so sick. How are we here right now?<br />I come from an extremely republican family. My brother and I are the only two who branched out and changed our tunes in our late teens/early 20s. Under this presidency, my dad (who's always been a GOP-donating, NRA-supporting, COAL GUNS AND GOD kind of person) is starting to change his opinions and thoughts, too. It helps that I wear him down in every discussion/debate we have. But all that said, I've told K that we aren't sitting quietly at the extend family dinner table any more. Nazi sympathizers and racists are getting called out. I won't do it, I won't listen to it, and I won't let people get away with feeling alright about themselves while spewing this bullshit.<br />I never engage in FB feuds but a friend posted about how despicable the POS POTUS is right now and someone commented defending republicans and the alt-right at Charlottesville. I don't know him and I don't care to engage in arguments, but I let him know he's defending nazis, racists, and klan members. You don't get to mask your sympathy or "support." It is what it is. You have a right to march and to defend those who do, but you will absolutely suffer the consequences. You're not fucking welcome here and you will know it. <br />I am so fucking over the hate in this country. I'm over the hate and blindness and privileged. And it's 100% time to start calling motherfuckers out on it- it's well past time, actually. Audrey Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01593561585985740053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-32122443385246701932017-08-15T11:58:25.039-04:002017-08-15T11:58:25.039-04:00No one was born a hater. Thank you for all of thi...No one was born a hater. Thank you for all of this, I am saving this to go back and look and read all your links when I have more time. Ugh my mom is such a Whatabouter and I hung up on her last night because I was so disgusted I walked down and watched the protests when they took the third of four down here and I am so happy it was not this bad, but I still saw nothing but hate and ignorance of privilege and it was sad. I was conflicted at first about taking down the monuments only in a architectural historic preservation perspective (that's my job). But now that I see the hate that comes out to protest it, I no longer feel that way. Take them all down. Thank you again.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331615511067156438noreply@blogger.com