Producers Bet On A Chadwick Boseman Win, And Were Left With Egg On Their Faces I admit there were only two reasons I sat through the #Oscars last weekend. One was to see if Chloe Zhao would become only the second woman to win a Best Director Oscar, which she did, and the second, toContinue reading “The Academy Rarely Rewards An Actor Who Has Died”
Category Archives: Social Justice
My Unpopular Opinion: Social Distancing Contributed To The Capitol
COVID Restrictions Nearly Led Me Down A Dark Path, How Many Others Got Caught In That Trap? Back in August, I published my most popular blog entry on here, about how I nearly got sucked into the QAnon wormhole that clearly millions of other Americans, including at least two members of Congress, have gotten lostContinue reading “My Unpopular Opinion: Social Distancing Contributed To The Capitol”
The ‘Cancel Culture’ Battle Is Just An Excuse To Be A Bully
Right Wingers Antagonize And Cross The Line So They Can Make Names For Themselves As A Victim Grifter I promised myself I wasn’t going to write about the Dr. Biden bullshit this week, and this isn’t going to specifically be about that, but a general piece in response to it. As the narrative played out,Continue reading “The ‘Cancel Culture’ Battle Is Just An Excuse To Be A Bully”
When Will Black Lives Matter As Much As Mine Does?
In Interactions With Cops, Black Americans Are Held To A Standard Unlike Anyone Else In Free Societies When the indictment against one of the three cops who were involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky last March were announced on Wednesday, it at first seemed like it was a relief. One cop,Continue reading “When Will Black Lives Matter As Much As Mine Does?”
My One Scary Experience With Rudy Giuliani’s NYPD Was Illuminating
It Was Terrifying and Maddening, And For Black Americans, It’s Everyday Life STORYTIME! As the topic of police brutality and racism stews once again, I have been thinking recently about my own experiences with police. As a white guy, most of my interactions have not gone the same way as we hear and see withContinue reading “My One Scary Experience With Rudy Giuliani’s NYPD Was Illuminating”
Why Democrats Might Get Blamed For Problems Trump Caused
Preconceived Notions Are Hard To Break, And The One Here Is Democrats = Crime The United States is on the brink of civil war. I don’t think we can look at what happened in Kenosha, Wisconsin in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting, and in Portland, Oregon this weekend and conclude anything else. TwoContinue reading “Why Democrats Might Get Blamed For Problems Trump Caused”
How New York City’s Left Found Their Footing And Started Winning
What Started As Disorganized Movement Of White Transplants Is Now A Growing Socialist Machine Few people have been a bigger critic of the “left” than me. For over a decade, I dismissed the leftist movement, specifically in New York City, as a ragtag band of unfocused dreamers who throw around words like “socialism” and “revolution,”Continue reading “How New York City’s Left Found Their Footing And Started Winning”
Nick Rafter Writes 