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white privilege

What Black folks really need

May 23, 2017December 2, 2009 by shay subscriber

Today’s post is personal and written from my lens as a Black woman in America, so if it seems there are generalizations in what I am about to say, it’s because this is my personal truth. Can I just say that I am going through some shit that has me wondering how come I wasn’t born white? …

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Categories Racial and Cultural, Random babble Tags jobs and racism, white privilege

Wh**e folks and racial naivete

June 7, 2020October 21, 2008 by shay subscriber

For the past few days I have been thinking about the rather interesting observation that this presidential season seems to be bringing out, the fact that by and large when you are person of the paler hue, one does not have to think about race on a regular basis. Seriously, both in my online as …

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Categories Current Events, Racial and Cultural Tags 2008 election, racism, white privilege 7 Comments

It is what I say it is.. got that?

May 23, 2017September 15, 2008 by shay subscriber

Here I am a peaceful subject, so peaceful that I don’t spank my little one when she is acting up and believe me as a former spanker who got spanked there are days that the peaceful more gentle route really starts to grate on a Mama’s nerves. However I am not talking about the little one, though …

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Categories Racial and Cultural, Random babble Tags racism, white men, white privilege 6 Comments
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