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Today the good people of Alabama face an excruciatingly difficult decision. They have to figure out whether it would be a bad idea to elect someone who has been credibly accused of using his political power to sexually assault and harass girls as young as 14 years of age. Of course if they choose not to vote for Roy Moore they might be giving up on the chance to make America great again. You know, "when families were united — even though we had slavery — they cared for one another…. Our families were strong, our country had a direction." So there you have it. If they choose not to send a likely child molester to Congress they might lose out on the chance to "shake up the establishment" and "drain the swamp" by electing someone who opines that getting rid of all of the amendments after the Tenth would "eliminate many problems." I do hope that the citizens of Alabama are able to resolve this moral dilemma for the ages. This is the United States in 2017.
To make sure that I am not misunderstood, I don't really think that this is a difficult decision. The fact that someone like Roy Moore has a strong chance of being elected to the US Senate tells us something terrible about the state of the country at this point in time. Of course it can't be too much of a surprise given the current resident of the Oval Office...
Update: it looks like Alabama came through on this one. It's hard to get too excited when the margin of victory is barely over one percent, but it's a start. Congratulations to everyone who worked hard on Doug Jones' campaign. I would also like to say thank you to all the people who chose decency and respect in this election even when it meant going against some of their ideological commitments.
Sometimes, it's good to feel uncomfortable because it's a small fraction of a glimpse of what others go through all their lives. I was relieved on Tues. night that Alabama didn't elect a pedophile but that was largely thanks to women and men of color who voted for Doug Jones. White people by and large still voted for the pedophile, Roy Moore.
The Women's Rights ancestry in this country has unfortunately a history of wanting rights for white women and excluding women of color. Susan B. Anthony herself was racist even when Frederick Douglass made an effort to reach out to her on a human level. And now, buried in the same cemetery at Mount Hope in the city where I grew up (Rochester, NY), I imagine them comparing notes on the revolution and progression of this country and how we're still held back.
Not all white people but many white people are still holding us back in a big way. They hold us back in the way they vote. They hold us back in their lack of kindness and empathy. They hold us back in how they pander and condescend to minority voters when they need them and throw them out like trash when it comes to actual policies that represent all of their constituents, not just the NRA lobbyists or the corporate billionaires. And, in doing so, they hold the vast majority of Americans back, regardless of race or gender and we all suffer.
I've gone to quite a few protests in my day. I was so excited to move to the big city of Chicago back in 2001 because I wanted to be able to see more bands play and go to more museums and be part of artistic communities. Then, 911 happened and I found myself spending most of my energy protesting the Iraq war. Do you remember My Grief Is NOT a Cry For War? Yeah, I was one of those people and still am. Remember Not in My Name? I still feel that way.
But, as someone who has been to both well attended and poorly attended protests against war, public education budget cuts, and racism, the Women's March of 2017 was a new high for me. I had never seen over 250, 000+ people gathered at the same time all to support women's' rights. And, although the movement may have taken awhile to gain momentum and we've certainly lost so many civil rights with the Trump administration for so many humans, the most recent call to action from women speaking out against sexual abuse, rape, and overall power tripping sexism and misogyny is honestly something I have never before seen in my lifetime. Suddenly, men, even politicians, are starting to be careful of what they say and do....we still haven't hold Trump accountable but I do believe it's coming.
So, I was elated when I walked in the streets with so many women from so many backgrounds in my city, all united with their male friends, fathers, brothers, and partners with them in support last January and I hope that it's even bigger this year because we have some things to celebrate but we also have some things to mourn and work still needs to be done.
But, back to that photo...you know, the photo I was going to tell you about. It's the photo I deleted. The photo was of a Black Woman and she was holding up a sign she had written on and the sign said, in bold letters WHITE WOMEN VOTED FOR TRUMP. She wasn't the only one, either. I read an article about someone seeing this sign at either the same or a different rally. And, while there's an organization called Women For Trump headed by a white woman that for some reason CNN continues to interview, I wanted this day to be about empowerment and about women coming together. I wanted to give Susan B. Anthony the finger. I wanted to taunt her ghost. I wanted to tell her we'd come so far and that race no longer mattered, that women were stronger together, walking the streets.
Susan B. Anthony's ghost continues to laugh in my face. Even worse, I censored myself. I found that same woman in the 7,000+ photos I took during the march but I deleted the shot of her with that sign up because I felt that message was divisive and, to be blunt, it made me really uncomfortable. Why should I feel bad? I didn't vote for Trump! I support many children who are minorities! I give to charity every month! I wouldn't even vote for Hillary Clinton because she called Black People "Super predators" and I didn't want anyone like that in office. So, why should I feel bad? I felt bad because it's true, because I have white shame. And, over the months I've realized that Susan B. Anthony's ghost and I still will continue to spar. I've also come to terms with the fact that I do have white privilege and that it's ok to be uncomfortable and to be depressed because again, think of the men and women who have violence enacted on them every day by the system and by the police because of the color of their skin. My discomfort is laughable.
Tuesday, Susan B. Anthony was laughing again. She was laughing because white women continue to do the wrong thing. They continue to vote for pedophiles and against the progress of this country. The only people who really seem to want a truly great America are people of color and, if I could make a wish it is that we have only women of color in every government office position at every level for the next couple of hundred years. It's their time to be represented/ My guess is that America would be much better for it. We've already seen what the white man will do and it's pretty atrocious...isn't the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results? It's time to acknowledge our collective insanity. Even though I believe Russia interfered in our election, we have to acknowledge that there's a racist tumor in the heads of many Americans like a deadly snake and it is making our whole country suffer. There is a partial American flag visible in the top right hand of the frame and that's pretty symbolic because there's only a small fraction of Americans represented by their elected officials at this time.
So, to Susan B. Anthony, I still think Frederick Douglass was the better human than you and, perhaps even more so, Anna Murray-Douglass his wife deserves to be more famous than you ever became as an early civil rights activist.
It's hard to admit our heroes were racist but, then again, we can always get new heroes.
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The poster illustration is by Robert Tanenbaum.
This movie is also known under the title BLACK CHRISTMAS.
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HAGATNA, Guam – Roy W. Moore shows Marines a Korean War-era truck Feb. 27 at the Pacific War Museum in Hagatna, Guam during exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is designed to set conditions for bilateral and multilateral training opportunities, and support rapid response to potential theater crises and contingency operations in the Asia-Pacific region. Moore is a volunteer at the Pacific War Museum. the Marines are with Motor Transport, Combat Logistic Detachment 39, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Pete Sanders/released)
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HAGATNA, Guam – Staff Sgt. Michael J. Madieros, right, helps Roy W. Moore repairs a vintage Marine Corps truck Feb. 27 at the Pacific War Museum in Hagatna, Guam during exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield will facilitate multiservice engagements, set conditions for bilateral and multilateral training opportunities, and support rapid response to potential theater crises and contingency operations in the Asia-Pacific region. Moore is a volunteer at the museum. Madieros is a motor transport maintenance chief with Combat Logistics Detachment 39, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Pete Sanders/released)
Roy Stewart Moore , aka Roy Moore, is a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama running for the Senate in Alabama.
This caricature of Roy Moore is an original Photoshop painting. This body was adapted from a photo in the public domain from The White House.
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HAGATNA, Guam – Marine Cpl. Derek B. Parks shares stories with Roy W. Moore Feb. 27 at the Pacific War Museum in Hagatna, Guam during exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield will facilitate multiservice engagement, set conditions for bilateral and multilateral training opportunities, and support rapid response to potential theater crises and contingency operations in the Asia-Pacific region. Moore is a volunteer at the museum. Parks is a quality control specialist with Combat Logistics Detachment 39, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Pete Sanders/released)
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HAGATNA, Guam- Marines restore vintage Marine Corps vehicles Feb. 27 at the Pacific War Museum in Hagatna, Guam during exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is designed to facilitate multiservice engagement and provide potential rapid response to theater crises and contingency operations in the Asia-Pacific region. The Marines are with Combat Logistics Detachment 39, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl Jeraco Jenkins/Released)
William Little, an English surgeon, wrote the first medical descriptions of what is now known a cerebral palsy. Originally cerebral palsy was called Little's Disease due to William Little's description in an 1861 paper. Little believed that the condition was due to a lack of oxygen during birth. Little's Disease is now known as spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy.
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Roy Stewart Moore , aka Roy Moore, is a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama running for the Senate in Alabama.
This caricature of Roy Moore is an original Photoshop painting. This body was adapted from a photo in the public domain from The White House.
Roy Stewart Moore , aka Roy Moore, is a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama running for the Senate in Alabama.
This caricature of Roy Moore is an original Photoshop painting. This body was adapted from a photo in the public domain from The White House.