
… ignorant to the subjects you teach students. I also do not forgive you for claiming to be an ally. An ally is so much more than wearing a safety pin. It also requires that you listen to the needs of Black people and respect the issues that we raise. When a Black student raises a concern over the way you are portraying her history, referring to all…
The one dark, hidden gift that 2016 has given me is an early warning: that nothing is permanent, and we are guaranteed nothing. All we have is this moment — this in breath and out breath — so I’d better learn to love myself right here and right now. It’s also taught me that I need to be easier on myself. That anxiety leads to illness, and perfectionism will kill me if I’m not careful.
“When you find someone whose problems are greater than your own, it lets you concentrate on things other than your problems, which you are not fixing because you are a lazy fuck. So you procrastinate. And people find really strange ways to procrastinate. One of the ways they find to procrastinate is create other problems in their life that take precedent over the problem they’re avoiding.”