Dear Trump voters, I’m not writing to berate you, question your reasoning, shame you, or otherwise attack you for the choice you made in this election. I respect your right to choose whoever you thought was best suited to lead this country, or more accurately for many of us: which political party. There are a…
Tag: oppression
Beyond the Power of Silence
There are things that no one wants to talk about – until those things happen to them and then they turn to the anonymous internet where they hope that someone else has done the unthinkable: shared their own experience of that very same thing. But they could never talk about that themselves, could they? Everyone…
Not a shame inducing guilt trip, an opportunity
Oppression appears to be everywhere. I hear about it in the news, see it in my Facebook stream, it’s mentioned at church, and driving past the “lingerie” shops (with “hot, nude girls”) near our house – all of these are constant reminders that oppression is rampant. As a result, I feel like I am constantly…
One Thing
I have this crazy idea. A crazy, wonderful idea. An impossible idea, really. But maybe not quite impossible. I think this crazy idea of mine might just be compelling enough to spark curiosity, bore into the very core of people, burn ember-bright and spread like wildfire. Or it may snuff out the second I strike…