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When you ask him what he finna eat and he say “you” 

“A remarkable film.” - The New York Times “A true masterpiece of this generation.” - Rolling Stone “Gripping. Full of suspense and drama.” - The New Yorker “Legendary and exhilarating. Definitely Oscar material.” - Empire

“A remarkable film.” - The New York Times “A true masterpiece of this generation.” - Rolling Stone “Gripping. Full of suspense and drama.” - The New Yorker “Legendary and exhilarating. Definitely Oscar material.” - Empire

An Article from Neena Susan Thomas

“Through a rapist’s eyes. A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interview…ed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:

1] The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun! , braid, or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.

2] The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who’s clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around to cut clothing.

3] They also look for women using their cell phone, searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.

4] The number one place women are abducted from / attacked at is grocery store parking lots.

5] Number two is office parking lots/garages.

6] Number three is public restrooms.

7] The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to a second location where they don’t have to worry about getting caught.

8] If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn’t worth it because it will be time-consuming.

9] These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas,or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.

10] Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you’re not worth it.

POINTS THAT WE SHOULD REMEMBER:

1] If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it, or make general small talk: can’t believe it is so cold out here, we’re in for a bad winter. Now that you’ve seen their faces and could identify them in a line- up, you lose appeal as a target.

2] If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell Stop or Stay back! Most of the rapists this man talked to said they’d leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.

3] If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever he goes,) yelling I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY and holding it out will be a deterrent.

4] If someone grabs you, you can’t beat them with strength but you can do it by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the arm between the elbow and armpit or in the upper inner thigh – HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it; it really hurts.

5] After the initial hit, always go for the groin. I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy’s parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you’ll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause him a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble, and he’s out of there.

6] When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.

7] Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don’t dismiss it, go with your instincts. You may feel little silly at the time, but you’d feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.

FINALLY, PLEASE REMEMBER THESE AS WELL ….

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do it.

2. Learned this from a tourist guide to New Orleans : if a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you…. chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car: Kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won’t see you but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping,eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON’T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side,put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU CLOSE the DOORS , LEAVE.

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:

a. Be aware: look around your car as someone may be hiding at the passenger side , peek into your car, inside the passenger side floor, and in the back seat. ( DO THIS TOO BEFORE RIDING A TAXI CAB) .

b. If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.

c. Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked “for help” into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it’s better safe than sorry.

If u have compassion reblog this post. ‘Helping hands are better than Praying Lips’ – give us your helping hand.

REBLOG THIS AND LET EVERY GIRL KNOW AT LEAST PEOPLE WILL KNOW WHATS GOING ON IN THIS WORLD. So please reblog this….Your one reblog can Help to spread this information.

Bernie Sanders DOES NOT care about Black Lives!

Please my people STOP listening to sound bites and start digging up FACTS!

Let’s look at the great work Bernie Sanders has done for blacks in Vermont…which FYI is the second whitest state in america.

African “americans” in Vermont only make up 1% of the population, yet African “americans” make up around 20% of Vermont’s unemployment population.

African “americans” in Vermont only make up 1% of the population, yet African “americans” make up 23.2% of the citizens of Vermont living in poverty.

Bernie Sanders says he is against the mass incarceration of African “americans”, yet the percentage of blacks in Vermont prisons is nearly twenty times greater than the percentage in the general population.

Above is a graph in 2010 the African population in Vermont Prison has almost doubled in 5 years. 

Let’s look at the great work Bernie Sanders has done for African people in general shall we? 

Bernie Sanders in an avid supporter of Israel. A colonial state that is putting the indigenous people of Palestine through some of the most violent acts of genocide in History! Many of whom are African.

Bernie supports Israel’s immigration laws. Laws that force African Israeli women injections of contraceptives to deplete Israel’s black population.

Bernie did not know MLK, he did not help MLK, he literally just went to ONE event. The March on Washington. Which had 10s of thousands of people there, who weren’t all supporters of MLK! Malcolm X called it “The Farce on Washington”. Because it was an event controlled and organized by the U.S. Government!

***Now here goes is THE TRUE TEA***

Bernie was part of the white jewish chapter of SNCC. ( Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). When the Black Students of SNCC talked against Israel and their war crimes against Palestine, do you know what the white jewish chapter of SNCC did? Well they were the financial supporters of The SNCC. So they scheduled the black students including Kwame Ture the leader of the SNCC to go to Mississippi. Once there, they took out all their money from the organization’s bank accounts and disconnected all the phones. They left the black students of SNCC stranded in the middle of Mississippi, with no money, no transportation and no one to call. To add insult to injury….they even called and tipped off the KKK in Mississippi about the stranded black students. Now go ask Bernie about that!

I really thought that after Obama, my African people would become more politically conscious and less easy to fool. This bernie sanders campaign has shown me, many of us still have a lot to learn. This system, this country, this imperialism cannot save us, because it was built and is currently sustained off of us. Revolution is the only answer.

I can say it is really disheartening/lame to see everyone on the Bernie Sanders bus just Bc he throws around a couple of phrases we like to hear.

The Black vote is a powerful vote. The young vote is a powerful vote. Do you think politicians don't know that? And right now there's a HUGE political void for our demographic.