Part 8: [ Content Notice: References to classism and anti-Black language, image, and hxstory and current events, such as slavery, including mass incarceration, and police. References to anti-trans healthcare discrimination. References to substance use and sex work. Discussions of politics, including the presidential election. Mentions of food. ] “I settle for fries and a burger when I have no energy to make pizza. I don't settle for presidents.” by Rosen T. Gordon (pronouns: zhe, zhir, and zhirs) I don't know whether to laugh or be offended that Joe Biden literally picked Kamala Harris as his vice presidential (VP) candidate. It's not that she lacks hard skills. It's her ethics that are terrible. Her being a cop falls right in line with Biden's policies. As the attorney general of California, she mass incarcerated many Black people, especially if poor, through increasing prosecution of schoolchildren and their guardians under the “anti-truancy” program, people who use substances, and sex workers (Squires 2020; Sanders 2020). In 2015, Harris repeatedly fought to deny Michelle Norsworthy, an incarcerated trans woman, gender affirming care (Sanders 2020). Her being VP could push her trajectory to a potential presidency, expanding her oppressive reach. No, my thinking is not limited to "deficit-based analysis." You are using the language of social justice to do mental gymnastics on how Biden and Harris' praxis will ever be better. Biden is literally a slave master, and Harris is runaway slave patrol (Headen). Slavery may not be a deal breaker for you, but it is for me. [ Image Description: The Tuxedo Winnie the Pooh meme format is used. Pooh in a crop top has an indifferent facial expression to the statement, “Settle for Biden: Trite, White, with no bite.” Pooh in a tuxedo has an intrigued facial expression to the statement,“Settle for Fries and a Burger: Yummy in my tummy!” ] Hashtags: #NoMorePresidents #BlackLivesMatter #DecriminalizePoverty #EndtheSchooltoPrisonPipeline #EndSchooltoConfinementPathways #DecriminalizeSexWork #EndtheWaronDrugs #ProtectTransLives #FreeThemAll https://www.instagram.com/p/CHD5dxnAjUK/?igshid=1s3vt7nmck5ph
