#feb. 10

Mae West, star and playwright of Sex, as she left the West Side court, February 10, 1927. She had been held on $1,000 bail for a further hearing on her play, which was deemed "unfit for public showing." Sex and two other plays on Broadway had been raided by the cops the night before and the principals hailed (and some hauled) into night court.

Over the course of the last few weeks I have been keeping up with the different news stories that have been going on. There are one you see on the mainstream news like the Muslim ban and the under qualified spots being filled by the trump administration to the stories you don't see on the news like China declaring war on the US, North Korea firing off another missile, but slighting falling short in Japan waters, and even the “Slaughterhouse” prison in Syria. I’ve realized just how obviously corrupt and racist everything is.

Of course things are obvious when the outside is looking in, but when you are the “in” factor it becomes a whole different story. I have a tendency to break down the different ways a  person responds like facial expression, tone, and the wording and watching how people who are suppose to be protecting us is only looking out for themselves. How everything they do is systematically built to destroy what has been made, so people can learn to come together. People who believe in what the Trump administration baffle me. I can get behind certain ideas like concentrating on fixing our country before trying to fix others, but when you target a specific religion or race, or pull out of agreements that have existed for the betterment of our economy is where I draw the line.

Trump pulled out of NAFTA, working on getting out of the U.N, he’s trying to reduce the endangered species list, so they can expand business, he has incited hate toward people of color, net neutrality is in danger. It hasn't even, been a month since he was in office and the world is already turning into civilization that is only meant to cater to the rich, screw the middle class, and keep the poor in check. Did you know Arizona ran a $1.7 million drug test on welfare recipients and only got one person. ONE PERSON. Things like Flint, Michigan are still happening where they have lead in their water supply. This has been an ongoing threat for over 3 years. Instead of fixing the problems at hand that are hurting American citizens, money grubbing business men decide its easier to ignore it and continue as if nothing is happening.

There isn’t enough things going for me to say that I like America. All I can do is make sure I survive in a word that is out to keep with my head down. Not only as a Black Man, but also as an American Citizen

If they look down on you

Because you wear shorts instead of skirts

Then it is only because

The fact that you are female

Without giving up your ferocity

Scares them And If they look down on you

Because you wear skirts instead of shorts

Then it is only because

The fact that you are fierce

Without giving up your femininity