#iramble

Me not getting kissed by Yura, Aoi or Koga in their MS is everyone in the same room as Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello.

EVEN GINNOJO LANDED ONE, C’MON!

That or I was too busy sobbing and missed out the scene.

It’s both maddening and endearing. I like them a lot. Watching them do their thing and somehow stumbling into peace despite the chaos they create fills my heart with warmth.

There’s most assuredly a difference between being Pro-Black vs. militant. Being Pro-Black ranges from individuals that are actively, outwardly, and vocally Pro-Black to individuals that silently support (the sheep that agree but are not willing to be a face or get their hands dirty). I believe that we need more of the former because silently sitting on the sideline is not going to spark the desired change in society that we seek. In order to be militant you have to be unequivocally Pro-Black. Not just Pro-Black actively, outwardly, and vocally but also willing to defend it in whatever way is necessary including forcefully.

I identify as both but far less of the negative stigma of being militant. I am willing to fight with my mind and my fist to defend my Blackness, other Black ppl, and support of all things Black. Organize and protest injustices affecting POC. I will not however blindly walk into a march or protest with ppl who are not absolute on what they’re are protesting and intend to achieve by doing so. I also won’t be marching in the street brandishing a weapon, displaying myself as an obvious threat to those that intend to harm me or my ppl. I think it would be more effective for Black ppl to educate ourselves, support ourselves, and police ourselves in order to protect ourselves. Instead of letting these white ppl make the laws and enforce their will on us, we as a community regulate our own community. For instance, call out the dope boy from down the block. Recognize that ppl don’t sell dope for fun, they do it because of needs. Offer him another solution to feeding his family other selling dope. Do that by giving him a steady job in Black owned businesses that services the Black community. Open more Black owned businesses and hire the Black ppl in your community who will in turn be a patron of your businesses. Take that money and invest it back into the Black community. Rinse and repeat.