The Typewriter Bleeds

I’m surrounded by generations of women inspired by suffragettes and supremacy.  They are kept warm by pink crocheted cat ears and wave signs demanding equality. My pussy isn’t pink.

This march isn’t for me.

I’m surrounded by people new to protest; this their first demonstration. They call it a march, but no one moves. Overflowing streets, blocked traffic, but no urge to run.

There is no riot gear.

This march isn’t for me.

I’m surrounded by unfamiliar faces. They notice and smile. I search desperately for home.

It rings false with monochromy.

This march isn’t for me.

I’m surrounded by a sigh of relief when the crowd begins to thin. They pocket their pink pussies, assimilate, and free their faces of war paint.

 There’s no makeup wipe for melanin. 

The city of signs and shouts disappears. 

I stand alone in the shadow of the White house, but

This some preemo fuckboi type shit.

You mad cuz she a stripper?

Nigga was really that skeptical that he had to try and find some “dirt” to dig up lol…Bet his Black ass woulda been tippin her if he had the money

Two feminist geniuses are saving thousands of newborns

The developing world sees as many as 99% of newborn and maternal deaths worldwide. Baby Hero, a company which sells baby products, is trying to lower the odds: For every product sold, they send a neonatal survival kit, compact enough to fit in a ziplock bag, to poor mothers in need. Their plan takes Toms Shoes and Warby Parker a step further.

Hercules Mulligan, I need no introduction,

Goodbye to Alan Rickman.  “ By Grabthar’s hammer, by the suns of Worvan, you shall be avenged.”

* my dad * Wes Craven * Percy Sledge * Stuart Scott (ESPN anchor) * Leslie Gore (singer It’s My Party) * Sam Simon (Simpsons co-creator) * Lemmy * David Bowie * Alan Rickman

…along with millions of others worldwide.