A woman at my PhD defense said “So are you saying racism is STILL so bad it impacts learning environments?”
I said: Well, I, a black student, straightened my hair before coming today. I knew even my natural hair would change how you, my educator, perceived me”
racists in CA will really be like “tHiS iS aMeRicA sPeAk eNgLisH” but live in a place called Los Angeles or Palos Verdes or La Habra or San Diego or La Mirada or Escondido or Sacramento or Rancho Cucamonga or Santa Ana or Costa Mesa or San Clemente or San Jose or Santa Monica or
Since we’re on the subject of holidays, I propose next April 9th as Confederate Surrender Day because people seem confused about who actually lost that war. It should be celebrated by knocking over whatever monuments they have left by then.
“California doesn’t have Confederate statues. But it has statues of Junipero Serra, known as the ‘father’ of the California Missions. Less known for what actually happened - destroying the Native population here.” - @LAist
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