cn: emotional and sexual abuse, no graphic descriptions I saw Part I of the Leaving Neverland documentary and have some thoughts, but first I want to acknowledge the survivors who told their stories in brutally honest detail. Wade Robeson and James Safechuck, thank you. What struck me the most, besides how horrific these kids’ experiences…
It’s that time again! Another year of Going Outside While Female (okay, I posted this one a little late but I was busy, alright), in which I have painstakingly jotted down each incident of street harassment I experienced.ย In case you missed it, here’s Volume One. Why bother documenting this, instead of just ignoring it? Look,…
cn: emotional abuse and manipulation, alcoholism, suicidal threats, threats of physical violence Iโm not going to bury the lede on this one. From May-September of 2015, I experienced emotional abuse and predatory behavior from Jamie Kilstein, former co-host of the progressive political podcast Citizen Radio, and sometimes musician and comedian. My last contact with him…
CW: police brutality, violence, racism. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the athlete protests (mostly in the NFL, but in other sports as well) because 1. the internet won’t shut up about it and 2. I can’t believe this is actually controversial. It seems ludicrous to me that the majority of Americans aren’t…
A little over a year ago, I started jotting down the details every time I got harassed when I stepped out of my apartment. I wanted something that I (and maybe other women?) can point to when we have to explain how frequently we have to deal with this crap. Keeping a record also helped…