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This content was originally published June 22, 2018 … As the reader(s) of this blog may have noticed, chamblee54 features poetry. Lately, I have been wondering exactly what I have, and how to access this archive. Yesterday, I started to create a numbered spreadsheet of the 674 graphic poems that have been published in the last five years. … On June 22, 2025, 1266 poems are registered. … Item C001 was published 10-04-2013. A lot of these are terrible. Many of the early works were the result of Trifecta, a writing contest which is no longer in operation. …
… A prompt would be for 33 words, including a certain word, phrase, or concept. Trifecta is no longer in business. Another writing contest, YeahWrite, kicked me out for this poem. Those are the breaks. The party goes on. · Labelism Is Privilege racist liberal conservative, confusing labels function, distract media happy people, use of these words as insults, says more about the talker, than the object of derision · Cracker cracker not the paleface version of the n word, many crackers don’t care what y’all think or say, why give others the power to turn you into sputtering rage, because the wrong person said a bad word. …
This content was originally published June 23, 2018. … One problem with the internet is distractions. While you are there, inevitably you will look at facebook, thus putting your peace of mind at risk. Like when two white facebook friends shared a vile screed, White People Are Cowards. What is the proper response to this? Say something, and get into a quagmire argument? Or just ignore it, and lose respect for the two white men who liked this, as well as a bit of self respect. I don’t want to be someone who hates others because of their opinions. …
… The good news is, the next poem I found in the archive addresses this issue. · Emotional Experience it is is not about justice, it is having an emotional experience, that validates your privilege, the person judging you, is just as messed up as you are, it is is not about salvation, it is having an emotional experience, that validates your privilege. · There is an irony here. The article at the root makes the point that white people have done terrible things, and other white people did not speak out about it. This is a fair enough point. The article is titled …
… “White People Are Cowards,” and the cowardice stems from this lack of speaking up. There is a quote from Thomas Jefferson, which nobody has a source for. Now, should I speak up about the fbf posting this obnoxious article where I can see it? If I had confronted the two fbf about this article, it would have gotten nasty. Nothing good ever comes out of a discussion like that. While you might feel like a coward from walking away, sometimes that is the best thing to do. The second best thing to do is substitute “black” for “white,” in the title and concept, and wonder what would happen. …
… Which brings us to the poem that got me banned from YeahWrite, Whitehall Street. The pictures were taken at a mural on Whitehall Street. Getting the background colors to match was a chore. A few days after publication, there was an email. “Based on the nature of your post this week, your entries will no longer be welcome at yeah write.” Rowan Grigsby submissions editor rowan@yeahwrite.me | yeahwrite.me” After a few emails, I got this: “What you said, essentially, is that a trans woman is a fake woman. Frankly, we have never felt the need …
… to specifically articulate that hate speech is unwelcome in our community. It seemed obvious to us and, indeed, to nearly everyone who submits posts.” Here is the test of the “hate speech.” pearl told peter she is pregnant, baby daddy peter wants to marry, pearl do big man thing what peter, does not know pearl was formerly, known as paul gender reassignment, can grow pretty boobs paint happy,
face but cannot create productive womb …
… Freedom Lies Bleeding grand jury renders opinion, national hissy fit begin again, when justice is popularity contest, freedom lies bleeding in street · On November 24, 2014, I was waiting on a grand jury to make an announcement. There was little doubt that Darren Wilson fired the shots that killed Mike Brown. The question was whether, or not, to indict Mr. Wilson. The grand jury decided not to indict Mr. Wilson. This decision was confirmed by a later DOJ investigation. While waiting on the announcement, I was concerned about mob justice. I feel that the justice system should …
… decide the case based on the evidence and arguments presented , rather than by public opinion. This is a fundamental concept in a nation governed by laws, rather than brute force. Many people disagreed with the decision of the grand jury. … There was a comment. Anonymous said, on November 25, 2014 at 2:28 pm (Edit) Thanks Luthor… you’re racism never disappoints! The name was misspelled. … Is a dependence on a system of law and order racism? Anonymous seems to think so. Is they qualified to make this judgment? If racism is anything that you don’t like, …
… then Anonymous is qualified to make the call. There is the style of the comment to consider. While Anonymous did not give their name, there was an I.P. address. The IPA is connected to a .edu server. Apparently, this is a workplace computer. Leaving insulting comments from your employer’s computer does not reflect well on the institution. · Perfect Country Western Poem remember mama in the rain, kobir made me miss the train, pick up truck needs oil, radiator fixin’ to boil, drunk down at the prison gate, mama you don’t need to hate · selah