Tag Archives: Social Conditioning

Suspicious People vs Suspicious Behavior

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Awake BW

For a very long time now I’ve been getting damn near physically ill at the sheer numbers of Black people being murdered by police officers. I can’t even begin to write about all my feelings on that, so this post while … Continue reading →

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This Is What You Get When…

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Awake BW

What happens when you take your 10 hours of street harassment footage and give it to a white male to edit? Well you get just shy of 3 minutes of almost benign catcalling and no white dudes shown even doing that. … Continue reading →

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The Day The Earth Stood Still

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Awake BW

It happened one day. From one moment to the next. Things were carrying on as usual and then in the next moment everything was different. This was the day over two-thirds of Earth’s population disappeared. At first some thought it … Continue reading →

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White Christmas

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Awake BW

And you know I’m not talking about the snow, honey. The holiday season is a tough time for a lot of people for a lot of different reasons. I tweeted about this a little while back, and this post is … Continue reading →

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This Just Breaks My Heart

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Awake BW

I pretty much follow only women on Twitter. And WOC mostly at that. It is very purposeful, and I think I can count on one hand the males I follow, and I believe they are nearly all contacts I made … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Have To Forgive

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Awake BW

“To err is human, to forgive divine” -Alexander Pope from An Essay on Criticism. ~*~ Most are familiar with that quote. It means: All people commit sins and make mistakes. God forgives them, and people are acting in a godlike (divine) way when they forgive. There is a huge emphasis in American culture for people to go around forgiving each … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Tell You What To Do

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Awake BW

I am in tears right now after reading This Post from Crunktastic of the Crunk Feminist Collective. In tears. Crying and upset. But you should go ahead and read it just the same. I’ll wait. ~*~ I felt her pain … Continue reading →

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Slavery

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Awake BW

There has been a recent rash of people comparing various things to “slavery” in the media. However, this isn’t a recent thing, I’ve seen that sort of thing happen often and repeatedly over my lifetime. It is nothing new, and … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk About Mental Illness

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Awake BW

Today is Mental Illness Awareness Day. Or maybe that was yesterday. I don’t really know. Because in truth, every day is Mental Illness Awareness Day. Especially if you have a mental illness. Which I do. I am one of the … Continue reading →

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Horrible Flashbacks

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Awake BW

Recently on twitter I entered a conversation that was speaking on intersectionality in the sex industry. Case in point, there was an article or a video – not sure as I came in late to the convo – about strippers. … Continue reading →

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