"The biggest fear in fighting a monster is becoming a monster yourself." --A young Muslim man, quoted in this post on ColorlinesBe careful. Go out and fight, yes, I beg you. Fight for what you believe in. Fight for what is right and good and just and will better this crazy world in which we live. Fight. But never let who/what you're fighting AGAINST take priority over who/what you're fighting FOR. Do not become a racist in your fight against racism. Do not belittle manhood in your quest for gender equality. Do not trample on other people's freedoms as you demand your own. Don't air anyone else's dirty laundry to make your own look cleaner. Do not become heartless as you wrestle with heartache.
Inside the mind of a kind of quirky, pretty stubborn, way too opinionated, twenty-something, heteroflexible Black female newly employed up-and-moved-to-DC Princeton GRADUATE who's just trying to sort out her life. An uninhibited celebration of all that is me, this blog is an exercise in self-discovery and live-with-your-heart-wide-open-ness. Though I make respect a habit, I will not always be politically correct, and I believe in the power of making audiences uncomfortable to inspire change.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Watch out.
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