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Ditto. Will not see this movie, no way, no how.
Hey folks, sexism and sexual harassment doesn't justify racism or white supremacy, or complicity with patriarchy, propaganda and disinformation that to this day supports this president.

This is a redemption pic for Ivanka lookalikes.
And it's possible to hate sexual harassment and discrimination and not for one fucking second let folks like Megyn Kelly off the hook.

TO THIS DAY she's at it. TO THIS DAY.
PS. When Hollywood makes a splashy pic about what Black women have faced in media empires (because there are SO MANY EXAMPLES that are better than this one), let me know.

I'll be first in line.
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Elizabeth C. McLaughlin
@ECMcLaughlin
For those who asked for me to finish this story and the advice:

The thing about love is that it’s part of the puzzle but not the whole story.

Love isn’t going to save us or change us. It’s a part of the equation but just one part.

It’s like expecting a lover to save you.
Love doesn’t save the nation just like expecting a single human to make your whole life better is a ridiculous idea.

Peace is much the same— we find peace but it is just another part of the puzzle.
Our challenge right now as a nation and as a movement (and let’s be real, as humans) is to work all the pieces of the puzzle at once.

Do our work. Do every aspect of our activism. Work constantly to confront privilege and white supremacy and misogyny.
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Elizabeth C. McLaughlin
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So let’s just discuss the end game, shall we?

He keeps bombing the shit out of Iranian forces with no plan and no diplomacy.

Iran increasingly has to show that it isn’t weak.

We know Iran has the capacity to execute attacks on US soil, and on Americans in the region.
But any attack is going to provoke Trump to “counterpunch,” because his narcissism won’t let him stand for anything that reveals the weak-ass man he actually is.

He will escalate to the ultimate end if he needs to.

The nuclear football is with him at all times.
Unless he is removed, or some sane and rational human in the State Department (plainly not Secretary of the Rapture Pompeo) can convince him he’ll look worse and not better, it’s entire plausible that he will drop the bomb on Iran in the event of a response attack on US soil.
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Elizabeth C. McLaughlin
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It's hard to overstate the significance of this.

The US has just assassinated a powerful Iranian General in an airstrike on his vehicle inside the Baghdad airport.
More reporting here:

jpost.com/Breaking-News/…
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Denise Oliver-Velez
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Speaking as a black person, these are the hashtags and protests I'd like to see: #WhitePeopleAgainstWhiteSupremacy #WhitePeopleAgainstRacism
Black folks didn't make this problem, and we can't fix it.
I'd also like to see the damn media interview #WhitePeopleWhoLoatheTrumpsRacism Sick of all the 'economic anxiety' bullshit stories which enables, encourages, and covers up for bigots.
And any white politician who spouts this 'economic anxiety' crap should be shunned by white people who claim to want racism, and supremacy to end.
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Also, if you’re saying, “He’s racist, but…” your privilege is showing. People of color do not have the luxury of qualifying or ignoring it. #Racism
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Sami Schalk
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Since this fool wants to come for my comedy crush @nicolebyer let’s break down ALL the issues with this foolish ass thread.
1: I’ve watched every episode of @NailedIt & to claim that Nicole Byer is only nice to black contestants is frankly a lie. However, even if that were the case, consider that this is a highly edited reality TV show which means editors choose which parts of her behavior we see.
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(Buckle up, this might get long.)

It is probably fairly obvious to all of you by now that the recent incident of the racist MAGA teen at the Indigenous Peoples' Day March hit a nerve with me.
Now that I have had some time to process the events and watch the continuing coverage unfold, there is one primary lesson I want to leave everyone with (for thought, for discussion, for whatever) and it is this: This is modern racism.
This kid is probably one of the most privileged types of people out there and he has absolutely no concept of it. He is a racist, whether he thinks he is or not. And here's why.
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#Patriarchy: White women born in parts of the United States where sexist attitudes are more prevalent grow up to earn less and to work less than women born elsewhere, relative to men born in those same states, new economic research shows. nyti.ms/2Mz0ihK
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Good morning to you all! @saysnidhigoyal and @nidsitis are on their way to Dombivali for a workshop on sexual harassment and consent with hearing and speech impaired women. Join us as tweet some interesting observations from the training. #SexDis
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