Gratian awoke early one morning to find his slippers had gone missing. So his feet were cold the whole of the morning, and there weren't any soles beneath his feet when he went outside to get the paper. So he stepped on a pebble that was unknowingly-to-him in the walkway, and there became a drop … Continue reading A Shorter Story (Than Is Needed Right Now)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY I'm a white man who's never been a black man. I will never know what it's like to be Donald Glover, putting this all together. But I will say that I just watched this video again, and I suddenly take away two things: 1. The song itself, which, importantly, is very very good and … Continue reading Another Analysis of Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”
People have reasons for the things they do. They have nerouses; they have moods; they have rules they have to follow. They have context. But as members of society, we are often forced to play inside of situations. And, If those situations are themselves unnatural (based on an institutionalized reality), or irrational (based on a … Continue reading An Idea I Had The Other Day
