This won't be a long post.
I'm probably coming down with something.
Couldn't even get to 54 push-ups in the 2nd round,
despite resting for more than 30 seconds.
Goddamn.
This day is not starting off well.
There are a number of deals which
should have already been closed,
and I've got so many calls to make,
but can't even motivate myself to read the emails.
Oh yea, and I've got to delay a meeting with a really nice client
for a demo session.
On top of all of that,
I've yet to practise my Russian,
and hell, haven't even finished a single Russian alphabet poster.
I almost feel like I'm drowning.
But we need the apartment,
not just to improve the relationship with my mom,
but also for our sanity.
The Littlest Dictator will need her own space.
And she'll need safety,
and seems increasingly clear to me
that the only true safe place is in wealth.
Massive amounts of wealth.
You can be black or brown and nobody
fucks with you if you're filthy rich.
It's a fucked up world, sure.
But it's the one we're in.
Which brings me to something
that's been annoying - almost infuriating - me
the past couple of days.
Fucking White people who deny the existence
of White Privilege,
simply because some they and some other White people
don't get just... everything.
Like the fucking arguments these cocksuckers
put forth after the tragic shooting in Las Vegas.
Journalist Shaun King correctly pointed out
how the terms used to describe the shooter
and other similar White shooters are vastly different
from how non-White shooters described.
They are portrayed as lone wolves,
or mentally-ill, or something else
that always puts emphasis on how
their behaviour is not "normal",
about how this is not how most White people act or think.
Basically White people as a group are not responsible.
Which of course is the way it should be.
But if the shooter were Black or Muslim then holy crap!
Even if you're hundreds of miles away and have nothing
at all to do with that, if you're a person of colour,
you better watch your back,
especially if most of the victims were White.
Entire communities get blamed.
Something must be wrong with "their culture", you see.
Therefore, something must be done about "them".
No White person needs to look
over their shoulder after reading the news about the shooting,
other than maybe to look out for other White shooters.
No fear of retaliation,
or discrimination.
Nope.
You mourn (maybe),
then move on.
But according to the racist dumb fucks
who claim there is no such thing as "White Privilege",
the fact that White people were also amongst the victims
proves that it doesn't exist.
How fucking crazy/stupid is that?
Let's break it down to something simple.
Let's say you're boarding an airplane.
And without paying extra,
you get to choose your seat before anyone else,
get free meals and other little perks
that others do not have access to.
And you got to pay for your ticket
at a lower amount that everyone else.
But because you had to pay at all,
you start exclaiming that you've got
zero privileges.
People would rightfully point out
how fucking stupid and delusional you are.
Just you because you don't get fucking everything
doesn't mean you don't have any privileges.
Oh, and this applies to "Chinese Privilege" in Singapore as well.
And you encounter the same exact stupidity and racism and ignorance as well.
Fucking racists.
Well enough of that.
