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In the spirit of Festivus, which was celebrated by random people everywhere yesterday, I decided to go ahead and do some Airing of Grievances for 2013. Here goes.
I have a grievance with:
Every man who asked me if I have a boyfriend and then assumed I was single and continued flirting after I said “no”
Every donation that was made to George Zimmerman’s fund
Pomegranate season for being far too short
The idea that white people “discovered” or (supposedly “invented”) twerking
Almost everything Congress did(n’t do) all year. Especially the Shutdown. Like seriously, what was that all about? Oh and the Sequester. So yeah, everything.
All the news outlets that got me worried talmbout there was going to be a massive bacon shortage this year. Y’all were wrong for that.
Texas politicians for causing dozens and dozens of abortion clinics to close down across the state
Paula Deen. Girl…
Fitzgerald Grant, for being subpar and generally just plain ol’ not good enough for Olivia
That time white people decided to make up a random dance to some random music and call it the Harlem Shake. As if.
The Supreme Court rulings on The Voting Rights Act and affirmative action
The extensive trolling of women-of-color-led #twitterfeminism
Add #mantears and #cistears to that as well
The small city of mosquitoes that took up residence under my porch this summer
Miley Cyrus, LL Cool J and Brad Paisley, and Lily Allen
All rude comments that were made about Beyonce and/or Blue Ivy this year
All comments about Anacostia or even the entire damn Green Line here in D.C. being “dangerous” or “sketch” that were made in my presence
The Onion for overshadowing my girl Quevanzhané’s fabulousness by calling her a c***. They apologized, but still.
The United States Post Office for losing a box that contained all the spices and seasoning I had to my name. I REALLY REALLY WANT THOSE BACK.
Ok. I could most definitely keep going, but I’m gonna get back to cultivating Christmastime tidings of comfort and joy. What 2013 grievances do you want to air?
Yesss to so many of these but especially the green line one. I worked in Congress Heights for a year, and everyone kept asking if I’d been shot/stabbed/mugged/threatened yet. I was catcalled and made to feel unsafe far more times in NW than I ever was in Congress Heights. The people there were nothing but kind (except my students on occasion, but hey, what class of 6th graders doesn’t try to make trouble for their teacher?). I also have (white) friends who call the green line “the soul train” and I’m just like “REALLY GUYS?”
Also pomegranates. T-T
Preach! It gets *too* old.
Ugh, people are the worst. There’s also the whole calling everything east of the river “Anacostia” even when it’s nowhere near there. I remember somebody once being shocked that I took the 92 bus to visit a client at night instead of driving. Of course, given the disparity in fatal accident rates between cars and buses, taking it bus is way, way safer than driving, but who lets facts get in the way of their racism?