FULL DISCLOSURE: When I visit my family we have a “no poop” rule with my niece (6) and nephew (9) because all they want to talk about are poops and farts, and it just gets exhausting after a while.
And here I am drawing poop.
Shame on me.
SUPERIORITY ALERT: If you think fear wasn’t a motivating factor in this election on just about every level, then I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to be superior and say YOU ARE WRONG.
I consider myself very fortunate to have spent a large portion of my adult life learning, teaching, and writing about significant historical ruptures and the movements that came out of them.
This is definitely a rupture.
And it’s definitely time to get moving. (And I don’t mean to Canada.)
My heart is going out to all the immigrant children (and their families) that I have taught over the years in NYC; to all my gay, black, brown, Muslim, and Jewish friends and colleagues; to all the women who have been harassed, discriminated against, and objectified; and to anyone else who doesn’t feel safe or feels like America voted against THEM in this election.
Dotty’s got your back.
This was the day I decided that it was harmful to my health to be on Facebook. I have never seen so much venom, hate, and rage expressed.
But the scariest thing was how quickly it fueled my own hate and anger.
No good can come of this.
