Since we all grew up in a racialized society, we all have racist ways of thinking. I’m not saying we are all white supremacists, but we have all lived in a society that considers white to be the standard and others to be substandard, in so many different ways. This has a very negative affect
How to respond to “if you aren’t doing anything wrong, you won’t be stopped in the first place.”
The whole point of the protests is that Black people *do* get stopped by police for doing nothing wrong. And when they do get stopped, regardless of whether they have done anything wrong or not, they tend to get treated with more brutality, and tend to be subject to extrajudicial killing by the police more
It’s All of Us
I had lunch with one of my mentors yesterday. She has worked in education for her whole career and is soon to retire. She grew up in Ibaraki and then went to Tokyo for university. She was originally planning to find a job in Tokyo after she graduated. However, she was not able to because
Why can’t we all just get along? Thoughts on the Effects of Underlying Relative Value Statements in Arguments
The latest argument pitting “Democrats” against “Republicans” is about children being separated from their parents. I put Democrat and Republican in quotes because almost no one who argues about stuff like this is an actual member of either of these parties. And I really dislike the idea that all of a person’s ideas can be
Excessive Vocalization in an Elderly Cat
My cat, Koi, is 19 years old. She is a grey/brown tabby with white markings. She was almost perfectly silent for most of her life, but she has recently starting yowling like a banshee and it is driving me insane. I decided to write this post to document what I am trying to do to
How to Remove Badges from Sony Xperia Phone
I get nagged enough in real life: I don’t need my phone to add to the problem. I, therefore, turn off ALL notifications except for those that have to do with actual phone calls (which are rare) or SMS messages. Apps should go silently about their business, in my opinion. That especially includes email apps,
Square Dancing and Racism
So, here’s the thing. I am about as white as it gets, with my Dutch and Scottish heritage in a Canadian package. Under normal conditions, I would not ever experience racism, so it might be hard for me to really understand what it means, and how it feels, to be judged based on the colour
My Understanding of the Black Lives Matter Movement
One of my Facebook friends asked some questions about the Black Lives Matter movement. Here are my answers. Is Black Lives Matter (BLM) any different from the KKK or Neo Nazi groups — racist hate groups? BLM is not a hate group, nor is it racist. It is a group that is trying to get
Q: Why Can’t I Find Facebook Messages That People Sent Me? A: Probably Because They’ve Been Filtered
There are three possible places your Facebook messages might show up. 1. Your “recent” inbox. 2. Your “message requests” inbox 3. Your “filtered” inbox. If you are waiting for a message from someone (in particular if that person is not a “friend”), be sure to check all three places.
Connected to Public Wifi, No Internet Access (Hotel)
I was able to connect my phone to my hotel wifi, but not my computer. The computer connected to the network, but it said that I had “no internet access”. I looked online for some solutions and here are some of the things that I tried. Turning my computer off and on. Turning my wifi