School Shootings and White Denial – Tim Wise writes about why white people need to pull our heads out of our collective ass. Akilah Monifa writes about the response to the article.
School Shootings and White Denial – Tim Wise writes about why white people need to pull our heads out of our collective ass. Akilah Monifa writes about the response to the article.
I’ve been quoted over at Stickybuffalo. It’s some of my comments about this article and the whole RecordLabelsSuckAss® thing. The boys over at Stickybuffalo, besides having a great name, run a great site – you should go there. Unless you just came from there. In which case, welcome to blogbynight! (Oh yeah- I used to be a little teapot – now I just gotta get me a banana)
Asshole – A 5-year-old girl suffered severe brain injuries, a lacerated liver, a collapsed lung and bruises over most of her body. Why? Because she interupted her mother’s boyfriend while he was watching a Jackie Chan movie. Apparently, the man claims the discipline was warranted. Some people shouldn’t be allowed to have or be in charge of children.
What else would you call it? “The $3.50 burger is a 7-ounce, hand patted piece of ground beef with sauteed onions and peppers, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese on Texas toast.” : Ghetto Burger! (via)
Only in Iowa… Apparently it’s not robbery as long as you dress funny and ask nice. A man who wore a paper bag on his head and socks on his hands walked into a convenience store and greeted the cashier by saying either “Happy Halloween” or “Trick or Treat,” and then in a soft voice, asked her to give him “the money.” He was convicted of second-degree robbery, but on appeal had the conviction overturned because, according to The Court of Appeals, the legal definition of robbery requires physical contact, a threatening gesture or at least “nonverbal physical movement.” (via)
Stealing work experience? – An armed gunman, robbing a convenience store, forced the clerk into a back room, then put on an apron and waited on customers for about half an hour. Maybe he needed to pad his resume? (via)
I’m glad I’m not in High School – When a student overhears a conversation about a Dunn’s Bakery, but mistakenly thinks he heard something about guns, the principal closes a wing of the school and conducts locker, classroom and book-bag searches before calling police. I couldn’t imagine going to school in the current climate – or having children and making them go…
Duct Tape Fashion Gallery As a guy, of course I know the value of Duct Tape as a fix-all. What I hadn’t realized is how fashionable it could be, as well!
Frieda & Guido’s Interactive Underwear ® You send it in, they put it on!
Prozac-Pez “The world would be a happier place if antidepressants were distributed in Pez dispensors!”