Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015
"On and on and on..."
"I am going to be so late, we're never going to get another reservation for next semester."
"I have no idea what to say. I always blank on personal experience."
"It's hard not to see one kind of privilege cancelling out another kind of oppression."
"I still have a hard time seeing the forest through the trees."
"Wow there are so many people here who don't normally come to this."
"Back to square one."
"Wow that is really racist and I don't like it."
"Why am I mumbling?"
Friday, Nov. 13, 2015
"People think that if you have a camera, you're up to no good." -TA from one of my classes
"Why am I paying for this?"
"Wow this person who doesn't really talk much at practice is actually really cool. I am so glad they are running with us."
"What if I went to my car and ate that granola bar while everyone else is waiting for their food..."
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015
"I really enjoyed getting to know this person this weekend."
"You aren't as mature as I thought."
"Downtown Richmond is a blast from the past. Look at that Rite Aid sign! I bet it doesn't even light up!"
"There's no way I won't PR."
"YES!"
"This race was amazing."
"Am I getting on his nerves?"
"I definitely screwed up my knee."
"I-85 between Petersburg, VA and South Hill, VA is one of the most beautiful stretches of highway I have ever driven through."
Later that day...
"UNC,
You have once again screwed me over for needing to conduct academic business on campus on a [football] game day. Obviously my financial, intellectual, and organizational contributions to this institution for the past three years mean nothing to you compared to someone's season pass tickets. You screwed me over last week, the game before that, last year, and it just goes to show how your contradictory corporate interests outweigh the needs of the people in the community who are actually affected by them. The system is rigged against the students and staff that fuel this university.
I have been up since 5:45AM and have not had a single break today because of how you've blocked my access to campus."
I am still upset about it and don't want to hear condolences like
"On and on and on..."
"I am going to be so late, we're never going to get another reservation for next semester."
"I have no idea what to say. I always blank on personal experience."
"It's hard not to see one kind of privilege cancelling out another kind of oppression."
"I still have a hard time seeing the forest through the trees."
"Wow there are so many people here who don't normally come to this."
"Back to square one."
"Wow that is really racist and I don't like it."
"Why am I mumbling?"
Friday, Nov. 13, 2015
"People think that if you have a camera, you're up to no good." -TA from one of my classes
"Why am I paying for this?"
"Wow this person who doesn't really talk much at practice is actually really cool. I am so glad they are running with us."
"What if I went to my car and ate that granola bar while everyone else is waiting for their food..."
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015
"I really enjoyed getting to know this person this weekend."
"You aren't as mature as I thought."
"Downtown Richmond is a blast from the past. Look at that Rite Aid sign! I bet it doesn't even light up!"
"There's no way I won't PR."
"YES!"
"This race was amazing."
"Am I getting on his nerves?"
"I definitely screwed up my knee."
"I-85 between Petersburg, VA and South Hill, VA is one of the most beautiful stretches of highway I have ever driven through."
Later that day...
"UNC,
You have once again screwed me over for needing to conduct academic business on campus on a [football] game day. Obviously my financial, intellectual, and organizational contributions to this institution for the past three years mean nothing to you compared to someone's season pass tickets. You screwed me over last week, the game before that, last year, and it just goes to show how your contradictory corporate interests outweigh the needs of the people in the community who are actually affected by them. The system is rigged against the students and staff that fuel this university.
I have been up since 5:45AM and have not had a single break today because of how you've blocked my access to campus."
I am still upset about it and don't want to hear condolences like
'Oh, I'm sorry (but I am in a position where that doesn't affect me so I can't really say I care)'
or
'Yeah, that stinks (too bad, there's nothing to be done about it)'.
What I want is retaliation. I want answers. I want to find out and talk to the person in charge of the things I want to change for next time so that there will not be a next time.
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