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Monthly Archives: June 2016
#HeterosexualPrideDay: To the #LGBT Community, From A Straight Man, My Apologies For Our Gross Intolerance
I’ve been a user of social media for more than ten years now. So at this point, there isn’t a lot that surprises me anymore. Not much ceases to amaze. However, this morning, I checked Twitter and noticed the hashtag … Continue reading
Posted in gay, Gay Pride, LGBT community
Tagged #HeterosexualPrideDay, bisexual, gay, Gay Pride, hashtag, heterosexual, intolerance, lesbian, Lesbian Pride, LGBT, LGBT community, Love Wins, pride, social media, straight, transgender, trend, Twitter
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#RefugeesWelcome: Why We SHOULD Open Our Home (and Hearts) To Them
When it comes to international refugees, it is clear that we as Americans have mixed feelings about how these folks affect our country. Some feel that we should open our hearts and welcome them here to the United States with open arms. Others, not so much. I … Continue reading
Posted in Refugees
Tagged #RefugeesWelcome, America, American, Britton, Connie, Connie Britton, country, crisis, foreign, help, help others, human trafficking, International, killing, murder, our own people, race, refugee crisis, Refugees, sexual violence, terrorism, terrorist, terrorists, trafficking, UNDP, UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, United Nations, United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador, United States, welcome, world
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#NoBillNoBreak: If Gun Ownership Is Your “Right,” Then This Is Theirs
I’m not here to argue with anyone. I’ve learned a long time ago that there are certain things you just can’t discuss with certain people. Politics is one of them. Especially online. People are bullheaded and close-minded enough in person. … Continue reading
Posted in gun control, No Bill No Break
Tagged #NoBillNoBreak, American, capitol hill, democrats, gun control, gun rights, House floor, John Lewis, No Bill No Break, patriot, patriotic, political, politics, protest, Rep. John Lewis, right, right to protest, Ryan Paul, sit-in, The House
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This is #FathersDay, Not “Moms Pulling Double Duty” Day
Uh oh…here it comes, right? Yes, I’m going to be that guy, even though I have a feeling I’m not entirely alone on this. And even if I was, hell…it won’t be the first time. Let me get right to the point: … Continue reading
Posted in fathers, Fathers' Day
Tagged blessed, blessing, children, Dads, daughter, deadbeat, deadbeat dads, deadbeat fathers, deadbeat moms, deadbeat mothers, deadbeats, father, fathers, Fathers' Day, kids, Moms, Moms Pulling Double Duty, mothers, Mothers' Day, parents, raising daughter, raising kids, raising son, single father, single parent, son, teaching children, young lady, young man
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#Screenwriting: Should You Write Outside Your “Lane”?
As a screenwriter, probably my favorite aspect of it is that, as with any other form of art, with the exception of format, structure and in some cases, proper grammar and spelling, there aren’t many “right” or “wrong” answers. There … Continue reading
Posted in Screenwriting, Writing
Tagged art, art form, black people, f, fantasy, fantasy world, fiction, movie, outside lane, outside your lane, program, race, racial, racism, screenplay, screenwriting, sexism, society, teleplay, television show, viewers, white people, women, write, writing, writing as white, writing as woman
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#GunControl: Gun Owners and Supporters, Do Us a Favor: Shut Up
Yeah, that got your attention. I try to be cordial in my blog posts, but I’m going to be a little more candid in this one. I’ll get right to the point. Following the mass shooting in Orlando, the same … Continue reading
Posted in gun control, Mass Shooting, Orlando Mass Shooting
Tagged arguing, ban on guns, debates, debating, gays, government, government ban, gun, gun ban, gun control, gun owner, gun ownership, gun regulation, guns, irresponsible, LGBT community, mass shooting, Orlando, Orlando Nightclub shooting, Orlando shooting, prayed, prayers, responsible, responsible gun owner, Shooting, shut up, social media, taking guns away, victims
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BLOG POST: #RAPE – Men, Stop Blaming The Damn Victims #NoMore
If you were driving down the street and another driver intentionally rammed his or her car into yours, would it be fair for someone to say, “Well, it’s your fault for being out there. After all, you know that car … Continue reading
Posted in Rape, Sexual Assault
Tagged abuser, alcohol, bad decision, blame the victims, bro codes, Brock, Brock Turner, daughter, daughters, drinking, drunk, for life, grown men, man up, men, one bad decision, perpetrator, Rape, right and wrong, scar, scarred, sex, sexual abuse, sexual assault, Stanford, suspect, traumatized, Turner, victim, victim-blaming, victims, wrong
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#ImWithHer: Why I Believe People REALLY Are Afraid To See Hillary Clinton As Our Next President
Back in 2013, my wife called me from Korea. We are both in the Army and she was stationed there at the time. She watched a documentary and she wanted to let me know about it. As for me, I … Continue reading
Posted in Hillary Clinton
Tagged #ImWithHer, agenda, America, American, Benghazi, Blue, Britton, candidate, change, Clinton, College, Connie, Connie Britton, Democrat, Democratic Nomination, Donald, Donald Trump, e-mails, election, election day, equal rights, equality, first female president, first woman president, flaws, forcing an agenda, Freedom of Speech, gender, Gender Equality, gender inequality, girls can do anything, girls can do what boys can do, Hillary, Hillary Clinton, I'm With Her, inequality, November, November 2016, Obama, poems, poetry, political, politically correct, politics, predicting, president, President Obama, presidential candidate, pushing an agenda, racial, racial equality, racial inequality, red, running for president, screenplay, screenwriter, screenwriting, social media, Trump, vote, voting, white, white male, winning election, woman president, women's rights, writing
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#Respect and #Sensitivity – Why I Don’t Care If People Say I’m “Too Damn Sensitive”
These days, it’s not a huge revelation that people are always finding something to complain about. There’s a belief that America has become “too sensitive” about this and that. One big complaint is that some folks feel that people are … Continue reading
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