"In some ways, Aidan’s act mirrored that of Anne Frank..."
Come on.
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There is a place and time for everything. The nation's capitol building is neither, no matter one's personal preferences in partnership and recreational activities.
The same was pointed out about the quad at my undergrad institution. "I don't care who you kiss or fondle. Don't do it there, especially not on Family Day," was the Dean of Students' declaration.
We get it. It’s the most important room in America. It was in this very room that Sonia Sotomayor herself had her confirmation hearing, and won despite an entire oligarchy reorienting itself to wipe her out. This is also where James Comey exposed the Russian interference in the 2016 elections, to the chagrin of the treason party.
An entire oligarchy? Russian interference, still?
But in a world built on hate, displays of love are inherently rebellious. Every second that Aidan and his partner made love in the halls of power was pregnant with poignant meaning.
Pregnant?
And in a time when the LGBTQ community is under existential threat by white fragility feeling threatened, open displays of LGBTQ culture are necessarily brave. In some ways, Aidan’s act mirrored that of Anne Frank, who dared to express her honest thoughts and feelings even as she hid from rabid insurrectionist-style death squads.
Yes, SS troopers walking unarmed through her house, snapping selfies.
And from a photo caption:
As republicans pounce on an opportunity ...
Republicans pounce! That has to be a joke at this point, doesn't it?
- Unapologetically celebrating folks from all backgrounds and walks of life. - Launching novel explorations into intersections of identity and culture. - Protecting our beloved AFRU family from online harm. - Subverting capitalist corporate culture (the CCC), and; - Supporting Black businesses. Developing, and reveling in, corporate Blackness as an aesthetic and mode of being. - Every human is a storyteller worth leaning in and listening to. - Giving folks the tools to become radiant sunshines, spreading juicy pastel colored kindness into the world. - Lifting up voices. Lowering down others. - Allowing sunshine to fill our lives and social interplay, and even become an adjective. “That’s so sunshine of you!” - Staying in one’s own lane. As far as possible (realistically not always), people depicted in story photography should be roughly on the same intersectionality axes as the author and/or assigned editor.
So ... they unapologetically celebrate folks from all backgrounds and walks of life, as long as one isn't a capitalist, or at least a non-black capitalist, aren't perceived as doing harm, aren't one of the others to be lowered down, and one stays in one's lane.
And while they say every storyteller is worth listening to, what are the odds any of our stories will be listened to there?
Sunshiny.
Great disclosures section, too:
AFRU is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program ... AFRU is funded in part by Google LLC, the Ford Foundation, and the Kingdom of Norway.
Well, capitalism is good for something, anyway. And, the Kingdom of Norway???
Remember that mouse experiment where they were fed as much as they wanted and could breed as much as they wanted? And how they developed odd traits?
This one- https://www.iflscience.com/universe-25-the-mouse-utopia-experiment-that-turned-into-an-apocalypse-60407
I wonder if the abundance of resources and lack of predation is having a similar effect on our society. It sort of rhymes with the "good times make soft men" story. The reports from employers looking for new employees would tend to bear this out- as well as the recent tik tok stories about the military whiners. There was an Aussie with a youtube channel who would report on this sort of thing and end his segment with "harden the fk up!" His advice would seem to be especially appropriate these days.
That Aussie you describe was a comedy actor who was playing a satirical version of a real Aussie named Chopper Read. Chopper is described as an "Australian convicted criminal, gang member, and author of a series of semi-autobiographical crime novels and children's books."
He was also, I recall, the inspiration for a character in William Gibson's novel "Idoru," the one who cut people's toes off in order to get them to reveal where they'd hidden their valuables.
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There is a place and time for everything. The nation's capitol building is neither, no matter one's personal preferences in partnership and recreational activities.
The same was pointed out about the quad at my undergrad institution. "I don't care who you kiss or fondle. Don't do it there, especially not on Family Day," was the Dean of Students' declaration.
LittleRed1
"Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad"
The "insurrection" was far more appropriate.
The comments to the screed were overwhelmingly negative. Some comments suggested that it was written as satire- which is a possibility to consider.
Is that a parody site?
We get it. It’s the most important room in America. It was in this very room that Sonia Sotomayor herself had her confirmation hearing, and won despite an entire oligarchy reorienting itself to wipe her out. This is also where James Comey exposed the Russian interference in the 2016 elections, to the chagrin of the treason party.
An entire oligarchy? Russian interference, still?
But in a world built on hate, displays of love are inherently rebellious. Every second that Aidan and his partner made love in the halls of power was pregnant with poignant meaning.
Pregnant?
And in a time when the LGBTQ community is under existential threat by white fragility feeling threatened, open displays of LGBTQ culture are necessarily brave. In some ways, Aidan’s act mirrored that of Anne Frank, who dared to express her honest thoughts and feelings even as she hid from rabid insurrectionist-style death squads.
Yes, SS troopers walking unarmed through her house, snapping selfies.
And from a photo caption:
As republicans pounce on an opportunity ...
Republicans pounce! That has to be a joke at this point, doesn't it?
Who can tell from parody anymore? Let’s hope.
Their About page is a hoot, but it doesn't seem to be parody, although ...
Here are a few items from their "Core beliefs":
- Unapologetically celebrating folks from all backgrounds and walks of life.
- Launching novel explorations into intersections of identity and culture.
- Protecting our beloved AFRU family from online harm.
- Subverting capitalist corporate culture (the CCC), and;
- Supporting Black businesses. Developing, and reveling in, corporate Blackness as an aesthetic and mode of being.
- Every human is a storyteller worth leaning in and listening to.
- Giving folks the tools to become radiant sunshines, spreading juicy pastel colored kindness into the world.
- Lifting up voices. Lowering down others.
- Allowing sunshine to fill our lives and social interplay, and even become an adjective. “That’s so sunshine of you!”
- Staying in one’s own lane. As far as possible (realistically not always), people depicted in story photography should be roughly on the same intersectionality axes as the author and/or assigned editor.
So ... they unapologetically celebrate folks from all backgrounds and walks of life, as long as one isn't a capitalist, or at least a non-black capitalist, aren't perceived as doing harm, aren't one of the others to be lowered down, and one stays in one's lane.
And while they say every storyteller is worth listening to, what are the odds any of our stories will be listened to there?
Sunshiny.
Great disclosures section, too:
AFRU is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program ... AFRU is funded in part by Google LLC, the Ford Foundation, and the Kingdom of Norway.
Well, capitalism is good for something, anyway. And, the Kingdom of Norway???
In perusing the site, I got the impression that it was a dead-serious site. Not satire at all. Other readers may disagree.
afru.com
It seems to make an acorn woodpecker's larder look positively nut-free by comparison.
Yeah, Gringo, I had to check, but after looking at the site it seems to be serious.
Remember that mouse experiment where they were fed as much as they wanted and could breed as much as they wanted? And how they developed odd traits?
This one- https://www.iflscience.com/universe-25-the-mouse-utopia-experiment-that-turned-into-an-apocalypse-60407
I wonder if the abundance of resources and lack of predation is having a similar effect on our society. It sort of rhymes with the "good times make soft men" story. The reports from employers looking for new employees would tend to bear this out- as well as the recent tik tok stories about the military whiners.
There was an Aussie with a youtube channel who would report on this sort of thing and end his segment with "harden the fk up!" His advice would seem to be especially appropriate these days.
That Aussie you describe was a comedy actor who was playing a satirical version of a real Aussie named Chopper Read. Chopper is described as an "Australian convicted criminal, gang member, and author of a series of semi-autobiographical crime novels and children's books."
He was also, I recall, the inspiration for a character in William Gibson's novel "Idoru," the one who cut people's toes off in order to get them to reveal where they'd hidden their valuables.
Here's that parody bit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EY7lYRneHc
He has an interesting Wikipedia page.
A stunning and brave demonstration of love! Just like Bill Clinton in the Oval Office, but he neglected to film it and post it online.
Politics is tawdry. Politicians are even worse.
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