Ladies and Germs, a review I've been wanting to post for a while is up, or rather a rant: War for the Planet of Apes. This movie... Well, if you want to know MY opinion on it, you can access my video channel here through the Inner Dimensions/Video Reviews. I've also written a new horror story. Once that goes through the editing-ringer, you'll definitely here from it soon, so stay posted ;).
On a more serious note, It's a serious tragedy what has transpired in Charlottesville, Virginia. It seriously appalls me as a Virginia native, but it isn't surprising. Being raised in the capitol of the Confederacy as a man with a dark complexion, I've seen all walks of racism here. There are the racists who won't look at you, the moment you try to be cordial they take offense, and if given an opportunity they'll shoot or attack you for the most minimum of provocations. Then you have the more cordial type, the ones who smile and laugh with their darker brothers and sisters, yet work behind the scenes to halt the actions of honest ethnic groups while giving THEIR offensive brethren a free pass, all because of skin tone. Considering this, and being one born in the belly of a state of limited progress thanks to hate: Watch what people do, not what they say. It's easy to see racism in white supremacists branding confederate and Nazi flags, wielding tiki torches, storming a university campus when their meeting was supposed to be at a park, but what one NOT familiar with the many faces of racism might miss is the police officers "stopping" the racist protesters from advancing with a weak defensive line, or the lack of arrests of "militia men" with confederate emblems wielding what appears to be automatic weapons to a "peaceful" protest, or the silence or apathy of others regarding the incident. Words can lie, actions never do. For information on me tracking the events in Charlottesville, and to track more of what I'm doing on a daily basis, don't forget to follow me on Twitter: The Mist, @Mist_fox87. Ever since I got a good quality phone, I've been giving it more attention than my Facebook @_@. Please try to stay safe during these turbulent times. And for those continuing to peacefully protest the resurgence of hate in our nation, you have my blessing.
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