Monthly Archives: July 2013

The Best Thing About Trayvon Martin’s Murder

Posted on July 18, 2013 by theboeskool

I apologize in advance for this. If this post offends you, feel free to chalk up what I am about to say to some sort of therapeutic exercise if it makes you feel better. I’m probably going to swear. It doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Injustice, Not Guilty, O.J., Rodney King, Stages of Grief, Trayvon, Zimmerman | 10 Comments

If You’re Black, “Standing Your Ground” Will Get You 20 Years

Posted on July 12, 2013 by theboeskool

This will be short, but I’ve got to write it. I’m white. At least that’s the box I have to check when I’m filling out forms. And you know what’s awesome about being white…. Other than just about everything? Being … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics | Tagged Black President, George Zimmerman Trial, Injustice, Jim Crow, Marissa Alexander, Martin Luther King Jr, Post-Racial, Racism, Stand Your Ground law, Trayvon Martin | 6 Comments

Don’t Read The Comments

Posted on July 1, 2013 by theboeskool

That’s what everyone says, at least. If I ever mention something awful someone wrote in the Comments section of an online story, people are always like, “NO! Don’t read the comments!” But I still do. I can’t help it. Something … Continue reading →