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I'm Simply Here To Say That The Racial Hierarchy Needs To Go
There’s no way around it. No matter how precisely you express yourself, no matter how carefully you check your facts, no matter whether they’re even…
Steve QJ
May 16
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Non-Binary People Don’t Need To Follow Any Rules
In the beginning, there was LGB. And it was good. Lesbian, gay and bisexual people shared a common fight for the right to live their lives free from…
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May 14
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I Am Shocked. SHOCKED!!
Last week, a friend who follows my writing, pointed out that “progressives” have been the target of a lot of my ire recently. And it’s true. The reason…
Steve QJ
May 9
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My Goodness, I Hope This Message Is Not Sounding All Wrong
It’s been pointed out numerous times, by various people, that some of today’s “anti-racist” efforts have swung all the way back around into outright…
Steve QJ
May 7
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It's Not About The Smartest People In The Room Anymore
As you might expect, I’m a big fan of words. I love reading them, I love crafting them, I love their shades of meaning and tone. But their true value is…
Steve QJ
May 2
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It's Like Waiting For The Bullsh*t To Breach The Levees Of Reason
Empathy is a finite resource. Like food and patience and attention. We use it for the people we care about first, and only extend it to others if we…
Steve QJ
Apr 30
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What I *Want* Is A *Cis Male* Body To Live In
A few months ago I watched this fascinating interview with a schizophrenic woman named Cecelia. Cecelia suffers from frequent, often terrifying…
Steve QJ
Apr 25
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I Can Only Imagine How A Black American Would Feel Upon Hearing It
There are some things that pretty much everybody agrees on. Ice cream is delicious, war is bad, and the n-word is the worst word in the English…
Steve QJ
Apr 23
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It Will Become A 'Litmus Test' Culture War Question
The English language has had a rough few years. “Literally” has become its own antonym, “they” is clinging desperately to its linguistic usefulness, and…
Steve QJ
Apr 18
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Subscriber Thread - April 2022
When I tell people what I do for a living, one of the first questions I get asked is; “aren’t you afraid you’ll run out of things to write about?” I…
Steve QJ
Apr 15
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Subscriber Thread - April 2022
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I Hope That People Can Finally Put Away Their Emotions
Here’s something you won’t know about unless it’s a part of your “lived experience”: If you’re a race writer (you may also need to be black, I’m not…
Steve QJ
Apr 11
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Let's Say You're An Owl
Figuring out what “side” people are on is hard. There are all these pesky matters of nuance and perspective and critical thought. So instead, we’ve…
Steve QJ
Apr 9
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