*identifies as rich*

This is a fan blog where I share quotes, posts, and my own personal opinions relating to my favorite podcast, The Read.

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So, niggas and friends...

I originally thought this blog was just gonna be a dumb idea that lasted all of 2 weeks and would be followed by no one. If you had told me it’d still be here after over 6 years and would be followed by thousands of people, survive being accidentally deleted, and even be shouted out by Crissle and Kid Fury, I would’ve called you crazy. Please let it be known that I’m so incredibly grateful to everyone that has followed, sent in questions, and reblogged and/or liked posts. Thank you guys so, so much from the bottom of my heart.

I’m sure a lot of y’all saw this coming (or just assumed by the sporadic posts): I haven’t really been active on Tumblr for a myriad of reasons, and I unfortunately don’t see that changing in the foreseeable future. I’m not deleting, nor am I saying I won’t be active on here anymore ever; just not anytime soon.

On the off chance that you wanna keep up with me and what I’m up to, I’m way more active on Twitter these days. If you wanna follow me, I’m @/geniebysnsd_mp3. I’m also playing with the idea of doing a “Best of The Read” Twitter page. It will be @/bestoftheread, but right now it’s empty until I figure out what I wanna do with it.

Again, thank you so much for keeping up with this hot mess of a blog about two people I’m friends with only in my head. Hopefully I’ll see you on Twitter.

Bye, y’all Al

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Kid Fury and Crissle doing the movie quote portion of The Read

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“Your Black Friend" animated short film by Ben Passmore, Alex Krokus & Krystal Downs

truly accurate.

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I love this

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Wow

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The reality

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Black Lives Matter

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When the coronavirus temporarily shuttered businesses across the country, Alexi Minko was nearly ready to give up on his bar, Alibi Lounge. 

“I was 75% done with the business,” Minko said to NowThis. “I was wondering, was it worth it?”

But after a prolific GoFundMe campaign and what he describes as a renewed sense of responsibility, Minko said Alibi Lounge is thriving, even in the middle of a pandemic. 

[...]

This March, Alibi Lounge temporarily closed due to the coronavirus. Minko said he was rejected twice for assistance from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which chains including Shake Shack and Ruth’s Chris Steak House were not. He then reached out to the Small Business Association's Network for LGBT Businesses and got approved for a PPP loan. 

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Here's the link to Alibi's GoFundMe

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I swear y’all be asking for relationship advice like: 

Hi, my man has no job, lives with me rent free, doesn’t cook, doesn’t eat pussy, his balls stink, he drank all the Minute Maid Fruit Punch and put the carton back in the fridge, he cheated on me twice with my mama and he don’t like Beyoncé anyway the other day we got in a fight the other day and he called me a bitch, what should I do? 

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Maxine Shaw is a treasure

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The US really elected tr*mp as president and mother nature said, “Bitch you thought you wouldn’t have consequences?” and is making us pay every single day.

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It’s the Basic Ball! A ball for the rest of the LGBT-cuties.

(A Black Lady Sketch Show 1.02)

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This is awesome!!

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She said “Gravity WHO?”

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I’m really curious to find out who “Charlotte Pickles” is. If you follow the blog, message me!

Edit: I’m talking about the one who wrote that Read, not the actual character of Charlotte Pickles.

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Alabama Woman Who Lost Pregnancy in Shooting Is Charged in Fetus’s Death

Marshae Jones was five months pregnant when she was shot in the stomach. The police say she initiated a fight that led to the shooting.

WHAT. THE. ACTUAL. FUCK.

Marshae Jones was shot in 2018 during an argument. She was 5-months pregnant at the time and the trauma ended the pregnancy. While charges were dropped against the shooter, the survivor, Marshae Jones is now being charged with manslaughter for starting the argument. Black and indigenous women are almost always the first targets of policies that attempt to steal autonomy over their own bodies from women. Marshae is clearly the victim in this situation, yet she now faces a hefty prison sentence for being shot. She is being held on a $50,000 bail. This is absolutely disgusting, and we must end both the system of cash bail and the prison industrial complex that seeks to criminalize black, brown, and working class white people at every opportunity. #SayHerName

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SIGNAL BOOST: Shoutout to the NYT for being the first major publication I’ve seen refer to Marshae Jones’s lost pregnancy as her fetus. Women are more than just incubators!

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SIGNAL BOOST: Don’t just be alarmed. We can help Marshae Jones make bail by giving to the Yellow Hammer Fund, a reproductive justice organization in Alabama. “Losing a pregnancy should never be criminalized. Donate at paypal.me/yellowfund or yellowhammerfund.org with the note MARSHAE. #reprojustice #reproductivejustice”

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Had to donate ASAP, some stuff is too heartbreaking not to reach in more than prayers and reposts.

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Insanity.

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Black girls deserve to learn free from bias and stereotypes.

Most black girls experience this hatred at schools. And classmates are not the only problem, there is no support from teachers, too. That’s why they get so affected by their school experiences. Black kids deserve to be treated just like everybody else, they want to study, they want to learn something ,too. However due to prejudice they are 5 times more likely to be suspended than their white peers and it can ruin their lives forever.  National Women’s Law Center created this video to change the situation. Join the movement to help black girls feel normal and get the same opportunities everybody else has.

Source

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Finally something focusing on black girls!

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happy pride month!