Angry Green Woman

Yeah, But I Have A Right To Be Mad........

[hulkuntilyouareheard]

[hulkuntilyouareheard]

What happened next......

So, I got arrested…… I put up a good fight, though.  It took five cops to arrest me, even though I weigh 140 pounds because I suddenly had superhuman strength.  Unfortunately, I can’t give you any more details because I blacked out while I was seeing red. After my arrest, I was told by doctors who came to examine me that I apparently turned completely green, grew 10 feet tall, and shouted “I AM HUL-KARA” before finally collapsing after being shot with seven horse tranquilizers. Ironic, considering the mismanaged lethal use of this drug, killed Elijah McClain to begin with. I then was informed I had an extremely rare disease called Hulkamania, which was brought on by my extraordinary rage. In exchange for dropping the charges against me, I was court-ordered to participate in a series of tests to learn and manage this extremely rare diagnosis.

[hulkuntilyouareheard]

How it all began….

My name is Kara Stratton; I’m 26, I live in Colorado, and this is how it all began.  The evening of June 27, 2020, was a day that changed my life forever.  Despite the pandemic and the mounting tension of the summer, I attended a violin vigil that day in honor of Elijah McClain.  Almost a year before, the Aurora police department killed this sweet, beautiful soul for no reason. Elijah was an introvert and artist who would often play his violin for kittens at the animal shelter on his lunch breaks. Even though I did not know Elijah personally, the injustice of the loss of such a magnificent soul stung me to my core. I became only further incensed at the vigil when the police showed up to this peaceful gathering in full SWAT gear, approaching the crowd in an aggressive formation. Seeing this, I began to feel a simmering rage building, but I’m an Aries. I’m often shifting between varying degrees of anger. But somehow, this felt different. But once they began to tear-gas peaceful protesters playing the violin…….I.LOST.IT.

The rage that had been simmering, suddenly erupted into a full-blown fury that transformed me. “IT’S OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PEACEFULLY PROTEST!!” I bellowed through the smoke, the fumes having no effect on me at all. “What warrants this aggressive defense against orchestra players!?!??!?!”  I yelled as I began to smash anything and everything surrounding me in blind indignation. Rubber bullets hit me to no avail as commands were shouted. I felt huge. Unstoppable. I was drunk on justified wrath. They came for a fight, and they would get what they came for.  

[hulkuntilyouareheard]

Anger is a feeling that makes your mouth move faster than your mind.

Ritu Ghatourey

[hulkuntilyouareheard]

I am an angry green woman! HEAR ME ROAR!!!

Let me take you on a journey down memory lane, as I explain how all of this happened. How I discovered deep inside me…. Something….. someone had been growing. And I didn’t know this person, but she was me. Let me tell you how I became her.  How I became rage personified.  How it turned me green. How that affected me. How that has affected my life and everyone in it. Why I’m so %&!XP$# mad!