#amstuds

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we did not vilify all white men when McVeigh bombed Oklahoma. America did not give out his family’s addresses or where he went to church. or blame the bible or Pat Robertson. and when the networks air footage of Palestinians dancing in the street, there is no apology that hungry children are bribed with sweets that turn their teeth brown. that correspondents edit images. that archives are there to facilitate lazy and inaccurate journalism. and when we talk about holy books and hooded men and death, why do we never mention the kkk?

Suheir Hammad, first writing since

[mouthsounds]

hey just an fyi if you see something tagged "amstuds" it's because i might use it in my final project for my american studies class

tentative thesis: if you aren't a straight white man, the american narrative probably doesn't like you

[flickersofviolets]

I miss New York already

[nsyncope]

I hate how I really really want to enjoy this creative writing piece for my English class because we probably won't get another for a while but I can't because I have to write it in heMINGWAY's style and it's making me look like an awful writer and I can't get into it.

[fullofsundashofrain]

Tomorrow the school doors will be the gates of hell.