The Visible Choirboy

It's a joke, It's all a joke. Unless it's serious.

[thevisiblechoirboy]

Back Again, for the First time.

Dear Lord, I feel like I'm here more often than anywhere else with you, starting over; for the first time again. Thank you for being a God of reconciliation, and of grace. Forgive me for relying on it so much. Forgive me for not loving, cherishing and committing to you fully. For giving myself and my attention to lesser things and things that I know aren't meant for me. Every moment is a challenge to stay faithful and I consistently fail because ai rely on myself. The only way I can pass is by paying attention to you in my life, by spending time with you, listening to music about you, reading about you and most importantly talking to you. Help me become in tune with you. So be it.

[thevisiblechoirboy]

China America

[theonion]

If you’re having trouble finding the right entry point to the topic, wait a couple hours for some new national tragedy to spur the discussion.

Be sure to provide your child with the full historical context surrounding racism, beginning with American slavery and ending with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

They’ll value your honesty. Both “I don’t know” and “Christ, I said I don’t know, Taylor!” are perfectly valid answers to their questions.

Invite a Chinese stranger to your home and have your children sit next to them on the couch until they feel at ease. Repeat for all other races.

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[thevisiblechoirboy]

Robust

[humansofnewyork]

“I was 16 when my girlfriend got pregnant. We went to the abortion clinic on 59th Street. We filled out the papers and everything. Then right before we were called back, we looked at each other, and said: ‘Let’s get out of here.’”

[kanyedbythebell]

[theonion]

Man Confident Perfect Dating App Waiting For Him Out There Somewhere 

“I’ve been with a lot of great sites in the past—one of my subscriptions even lasted more than a year—but for one reason or another they just never seemed to work out. My friends are always telling me there are plenty of dating services out there that would be lucky to have me.”

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[dannymaker]

Weekends. (at Damen Life)

[member-youmember-deactivated201]

“Don’t follow the path. Go where there is no path and start a trail.” -Ruby Bridges

[gohoneycocolove-deactivated2015]

Chris Rock just said the most insightful thing on race 

“ So, to say Obama is progress is saying that he’s the first black person that is qualified to be president. That’s not black progress. That’s white progress. There’s been black people qualified to be president for hundreds of years. If you saw Tina Turner and Ike having a lovely breakfast over there, would you say their relationship’s improved? Some people would. But a smart person would go, “Oh, he stopped punching her in the face.” It’s not up to her. Ike and Tina Turner’s relationship has nothing to do with Tina Turner. Nothing. It just doesn’t. The question is, you know, my kids are smart, educated, beautiful, polite children. There have been smart, educated, beautiful, polite black children for hundreds of years. The advantage that my children have is that my children are encountering the nicest white people that America has ever produced. Let’s hope America keeps producing nicer white people.”

http://www.vulture.com/2014/11/chris-rock-frank-rich-in-conversation.html

[xlucvvs]

[thevisiblechoirboy]

Summertime

[thevisiblechoirboy]

When she say its cool but your girl in the other room

[improvnonsense]

what do you say when people go "gender (or race) shouldn't even be thought about. it should just be about whoever is the best/funniest!" how do you explain that it's basically impossible for things to not be influenced by gender/race? that it's something we have to consciously account for? it can be very hard to convince these people. thanks for the great post.

I don’t try to convince them. People who make statements like that, especially on line, aren’t looking for a discussion. They’re looking to be proven right. I worry about areas I have authority over (even if the only such area is just my own performing) rather than convincing people who aren’t even listening to me.

FLATTENING

If I DID believe the person was listening to me, here’s my argument against that statement. The problem with “it should be about whoever is funniest” is that it FLATTENS the situation. It implies that being mindful of diversity is mutually exclusive with picking the best people. 

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[savedbythe-bellhooks]

Source: Teaching to Transgress: Education As the Practice of Freedom by bell hooks

[thevisiblechoirboy]

Spring whatup.Summer I see you.

[chocolatecakesandthickmilkshakes]

That statement wasn’t meant to be a knock against his white neighbor. It’s an example of the extra steps black Americans need to take in order to reach the same levels of success as their white counterparts.

[hipsandheartbreak]

bruh

[unofficiallylegit]

they not hearing you though!!!!!

[90skindofworld]

Carlton dropping some real shit

[thevisiblechoirboy]

Whether your from the hood or east hamptons, if yo go to a hbcu or ivy league. We all have a role in elevating the culture. stop fighting each other and fight the power

[hueyfreemanonlyspeaksthetruth]

[kingrudegyalchina]

dont ever let this die out