Why All the Noise, Ferguson MO?

Courtesy of thestar.com

For lack of a more dignified way to ask the question:

What exactly is the POINT in all this protesting over Michael Brown's death?

Twelve nights now and I haven't seen anyone step forward to organize and lead these protests - not to push a black agenda or any agenda at all.  The world is watching Ferguson Missouri right now and presumably the people are hoping to break down racial barriers in law enforcement.  Presumably they want to see more blacks on the police force and in public office.  

EASY LOVE

Somehow I realize that the easiest love of all

Is to not love at all

But to reserve my heart for me and be selfish

To not give anything

Not expect anything

To not hope or have faith

The easiest love is to just let time be

To not try for much

To not strive for much

To be willing to sacrifice anything that anyone else has

Somehow I realize that the easiest love is best for me

Better to live without doubt

Live without spite or jealousy or mistrust

To live without need

Without desire

To exist perfectly

And flawlessly

According to me

To live without love is to be free.

Free of heart break

Free of pain

Free of desperation

Somehow I realize that maybe love

Was simply not meant for me

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MY WEIGHT IN GOLD

This morning, a feature at MSN.com is HOW TV SHOWS HIDE STAR PREGNANCIES. 

As I scroll through the article, I am humored not only by some of the gimmicks but also by the fact that with certain shows; like Sex In The City, Friends and Seinfeld; I’ve actually been a fan long enough to remember the times when the leading ladies were preggers. 

Kerry Washington "Scandal"

Sarah Jessica Parker "Sex in the City"

But alas, as it often does, my mind began to wonder toward past experiences and—of course—extraneous circumstance…

The women that were featured in this particular article are all well know and well liked and although in many instances their pregnancies did not fit their ‘character’, they were none the less embraced by their adoring fans.  But for the average professional woman, it rarely works that way.  In terms of our careers, pregnancies are often viewed as unsavory set backs—particularly the maternity leave period.  Our dependability and efficiency are automatically questioned.  And pregnancy, in allot of cases becomes a scapegoat for not performing at our optimum.  But if multimillion dollar studios can work around a pregnancy; for an employee whose performance is 100% about being visible; what separates these women from the average woman? 

STRAIGHT ON GAY PRIDE

With the cries for LGBT rights steadily on the rise, unsurprisingly, the newest movement in popular culture is “Straight Pride.”  As I ingest the arguments from both sides of the fence I can’t help but wonder:  In a so called modern and progressive world; why does any human have to fight to be considered equal to another?

Why exactly, are we up in arms about the rights and freedom of homosexuals?

Unless I’m mistaken, equal rights for the LGBT community do not mean that it’s no longer acceptable to be straight.  Just as black rights never meant that it was no longer acceptable to be white.  We live in a free world.  In order to maintain freedom, it is essential that every individual is held in equality against all others in accordance with the law.  The law is not a matter of personal convictions.