I’m tempted to rename Faceless Friday to Fuck All Friday… because WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK? I know I am always preaching about gratitude, and how important it is, and it really truly is, but damn if I just want to rage and tell a bunch of people to fuck all the way off instead of saying how thankful I am.  I think it is important to hold space for both of those feelings.  I am a strong believer that when anger surfaces it is not to be shamed and tucked away, but instead explored and used.  Anger can be a great motivator and protector.  Anger allows people to stop playing small and speak up for themselves.  Anger says “you matter and something is not right here”.  So, in honor of my anger, I will explore it here, with you. Welcome to Fuck All Friday.

Men. I honestly do not even know how to articulate my rage properly without that nagging of knowing a man will be all “not all men”. No shit, not all men… and if you feel the urge to say that and defend men then you are a part of the problem too because that means you aren’t holding men accountable either. That shows that you are so drenched in the sickening stench of what this world has made men into that you can’t even see men as real human empathetic beings that should be held to the same standards as women. Because men should be smart enough to run a dishwasher and make doctor appointments.  Men should be human enough to stop one another from harming a woman.  Men should be able to have self control, morals, kindness, and be courageous enough to stand up to other men. And that’s the problem isn’t it? Men being cowards.  Not being brave enough to stand up to one another and blindly following one another and regurgitating the information and thoughts of each other blindly? They so long for leaders that they follow anyone.  Anyone that isn’t a woman.  A woman cannot get them to think different, not the majority of men anyway, no those men need other men.  It’s a dangerous and disgusting cycle that humanity is in.  That men are in.  They long for true leadership, no one that is worth a damn is brave enough to stand up and lead, and so they follow the dumbasses that are loud and stupid. And women? We are fucking tired. Tired of not being heard. Tired of being hurt. Tired of men being weak. Tired of men thinking being strong is being loud, angry and violent. We are tired of being hated.  And we notice those men that hate us.  We see it, even the ones that try and stick up for men’s bullshit see it, whether they admit it or not.  We have been hunted, silenced, killed, raped and tortured since men could get angry and jealous. We see it, we feel it, and good lord are we fucking over it. We are the only species that does not have a matriarchy and it has been shoved down our throats and forced for so long… and yet the patriarchy still does not work.  Look at what has become of our society. It is unnatural and cruel. 

And that leads me to my next Fuck All point:

Racism. If you all seriously think the color of someone’s skin has anything to do with you then you are fucking stupid. Full stop. Also, if you think that the government and the colonizers before them didn’t set up the system of racism to distract you from the wealthy you are indeed fucking stupid. Also another full fucking stop.  White people have been taught to hate brown people and to think they are better than them to keep them oppressed.  If a stupid white person thinks he is better than a black person and thinks the government is doing better for them, they aren’t going to complain so much about that government, are they? That is why systematic racism exists. That is why so many leaders of the Black Panthers were killed, because they began working with poor white people. The government can’t have white people working with brown people… that would cause a revolution wouldn’t it? The rich count on stupid white people to be distracted by race wars so that they can do whatever the fuck they want. And are. People are so distracted with “getting rid of” hardworking brown people they aren’t looking at the way the country is being dismantled.  They count on the stupidity of white racists and it’s working. It would be laughable how people get played in this country if it didn’t affect the rest of us. People want to hate out loud so badly they are willing to destroy everything. The saddest thing? Most of those racist assholes haven’t even met a brown person.  Haven’t even educated themselves on different races or ethnic groups, have no idea about culture or anything. Just blind hate. Gross. 

Bots on the internet and AI. And to add to this are the bots and AI stirring the pot. Bought and paid for to keep people pissed and distracted. And we have no laws or regulations on any of it.  Nothing that says “hey, you can’t have an army of fuckwads spew hate on posts that contain these words”. Or “it is illegal to make images of people without their consent”. Nothing. It’s a goddamn free for all and half of the time people don’t know if they are arguing with bots in comments or a real person. Just another part of the sickness in our society spreading. Keep people mad and divided and they can’t work together. Pretty simple really. Too bad it’s working.

Alright, that’s gonna conclude my rant for this Friday. I feel better, even if I am speaking to the void.  I think a lot of my frustration with society lately is that even the people I thought would understand and have sympathy for the things happening have none or have been silent. It’s very telling when the “good guys” speak out about certain things and not others. I feel as if I am carrying a world of disappointment in my heart.  Maybe we do need a quick bout of Faceless Friday? Let’s cleanse the palate with some gratitude:

These past weeks my face has been rocked off by:

Coffee, creamer, my Josie girl not dying (she was paralyzed for a couple of days but steroids got her up again thank all that is good and true), surprise gifts!!, speaking my truth more often, antibiotics, cooler weather!!, running water, signs from the Mothers and the Universe, repotting plants and them not dying, clean dishes, good music, good foundation, the feral cats being comfy enough to sleep at my doorstep, and YOU dear reader. Thanks for rocking it out with me this week. I know I have been MIA, but I promise it will be worth it. Much love!