Hostile Wit
Confronting inequality, stigma & culture
HOSTILE TOPICS
ACCOMPLICE
AFTERBIRTH
Parenting & partnering.
DISCOVERY
Health & Stigma
conviction
Career & Advocacy
Relevance
Culture, Lifestyle & Relationships
HOSTILE WIT
Womanist Killjoy
Why hostile wit?
Hostile = nonconformist, skeptical, exposing, scrappy, defiant, saucy, offbeat. “Hostile” like that pair of “hostile underwear” that attacks your crotch. Not “hostile” meaning unkind, bitter or malicious.
Witness = to be present, to affirm the truth, advocate, corroborate.
Wit = insight, common sense, and humor. The stuff worth living for.
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% of white people who deny race gives them an advantage
Why you need honest valentines this year
I find no escapist joy in scratchy lingerie, and more importantly, I shouldn’t have to pretend otherwise.
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Years after Ferguson, bonding out mass arrests still same hot mess in St. Louis City
The St. Louis City bond system ups the already stressful task to locate and bail loved ones in custody. This either intentionally onerous &/or negligently oppressive process adds another layer of injustice.
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Happiness is calling out public sexist entitlement
“Not today, buddy. Not on my watch. Now, get the fuck out of here and take your place at the back of the line where you belong.” The “douchebag” being implied by my judgy demeanor, of course. He skulked back from whence he came, never to be seen by us again.
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