June 2015 – Francesca's Thoughts

27/06/2015

So is it too early for me to start making divorce jokes?

I’m kidding, I’m kidding. Mostly. I found it quite disconcerting to watch yesterday’s news – at lunch there was news of France’s terrorist attack, then mid-afternoon brought rainbow flags and the happiest my Twitter timeline has ever been, then by dinner there was two more terror attacks and some plonkers against equal marriage tried to Continue reading

DISCUSS., Government and Politics, Jesus, June 2015, LGBT, THE WORLD *head in hands*

#LoveWins, Anita Bryant, civil rights movement, divorce jokes, equal marriage, Indifferent Ignorance, LGBT, terror attacks, USA

24/06/2015

In Which I Have Learnt About Racism in the US

I wasn’t going to comment on the Charleston terrorist because I knew that a lot of people would automatically take umbrage with the term ‘terrorist’, and more might expect a ‘not all atheists’ blog. Both of those potentials are weird and exhausting so I figured I’d just share some posts by people smarter than me. Like this and this: Continue reading

DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, Government and Politics, Internet, June 2015, Social Media, THE WORLD *head in hands*

Cara Zelaya, Charleston, Deep South, Indifferent Ignorance, racism

20/06/2015

In Which You Can Drink at School and Not Get Kicked Out

Is it raining where you are right now? Unless you are in Australia I think you are completely justified in saying ‘f u weather bye’. I’ve been on Tumblr too much. But seriously if this is summer then I want to be a theist just so I know where to lodge a complaint. Yesterday some Continue reading

Art, June 2015, School

blogging, freelance writing, freelancing, Indifferent Ignorance, LIFE ADVICE FROM FRANK, portfolio careers

17/06/2015

Rachel Dolezal/I Have No Idea What My Opinion Is

I don’t know what prompts it, but I seem to have the blogging heebie jeebies either very early in the working day or in the evening. I’ve no idea why – maybe because when I was at school I wrote everything when I got home unless there was an emergency post that had to be Continue reading

DISCUSS., June 2015, Newspapers, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘The Guardian’, Indifferent Ignorance, race, race identity, Rachel Dolezal