SHOUT IT OUT LOUD!!

Well hello there, it’s been a while! Apologies for the long thing – I’ve had a lot going on and had to prioritise my time which meant blogging took the back burner for a while.

The upside is that there’s a whole range of bullshit that has (or hasn’t) happened in my absence giving me a nice selection of future posts.

To be honest I’ve started then rewritten this over and over again as there were so many different, newsworthy things happening in succession that I wanted to give them all a mention now!

If I had carried on I would never have got this out so I decided to come to a compromise as the majority of what I had to write about related in one way or another to being Black – and seeing as this is the month “given” to us for Black History, I thought I’d give you the opportunity to dig into a little NuDawn history.

If you don’t know me or you’re new to my blog let me break me down real quick!

I AM A REAL TALKING, ALL NATURAL, BLACK, PRO-BLACK-BUT-NOT-ANTI-ALL-OTHERS, 40+ year old TWIN, MOTHER AND NEWLYWED (BUT NOT NEW IN LOVE), CANCER/CHEMO SURVIVING, STICK ROLLING, SCORPIO WARRIOR QUEEN with an INVISIBLE DISABILITY, SPIRITUALLY SENSITIVE SOUL, A LOVER OF LOVE, SLIGHTLY POTTY MOUTHED, CARER (of my elderly mother who has vascular dementia) AND A BIG BELIEVER OF THE LEGALISATION AND BENEFITS OF CANNABIS!!

HUGE BELIEVER!! 

MAHOOSIVE!!!

#FREETHEWEED

That was just a quick highlight of some of the main things that make me, me. Some! You’ll get to know about the rest over time. I tick a few boxes, I’m not afraid to speak up and I’m a lover of love and real talk. For the newbies I suggest you read Forget You and the R.I.P’d Off! blogs before you read on. It’ll give you a clearer understanding of where some of my passion comes from.

You will notice I spoke about Colin Kaepernick back when he alone bent the knee and you’ll also notice that not a lot changes in the response to our protests. No matter what we do and however peacefully we do it they will always find a way to try to do us down and make us the enemy. Our message will always be lost to them because they don’t want to hear it and will twist it to suit what works for them and justify their hatred. #RealTalk

This week alone I’ve read story after story of what can only be described as pure fuckery. In big 2017 we have schools that think it’s appropriate to have lessons on slavery by having the children dress up as slaves and/or reenacting slave auctions including pricing up the “stock”. Add to the mix the art gallery in China featuring an exhibition of portraits comparing Black people to animals and the everyday blatant disrespect we get from all sides, is there really any wonder why we feel the way we do?

It’s the same as it’s ever been only a lot more in your face and it seems like anything goes when it comes to addressing Black people – literally anything. With the likes of Trump in power in AmeriKKKa and more neo-Nazi groups popping up over here in Grate Britain it appears the die is well and truly cast.

My blogs have raised a few friendly debates and it’s nice to see that there are a number of White people who are woke and can totally understand where we are coming from. But one thing I can’t help but notice is there are certain types of people who, no matter what evidence you put before them, will never admit that there is such a thing as White privilege and they believe that the issue has more to do with Black people being too sensitive or entitled.

Three types predominately stood out: Mr & Mrs I Have/Had A Black Partner And We Have A Child/Children So I’m An Authority On Black People; Mr & Mrs All Lives Matter and Mr & Mrs It’s In The Past Get Over It.

Each has a different take on things but their bottom line is one and the same – we doth protest too much.

One of the most popular ways of describing people who, like myself, are totally fucked off with the injustices we faced and continue to face is by telling us we have a chip on our shoulder. You know what, if that’s what you want to call it I won’t even bother to disagree, but understand this; it’s a big, fat chip off the block that built their foundations and allows them to think that they are more superior than us.

It gives them the ability to put blinkers on when a WHITE TERRORIST massacres 58 people and injures hundreds or a would be nail bombers attempts are thwarted with hardly a mention in the media. Naturally they’re mentally challenged and have no affiliation with any religious or terrorist groups, yet had they been a darker shade of pale they’d have their motives down in a heartbeat.

I wanted to put this out there because personally I’ve reached my limit with all of the fuckery and those who choose racism, White privilege and ignorance above all else. I’m sick of people taking the absolute ‘berties and dismissing us. I will not be polite and I’m not about sparing anybody’s feelings.

I feel like I’ve gone Black to ’92 and getting my Malcolm on. Don’t get it twisted, it’s always been there, but over the years it’s been slightly muted for want of a better word, but no more! I’m hear to tell y’all;

I ACTIVELY DON’T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK. I’M SHOUTING OUT LOUD, I’M BLACK AND UNAPOLOGETICALLY PROUD!

I’m more than happy with the skin that I’m in and wouldn’t want to be anything other than what I was blessed to be. Anyone who has a problem with that it’s all yours because I feel no way, and you will be told in no uncertain terms and by any means necessary.  #JustSaying

R.I.P to all those who have lost their lives this week.