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The list goes on ... Social Networks.. Bring Us Together? Or separate us?

The internet gives us all a means of communication within a couple of seconds I can send an I.M and get a reply in seconds. Can snapchat 30 people and get 30 different replies in minutes. Social networks are efficient as shit, but what are the costs... I have a love/hate relationship with social networks refer to the picture for how i feel 99% of the time scrolling through my instagram.

The same can probably be said for the shit I post. I post funny things, real life things, how I'm feeling at the  moment, things like that. Yea maybe sometimes it comes off as annoying.... But I digress..

Social networks make our actual socializing face to face skills shitty AF. It's so easy to "talk" to people online, to get our points across.. But in a real environment we can barely speak up or say what we want to say... 

Another thing... Do social networks show your real life of the life you portray?

Think about this a second(if anyone besides me even reads my blog rantz).. All i'm seeing is posts about "getting lit", that next relationshiT you longing for, subs to your ex.. That you're over... Right?

#NoShade 

I like seeing Instagram posts about shit bigger then ourselves. Like life experiences and what not...

The whole reason I started writing this was cause i was watching a vid about social networks and it just hit me i should write about it

"Kinda ironic ain't it... How these touch screens make us lose touch"

Truest shit I've heard in a while... We spend Soooooooo much looking in our screens we miss so much cool shit flying past us. 

Post by Prince Ea.

Idk I feel like social networks fucked up my real life situations sometimes cause its so much easier to start friendships online, but in person theres just million ways you can fuck a situation up.. Lol, Social Networks are so impersonal but so clutch sometimes when you cant get enough nerve to speak to that pretty ass chick you met in person so you just send her a "Heyy" and get that shit jumping... 

I speak from experience LOL.

This post is not as together as i'd hoped it would be, cut me some slack everything above was written like 2 in the morning.

I just wanted to get across that while Social Networks are a great tool for spreading yourself across many platforms, it can be a little or a lot impersonal. Yes we get that you poppin them bottlez, yes we get that your lonely as shit... Yes we get that your over your ex but post subs at them... But social networks can be used for other things like sharing dope pics, lifestyle and just random cool shit..

Every now and then stop posting on social networks and just observe i swear you'll see what I'm talkin bout.. Tell me i'm lying.... 

That's all for now. Till next time dudez. 

2014: Where Being Black Is Punishable By Death.

Over the past 2 weeks some events have taken place that enraged communities both black and white across the nation. 

The first being the grand jury case dealing with the Michael Brown shooting.

18 years old, African American male, unarmed, shot 6 times [4 times in his right arm and 2 in the head], by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer, left in the street for FOUR HOURS! FOUR FUCKING HOURS. I forgot where I heard this but someone said that slave masters used to beat/kill slaves and leave them out in the open for the other slaves to see what was done to them and instill fear in their hearts so that they wouldn't do whatever the slave that was beat/killed did. That comparison hurt, because it could damn near be true! Why was his body left in the street for 4 hours? This video from CNN shows how open Michael Browns body was in the street... for 4 hours.

The second being the murder of Eric Garner by NYPD, who put him in a chokehold, which caused him to have an asthma attack. Chokeholds are not even accepted in the police department they are illegal, and the officer, like the one that killed Michael Brown was also NOT INDICTED. This is wild, not to mention that the whole altercation was caught on camera!!!

Later the man who filmed it has been arrested on a gun charge by NYPD, aint that some shit? I'm not saying maybe he was a criminal, but WHAT ARE THE ODDS??

        NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who was caught on video choking unarmed Eric Garner to death, will not face charges in the incident, but a grand jury did indict Ramsey    Orta, the man who filmed the video of Eric Garner's death, on gun charges. Orta claims that NYPD officers arrested him in an effort to retaliate against him for filming the video.
“You’re just mad because I filmed your boy,” said Ramsey Orta, according to The Huffington Post


from BenSwann Truth In Media

idk. These kinda hit close to home [literally & figuratively], cause that could have been me or any one of my family members or friends; we're young, we're black, who says that we're any different? Yes Michael Brown may have stolen cigarellos from a corner store, but were they really worth him dying over? Yes Officer Darren Wilson may have felt his life was threatened, do cops not get training to subdue a suspected criminal? Are all cops told to use deadly force? To discharge their weapon 6 times to stop one person that was supposedly far enough away that he caused no immediate threat?

I don't know all the facts to this case; personally I think no one does but the officer. Supposedly as of 6 days ago Darren Wilson has accumulated $500,000 dollars in donations, and more money is coming in, he also got paid for his interview on ABC News...

Amerikkka... Oops I meant America... America has paid a man for stealing the life of a young black man. THAT SHIT IS ATROCIOUS.  

Since when was murder greeted with anything but jail time? Since when did the "government" stop working for the people? WE THE PEOPLE! We control this; the system should work for us! 

We people [minorities, who are actually the majority if you want specifics], we have the power to make change, we have to power to get shit done, we have the power to get our voices heard and, personally I think, it starts with each of us as individuals.

They killing our brothers man... That don't get you riled up? The internet can spread the word but you gotta do something [peacefully]. Don't let this fade, THEY'RE KILLING US WITH NO CONSEQUENCE? This is america dawg "land of the free" for who? Us? I think not. Stand for something. We have the power to bring change, we have the power to keep relevant news in the media, we have the power to keep things like this from happening. It's not saying " fuckthepolice " that’s not changing anything, can't be keyboard warriors and expect change. It's not boycotting one or two shopping day [Black Friday & Cyber Monday] and expecting things to change. Go out and be part of something bigger than yourself. Go voice your opinion [peacefully], don't talk [complain on the internet] about how the system is unjust, doesn’t work for you and just disregard it tomorrow. Man Michael Brown could've have been any of us, any black man or child that you know. Let’s prove them wrong let’s do positive shit and get acknowledged, maybe this will help better us as a people. Be the change you wanna see right?


Some pictures that have been circling around the internet & some from a protest at Brooklyn College, the school I attend.

        

  

And I've been seeing this alot so im going to end with this.

A SYSTEM CANNOT FAIL THOSE IT WAS NEVER BUILT TO PROTECT.

 -W.E.B. DuBois

#StayWoke

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#DayOfDignity

Hey look its me LOL

#DayOfDignity is something i partook in today at Brooklyn College, the leader groups that were sort of in charge of it were PRA(Puerto Rican Association) &MEDO(Dominican Student Movement) it sounds cooler in spanish tho its like Movemente Estudiantes Dominican__something LOL.. But I stray from the point. Day of Dignity was a silent protest against Columbus Day, a day which gets more controversial the older I get, but it was a silent march throughout Brooklyn College campus with protesters in all black clothing & those that didn't have a flag held their hands behind their back like they were handcuffed. This symbolizing what the 'Discoverer of the Americas' did to the indigenous peoples that were already here. He stifled our diversity and forced us to become slaves ON OUR OWN LAND. I say our like i was really there but I feel i get to say our because I'm a minority and shit y'know ?

^Excerpt from 10/14/14* 

As an onlooker looking at the group of somber faced individuals you begin to have questions. I heard  "Can yall talk?" "Whats this for?" "This isn't changing Columbus day" & of course there were people that argued with the certain individuals that were allowed to speak and tell others what the group was marching about. What we were doing was referred to as an 'Opinion' and opinions don't really change things, also some big words were thrown around to try to sway the conversation into being one sided argument that we really weren't changing anything. Obviously I couldn't talk but i just looked at the person and thought of Seattle where they got Columbus Day changed to Indigenous Peoples Day which is pretty cool, now all that has to be done is to spread that movement and get it well known all across the U.S 

Seattle joins a growing number of cities officially recognizing Native American history
By: Nolan Feeney @NolanFeeney*

Columbus Day will now be known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Seattle.*

The Seattle City Council on Monday unanimously approved the re-designation, which acknowledges that Native Americans were living in North America well before Christopher Columbus “discovered America” in the 15th century, Reuters reports.

The change, which will go into effect before the Oct. 13 holiday this year, marks the second major city in the U.S. to officially re-designate the day, after Minneapolis’ vote in April.* (Though the city of Berkeley, Calif., ceased observation of Columbus Day in 1992.)

“Nobody discovered Seattle, Washington,” said Quinault Nation President Fawn Sharp in remarks to the council. “This action will allow us to bring into future and present a day honoring our rich history.”

The change faced some opposition from some members of Seattle’s Italian-American community, who view the day as a celebration of their cultural heritage (Columbus hailed from Genoa, Italy).

The Seattle School Board voted last week to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day on the same day in public schools.

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#BallIsNotLife #ImFeelingLikeDrakeJumpShotLooking

#WeirdShitWednesday

This whole day has been a blur tbh. Until Programming class at 11 even that was a lil blurry but thats the only class I actually am excited for, for many reasons, none of which i'll talk about because im feeling uberrrrrr lazy right now lol.. But lets talk about how i walk into work early cause i wanted to eat and relax before shift. So some IT members were talking about scary movies and shit, i dont watch that shit cause ima big ass pussy LOL. But then the conversation shifted to what'll happen if the Walking Dead was real lol. Of course I said "that'd be cool" lol.     

[wrote this part waiting for the train, while bumping STN MTN/KAUAI]

so back to the walking dead talk.. One  person said that we'd all probably die. Her reasoning was that everyone in this day and age would go to take a picture or record whats happening.. Not really thinking its a zombie and "I could legit die" another person said a person would probably say "wow thats looks so REALISTIC" .... Meanwhile the zombie is going to eat ur brainz out.. But ohhhhhh, getting proof of a "zombie" encounter is so damn important.. This has something to do with why were so reliant  on cell phones & technology.. The other day i saw 2 pics on how shit used to be.. The first one showed a doorbell that people used to ring to let their friends know that they were outside & on  the bottom of the pic was a screenshot of a conversation that said "I'm outside come to door" ... Legit people do that.. Shit i've done that before lol its just like habit these days.

The second pic i saw was a picture of kids bikes and the words on the pictures were 'How we used to find out where the squad was' .. These days tho everything has gotten so goddamn overcomplicated.. For no reason but "THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN BEINGS" i hope the sarcasm of that quote is emphasized enough LOL. Shit that has to deal with why little kids growing up so fast and what not.. Maybe '96 was the last year that kids werent corrupted by 'Modern Technology'........ But I digress..........

My last few minutes on shift I saw this video of this guy "skipping" a rock in Alaska lol. {video under this cause I'm so cool i provide errything for the readers of this measly blog} It's pretty dope to me cause thats a wavy ass sound when it hits the frozen lake is pretty weird, i thought it was a bird or some shit. & the guys face when it happen is priceless as shit, you dont really see that face too much on older people.. It's a mix between utter amazement & confusion & happiness .

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IF YOU CANT SEE THAT "WHOA" you needa get your eyes checked LOL.

 START THE VIDEO AT 3:45 

10/14/14

MORNINGS; shit thats just my time always has been always will be(of course theres always interruptions here & there but i need mornings be done properly to set my whole day up right. I dooooo everyyyyyyything at my own pace.Brush my teeth, wash myself, get dressed, eat, walk, breathe-AT MY OWN PACE. This flow is fragile & can easily be messed up by over-energized teenagers before 9 AM, aquaintances i may see on my travels & other shit. BUT FROM WHEN I WAKE TIL like 9-ish... FUCK YOU, i hate talking, smiling, nodding my head & anything else that exerts energy. *skips forward to my 9:30 class* Philosophy: Ethics & Personal Relations, im not even gonna talk about the two angels that sat on the both sides of me cause i'd stray from the point I wanna talk about... The topic we were on today was empathy, which means something like how you can understand and share the feelings of another person.. An example was given that you feel empathy when a homeless person asks you for change or something. I mean like sometimes you feel uber(really) horrible about how a homeless person is doing and you soare change or a few bills if you have it. BUT if your anything like me you notice  the little reaction that some homeless people give like "Oh thats all you gonna give" & that immediately kills any empathy yiu mightve had for that person & you think twice before giving the next person that asks for change... Another example given was how there could be a homeless person & a "'Get Light Crew' on the train and people would be more likely to give the dance crew some change or

A dollar because they were more 'deserving'... LOL.. I mean like I assume the get light crew already has a home.. But they danced to receive the money so they have more claim to it i guess? Shit.. Thats fucked up to me, but hey were all not Averys right?

But i kinda wanna talk about homeless people a little more cause i saw something that broke my heart a lil on the train ride home not too long ago. An older lady ratty clothes & powder blue jordans( idk where she got those) & her daughter im assuming, who was dressed somewhat normally/acceptingly were on the train. & the older woman had a plastic bag filled with various foods and she was eating something that smelled awful and looked like it was from this morning, or a previous morning, & she was getting crumbs all over herself but she didnt mind it, she kept nibbling. The daughter was doing what looked to be math hw not paying anymind to her mother maybe. And i made eye contact with the older woman by mistake a couple times as does someone who is observing someone does. But i quickly averted my eyes out of sadness maybe? Idk but i didnt really want to look in her eyes and want to empathize with her. I only wanted to observe and draw a conclusion(s). They seemed homeless to me but i couldnt really say thats a fact.. The daughter was well dressed while the mother was looking beat, maybe the mother just had a bad day and didnt care anymore or something #WeMayNeverKnow but i just thought it'd be interesting to share my opinion on that... I'm dead writing this is no order cause im gonna cut back to like 12:45 PM now cause i wanna talk about #DayOfDignity not too much tho cause i wanna do another post on it all to it self maybe this weekend after the pictures are edited & shit. But, #DayOfDignity is something i partook in today at Brooklyn College, the leader groups that were sort of in charge of it were PRA(Puerto Rican Association) & MEDO(Dominican Student Movement) it sounds cooler in spanish tho its like Movemente Estudiantes Dominican__something LOL.. But I stray from the point. Day of Dignity was a silent protest against Columbus Day, a day which gets more controversial the older I get, but it was a silent march throughout Brooklyn College campus with protesters in all black clothing & those that didn't have a flag held their hands behind their back like they were handcuffed. This symbolizing what the 'Discoverer of the Americas' did to the indigenous peoples that were already here. He stifled our diversity and forced us to become slaves ON OUR OWN LAND. I say our like i was really there but I feel i get to say our because I'm a minority and shit y'know ? Well I think that about sums up my day.... Ohhh wait i went through a brief forever aloneness feeling so i'll share that too its just a screenshot tho so .. Yea... 

Stay tuned for posts about #DayOfDignity & Homelessness 

I hope to get to those soon.. Leave a comment lemme hear what you think.... (I aint edit this yet just typed lol, fuck it)