Good God: Althea Garrison won't be on the ballot for mayor, but Charles Yancey and the Barstool guy will

You and I both know that the dictionary gives concise definitions of words with little history or context. Like saying that a "slut" is "an unclean woman." Gee, I don't know why Aunt Mary was offended when I called her a slut! After all, she spilled ketchup all over her shirt! Nope, I'm not going to consider societal norms or try and put myself in her place; the dictionary has my back! She has no right to be offended when the dictionary says she's right! Since it's not in the dictionary, I'm going to tell her she just went and made up her own definition that it means anything else! And about those very happy men who I routinely call gay, well, they really should take a look in my dictionary too!

If you're actually interesting in learning about racism, instead of denying it exists or insisting that insults toward white people are exactly the same thing as systemic oppression of people of color, go talk to a sociologist or read one of the many texts on systemic racism, and you can learn why the experts on racism have all come to the consensus that isolated acts of discrimination against people in a position of privilege are not racism. Or if you're insistent that someone calling you a honkey once is just like what people of color go through every single day, then, well, you really owe it to yourself to read some books on racism. Google "white privilege" and you can find several reading lists to get started. "Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" is a good place to get started. Also anything by Beverly Daniel Tatum.

James Bulger, Jr. is a horrible man who has done unspeakable things. Wanting him dead is hardly a crime.