This is how I am feeling right now. Dance like no one's watching. Sing like no one's listening. "Hot Fun in the Summertime" - quick, pour me a tall cold G&T!
There will be no music from my dance hall today, since 49 murdered in cold blood young people cannot share the fun with us.
One of them was a homegirl.
Akyra
Murray, 18, graduated June 6 from Philadelphia's West Catholic
Prep, the same school from which my mother graduated in 1950. Last month, she signed a national letter of intent to attend
Mercyhurst University on a full-ride scholarship for basketball, a sport
she once doubted she was good enough to play. Akyra Murray died on June 12. She didn't even have a chance.
This week, Fearsome Beard asked us to write to our congresspeople regarding this murder; this is the response I received from my federal representative.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to
express
your
concern
about
gun
violence.
My
name
is
Helena
Mastrogianis,
and
I
am
Congressman
Boyle's
Legislative
Director.
Congressman
Boyle
highly
values
the
input
he
receives
from
citizens
like
you,
and he
asked
me
to
reach
out
to
you
on
his
behalf.
The
concerns
that
you
express
to
him
inform
his
voting
decisions
and
policy
positions,
and
this
type
of
open
dialogue
is
the
top
priority
of
our
office.
Congressman
Boyle
strongly
believes
the
epidemic
of
gun
violence
in
the
United
States
requires urgent,
robust,
and
comprehensive
action
from
each
of
us
–
elected
officials
included.
The
need
for
action
is
clear.
According
to
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
Prevention,
gun
violence
took
33,000
lives
in
2013
alone.
By
contrast
to
other
similar
nations,
according
to the
Brady
Campaign
to
Prevent
Gun
Violence,
"the
U.S.
firearm
homicide
rate
is
20
times
higher
than
the
combined
rates
of
22
countries
that
are
our
peers
in
wealth
and
population."
You'll
be
glad
to
know
that
Congressman
Boyle
is
a
member
of
the
Gun
Violence
Prevention
Task
Force,
which
promotes
policy
action
to
combat
these
tragedies
which
have
become
far
too
frequent.
He
also
cosponsors
over
ten
common-sensebills
that
address
the
epidemic
of
gun
violence
through:
enhanced
criminal
and
mental
healthbackground
checks,
more
stringent
enforcement
of
gun
trafficking
laws
and
background
checks,
reinstating
the
assault
weapons
ban
that
lapsed
in
2004,
and
further
study
on
the
causes
and
effects
of
gun
violence
to
inform
policymaking. He
is
also
a
cosponsor
and
strong
supporter
of
legislation
to
ban
gun
sales
to
individuals
on
the
terrorism
watch
list,
H.R.
1076,
the
bipartisan
“No
Fly,
No
Buy”
legislation
authored
by
Republican
Congressman
Peter
King.
Republicans
have
blocked
votes
on
this
bill
over
ten
times
this
congress.
Congressman
Boyle
is
committed
to
putting
people
before
politics
and
enacting
these
common-sense,
critically
important
policies
to
better
protect
innocent
Americans
from
further
firearm-related
tragedies.
These
steps
are
long
overdue.
Thank
you
again
for
reaching
out
to
Congressman
Boyle
on
this
important
subject.
Please
do
not
hesitate
to
do
so
again
should
you
have
any
concerns
regarding
this
or
any
other
matter.
Sincerely,
Helena Mastrogianis
My fuckwad federal senators have not responded at all. Guess they don't give a fat flying fuck about innocent citizens dying. I am tired of guns, tired of morons with guns, tired of gun culture, tired of rape culture, tired of h8, tired of organized religion, tired of the NRA, tired of guvmint people (state and federal) sucking the NRA’s dick, tired of white people thinking they are “all that”, tired of homophobia, tired of racism, tired of jingoism, tired of xenophobia, tired of bigotry, tired of h8 groups, tired of flag waving bible-thumpers, tired of child/animal abusers, tired of "thoughts and prayers", tired of paternal rule, tired of murikkka. How many more must die due to the NRA? How many more must die due to Congress? How many more must die due to state legislatures? How many more must die due to morons? How many more must die due to h8?
And if you are offended by this post, FUCK YOU! You are part of the problem, not part of the solution.
This is how I am feeling right now. Dance like no one's watching. Sing like no one's listening. "Rock Me Gently" - hairy bear + neck chain + open shirt + tight pants = the 70s!
This is how I am feeling right now. Dance like no one's watching. Sing like no one's listening. "Stumbling In" - after a night out with the boyz, amirite?