I Was Born in a Small Town

Posted on July 25, 2023July 25, 2023 by Jenny

Well, I was born in a small town And I live in a small town Probably die in a small town Oh, those small communities "Small Town" John Mellencamp I think John Mellencamp sang a better song about small towns. Jason Aldean, not so much. Maybe it’s because he doesn’t know whereof he speaks. After all, Mr. Aldean reportedly grew up in the city of Macon, Georgia, population 157,000, and spent summers in the Miami-area city of Homestead, Florida, population 80,000. Then there’s me:...

“No one gives a [bleep.]”

Posted on June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 by Jenny

If you haven't seen today's Baltimore Sun article about an incident involving Howard County Councilmember Deb Jung wielding her power and privilege over a group of young men in a parking lot, you need to drop what you're doing and read it. But make sure your family is wearing a poncho, because your head is going to explode like a melon at a Gallagher show. Video courtesy Baltimore Sun via Sam Hightower The video (above) of the incident is damning, showing Ms. Jung threatening to call t...

Dear White Women

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Jenny

Those of you who have clicked my “About” button above can see that I’m a white woman. There are about 120 million of us in the U.S. We’re a pretty heterogeneous group, race and gender aside. When it comes to our identities, our opinions, our faiths, our families, and our lifestyles, we are anything but a monolithic group. White women’s experiences in life are just as varied. Many of us have experienced the joys of partnership and motherhood. Many of us have felt the searing rage boiling...

Hall of Shame, GOP Edition – October 10, 2020

Posted on October 10, 2020October 28, 2020 by Jenny

During Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate between Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence, I came across a Facebook post by a local GOP activist who is one of the ringleaders of Reopen Howard County, also known as the Christina Delmont-Small, Sezin Palmer, and Yun Lu fan club. The post was a live commentary on the debate, and the misogynoir directed at Senator Harris solidified my view that racism and hatred are a feature, not a bug, of the Republican Party. “Nasty bitch,”...

Hollow Victories

Posted on September 5, 2020September 5, 2020 by Jenny

Imagine a track race. The contestants are lined up, ready to give it their all. When the gun goes off, they take off running, except for the Black man; someone has put heavy weights on his ankles. He struggles to run as the others pull farther and farther ahead. As the other contestants reach the home stretch, a race official finally stops the race and points out that the Black man has been wrongly and unfairly handicapped. The race officials take the weights off the Black man’s ankles, pa...