Category Archives: Op-Ed

How ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Is About Racism And Prejudice In America

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of the most landmark movies of all time that I could write so much about it. Did you know that it’s based on a book Who Censored Roger Rabbit? that is totally different and is about the titular character’s own murder? Gary K. Wolf, the writer, sued the filmmakersContinue reading “How ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Is About Racism And Prejudice In America”

It’s Time To Sing A New Song

Let’s face it, the indictments against former President Donald J. Trump and his conspirators in Georgia seem like they’re getting harder to dismiss as political payback or a manuever to keep Trump from being elected President again in 2024. I was surprised to hear that Georgia’s former lieutenant governor Geoff Duncancalled Trump the “worst candidateContinue reading “It’s Time To Sing A New Song”

Montgomery Riverfront Incident A Warning People Are Getting Fed Up

There’s been a lot of talk in the recent week focusing on the assault/brawl that occurred on the Montgomery, Ala. Riverfront on Aug. 5. But the silence has come from the right-wing media and pundits. It’s mainly because there have only been white people charged and arrested in the brawl that started when Dameion Pickett,Continue reading “Montgomery Riverfront Incident A Warning People Are Getting Fed Up”

What People Can (But Won’t) Learn From The Box Office Success Of ‘Barbie’

I’ll be blunt. I didn’t think the Barbie movie would be a big success. I imagined it would be this decade’s Jem and the Holograms. None of the trailers seemed exciting. The movie seemed to be like Snakes on a Plane as in it was more exciting to discuss online than it was actually toContinue reading “What People Can (But Won’t) Learn From The Box Office Success Of ‘Barbie’”

It Should’ve Never Gotten This Far

It’s been 49 years this week since President Richard M. Nixon resigned. He resigned on Aug. 8, 1974 amid allegations of his involvement in The Watergate breakin and the attempted cover-up afterwards. Nixon was never impeached even though the Watergate hearings became news. He resigned and some people say he did it so he couldContinue reading “It Should’ve Never Gotten This Far”

Paul Reubens Taught A Generation It Was Okay To Be A Little Different

On Sept. 5, 1991 as the MTV Video Music Awards began, no one in the audience nor at home watching was expecting to see Pee-wee Herman come out on stage to begin the show. On July 26 of that year, Pee-wee (or Paul Reubens as he was legally known) had been arrested in Florida inContinue reading “Paul Reubens Taught A Generation It Was Okay To Be A Little Different”

Is This Really, Really Trump’s End?

Well, the day most people had been waiting for since Jan. 7, 2021 finally happened. Donald J. Trump, who once held the position of President of the United States, finally was indicted for his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection coup attempt. A federal grand jury indicted Trump on the following counts: Trump isContinue reading “Is This Really, Really Trump’s End?”

‘Taking Care of Maya’ Asks Us Where Do We Draw The Line On Child Abuse

As a country, we have a knee jerk reaction when bad things happen. After Columbine, many schools went down hard saying students had to tuck in their shirts and could only have mesh backpacks, even though the killers had arrived to school later and basically went to shooting in no time. Then after the sinkingContinue reading “‘Taking Care of Maya’ Asks Us Where Do We Draw The Line On Child Abuse”

‘Our Skin’ Represents Our Reality

Earlier this year, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) came under fire when he criticized the teaching of Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race in schools. Apparently, he felt “Jesus Loves Me” was a more appropriate to be taught in schools. This was during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing when Mullin, who wouldn’tContinue reading “‘Our Skin’ Represents Our Reality”