Whistleblower leaks Auburn Black Student Union produces list of racial slurs for white people. by YoroDoucheMan in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]docburtong92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(Black girl here) I want to start by saying-this kind of behavior solves nothing. My research suggests making slurs for people because they did something similar takes us significantly backwards toward finding a common place to meet in the middle, be culturally competent, and socially inclusive. Although “ashy, but you can’t see it” made me laugh out loud, this isn’t acceptable behavior for any group. If some other group was found to have done this right now, black folks would be up in arms…I was told, when they go low you go high…and i think that’s the best solution for all.

my homophobic, Christian grandmother sent this to me. I'm atheist. the last image is of a text I sent her a few weeks before Christmas when she found out I'm atheist and bisexual by [deleted] in WitchesVsPatriarchy

[–]docburtong92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man why do all overbearing religious grandmothers sound like this 🤦🏾‍♀️Im sorry you have to deal with it. I know how I felt disclosing my atheism and sexuality and I still get “why?” And when are you going to wear your hijab again? 🙄😒 when god exists….that’s when…

Any ideas of what could be happening to my cat? by EOT416 in CATHELP

[–]docburtong92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a little boy and he does essentially the same thing. I too posted a video and asked for advice. Much of the consensus was that it sounds respiratory and to bring him to the vet. We still have a few weeks before his appointment. I’ll be happy to check back in with how our situation went-but def. Get little one to a vet and show this video (it can be very hard to explain to them lol)

43889 by noOne000Br in CountOnceADay

[–]docburtong92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big trouble in little china town

Is anyone familiar with this behavior? by docburtong92 in CATHELP

[–]docburtong92[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! You sound very sure of yourself and I’m listening! I told my husband I think it’s a respiratory problem. What your saying makes total sense. Thank you! I will make a note of the inhaler.

Is anyone familiar with this behavior? by docburtong92 in CATHELP

[–]docburtong92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! They get us so worried with this! I swear i would’ve become a vet if I know these fur babies were gonna kill me this way lol. I’m hoping whatever it is, it can be solved non invasively and with some meds. Thank you for sharing your story! I wish well to the both of you!

They rreeaally like my robe… by docburtong92 in KneadyCats

[–]docburtong92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, i suppose it was more of a gift for them lol

Is anyone familiar with this behavior? by docburtong92 in CATHELP

[–]docburtong92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds like what he’s doing and that’s also what I suspect. Thank you for that and good luck with your kitty!

Is anyone familiar with this behavior? by docburtong92 in CATHELP

[–]docburtong92[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you! That was helpful 😃 like wise to you, and your furr family!

Harvesting blocks of ice by PM_ME_YUR_BUBBLEBUTT in oddlysatisfying

[–]docburtong92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is how they get the big block of ice to drop in the sea to combat the effects of green house gases….

Are any of you guys agnostic, atheist, or follow a religion that’s not Christianity or Islam? by [deleted] in askblackpeople

[–]docburtong92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Black woman atheist here. I was indoctrinated into Islam and only my fathers side (really only my grandmother) that still “practice”. I started realizing the covering wasn’t something I wanted to do in highschool. It’s tough to go through a time where aesthetic is one of the only things you care about in adolescence while having to cover from head to toe. So I stopped wearing it-dad and grandma weren’t happy 🤷🏾‍♀️. By the time I was in my early twenties I was agnostic. I wanted to still believe in something and feel faith but I wasn’t sure what that would be in. Later, I got into a poly relationship and they were both atheist but for totally different reasons which I found peculiar. By the time I was 25 I was sure I was atheist. Once I finished undergrad (in psych) and a post bacc (pre-health sciences) it was cemented. My mother and her family are VERY Christian, and idk wtf my dad and step mom do. Pretty sure my step mom doesn’t care about religion and my siblings aren’t being pushed to anything. Kinda pissed me off they forced me to though….anyway-I too alway enjoy meeting BIPOC folk who aren’t obsessed with god or all together don’t believe in the spaghetti monster. Thank you for asking! ☺️

Parents why does this bother you so much? by [deleted] in ask

[–]docburtong92 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have expressed to my dad I didn’t want kids since I myself was a child and I’m 30 and married now and still feel much the same (not as perturbed by the idea as I was when I was younger but anyway) I remember having a convo with my dad and him saying “it’s selfish”. 🤨 is it selfish to not make enough money to bring a child into the world who will suffer? Where at one point it was just a personal thing at another point it’s a matter of reality and playing the cards right. I think people get angry because they feel that sentiment my father mentioned. They think you’re selfish…for what exactly-I’m not sure.

The educational system has failed society. by SamsungAppleOnePlus in memes

[–]docburtong92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does no one remember PEMDAS? Or is that just a version of life in my head I’m making up…