Overheard my white male coworkers today talking quite cheerfully about the election results. I have never wanted to leave work so badly before, not in the whole time I've been working there.
And here I thought, living so near SF, I'd actually be lucky enough to feel safe in my own home, safe at my workplace. I've loved my job so much; I hate that even this is being taken from me.
also, one of my friends of ten years (also a white straight male) is basically having a tantrum because he wanted Bernie, voted third party, and people called him out on it. and I just....
he can't get over his pride to look at things objectively. I can see his frustration, but I firmly believe he is wrong. I will not apologize for that. I can see the ultimatum coming.