Jakebe T. Drake-Lope @jakebe@awoo.space
A digital jackalope living in a black man's body. Pronouns: he/him/his. I love my blackness, and yours.
Joined Sep 2017
RT @tabiayapp@twitter.com
i think often of this 2015 painting: “The Talk” by Michael D'Antuono (2015)
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/tabiayapp/status/1265995166155894784
RT @iamTrippAli@twitter.com
Why do we burn down the community? Why do we burn down “our own” neighborhood? Here’s Why.✊🏾🔥🔥🔥 #BlckLivesMatter
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/iamTrippAli/status/1268354397794209793
I think we're all about to be really shocked to see how flush the pockets of the various police departments are
You'd think they'd find some room in their billion-dollar budgets for non-violent conflict resolution but I guess those tanks and body armor won't buy themselves
RT @Muna_Mire@twitter.com
the NYPD's budget is actually mind boggling. the proposed billion dollar cut is a 16% cut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SIX! TEEN!
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Muna_Mire/status/1268571686984716288
RT @WTFcooner@twitter.com
Psst. The world is a mess right now, and it’s tough to deal with.
But I’m an artist and a storyteller, and I still gotta create. I’ll be announcing a little project in the next few days. I hope it’ll be a pleasant distraction for folks. #PRIDE
Stay safe and stay tuned!
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/WTFcooner/status/1268667720385560577
RT @GabbySidibe@twitter.com
Today the NAACP is calling for a National Day of Mourning in recognition of #GeorgeFloyd’s funeral. And at 3:45 PM ET, join us in observing a moment of silence for #8minutesand46seconds. If you can, stop everything,… https://www.instagram.com/p/CBBb9_BBNgP/?igshid=1gfam24qbekfg
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/GabbySidibe/status/1268603561992163335
RT @prpltnkr@twitter.com
#BlackLivesMatter and #TransWomenAreWomen. Black #trans women need our help now more than ever:
I will be MATCHING up to $1,000 in donations made to @btfacollective@twitter.com's Black Trans Protestors Emergency Fund!
Forward donation receipts to PRPLTNKR@gmail.com
https://twitter.com/BTFAcollective/status/1268285637439913988?s=20
Exactly this. It's exhausting to be expected to show "strength of spirit" and forgive people who've hurt us, like an apology is a magic pass that immediately dissipates the impact of what they've done.
My spirit is weary. I get to choose where I spend my strength.
RT @BigDragonien@twitter.com
@jakebe@twitter.com yeah I really do not like the implication that people have an obligation to help him reform as if POC and lgbtq + people don't already have enough on their plates just fighting for their lives and way of lives that they can take time out to tutor a racist on not being awful
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/BigDragonien/status/1268584791940706304
Fellow rabbits, kick racists out of the warren and tell them to silflay hraka! 🐰💢
RT @revelionart@twitter.com
Fellow lions, racists don't have any place in the pride or Pride Month. 🦁💢 https://twitter.com/ADergNamedFitz/status/1268380789323862016
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/revelionart/status/1268576979898339329
RT @ThePenDrake@twitter.com
Every day, every time you speak, you are making a decision about where to use your voice
That decision matters just as much as what you say with it
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ThePenDrake/status/1268567996890398722
RT @ThePenDrake@twitter.com
What does Lindsey Graham know that we don't?
Maybe Trump's shoes just have a really incredible flavor?
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ThePenDrake/status/1268565907174916100
If you're more concerned about people being called out for their behavior than the behavior necessitating the callout, you might want to sit with that for a minute and really consider your priorities.
Your BIPoC and LGBQT friends see that pattern of behavior.
But this is all happening because this behavior has been excused for far too long. It was unacceptable then, and it's unacceptable now. We can't diminish the hurt racism and bigotry causes, and we have to stop showing up for friends while remaining silent about what they do.
I know that there are flaws on the activist Left. We have a problem with taking guilt by association too far, and we often don't provide a clear path to redemption and forgiveness for folks who've done terrible things. We need to address that.
I really wish you would have this level of consideration and public support for the people he's said these horrible things against.
RT @RogueMegawolf@twitter.com
If you want to block him - or me - then that is your prerogative. Just remember that it is very simple to condemn someone, but it takes a true strength of spirit to help him to reform.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/RogueMegawolf/status/1268556483463131137
It’s really hard to see the people you’ve known for a while just… show how much hate they have for you.
The apology from @AerysBat@twitter.com says “this isn’t him”, but IT IS. Apologies own behavior, understand the harm caused.
I didn’t know this dude well, but I still feel betrayed.
RT @Caudlewag@twitter.com
Yo. I'm not normally the person to do this, but I've had it up to here with the state of the world and I'm very done. If you're following @/AerysBat, I'd stop doing that. I was. Ain't now.
CW:Racism, tranphobia and general horridness.
More here: https://m.imgur.com/a/NI7l4IR
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Caudlewag/status/1268474972521013248
RT @USAProtests@twitter.com
BREAKING: Louisville, Kentucky, will hire an outside consultant to review its police department after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by police in her home in March and David McAtee was killed at a protest where officers and National Guard soldiers opened fire on crowds
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/USAProtests/status/1268282889680101377
RT @DeaPierre@twitter.com
AND SHE FUCKING WON!!!! https://twitter.com/jrosenbaum/status/1267989870284283907
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/DeaPierre/status/1268029024669966336
A digital jackalope living in a black man's body. Pronouns: he/him/his. I love my blackness, and yours.
Joined Sep 2017
