分类目录归档：hate
I'm an Iranian-American Muslim female,
like all of you.
And I'm also a social justice comedian,
something that I insist is an actual job.
To explain what that is, let me tell you how I got here.
I've
Last year,
three of my family members were gruesomely murdered
in a hate crime.
It goes without saying that it's really difficult
for me to be here today,
but my brother Deah,
his wife Yusor,
and her
So people tell me I'm a nice person ...
to the point where it's part of my personal and professional identity
that I'm so nice and able to get along with anyone,
even my most fierce opponents.
It's li
Four years ago, something profound happened in my life.
I saw the fear and mental effects of racism, hate crimes and Islamaphobia
was having on my community.
I'm an American Muslim of Nigerian descent
In 1963, scientists studying Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire
made a shocking discovery.
Their most recent rainfall samples were nearly 100 times more acidic than usual.
At these lev
i've been on many stages
in the course of my life i've been on
small stages
i've been on big stages i was born for
the stage
you might say my dear mother beatrice
noam aziz and makalemele
a teacher by
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no matter
who you are or who you identify with
you have or you will experience a moment
in your life where you feel angry or
hurt
i know how this feels as i have been in
your shoes
i never liked the saying
always be kind because you never know
what someone is going through
because it implies that you should only
treat others with kindness
just in case they are deeply struggling
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hey
it all started comfortable evening
around the end of november i'd been
messaging a friend
who technically was supposed to be
paying attention in class
but he wasn't
and because
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so
i've noticed that i've miscommunicated
with
a lot of people in my life
and i realized that that was unfair to
them and unfair to me
hi i'm damian gold and i've been through
a lot of real