Esther
@mahoniaaquifolium.bsky.social
Juneberry enthusiast. Oregon grape apologist. Garlic mustard hater.
Maker of plain language resources. Studies/disrupts white nationalism in disability communities.
Founder of Disability Communities Defending Democracy @dcdd-endingwn
Maker of plain language resources. Studies/disrupts white nationalism in disability communities.
Founder of Disability Communities Defending Democracy @dcdd-endingwn
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and like, no, I’m sorry. The closet is bad! The closet does not exist ~to protect queer people~. Whatever “protection” is provided by the closet is conditional upon having to constantly suppress who you are anywhere except for in private out of fear of homophobia & discrimination.
December 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
and like, no, I’m sorry. The closet is bad! The closet does not exist ~to protect queer people~. Whatever “protection” is provided by the closet is conditional upon having to constantly suppress who you are anywhere except for in private out of fear of homophobia & discrimination.
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6) Rosa Parks wasn't meek. A lifelong believer in self defense, her politics were expansive. She loved Martin & Malcolm & Stokely, Ella Baker & Queen Mother Moore, fought for reparations, Black history in every curriculum, prisoner defense, welfare rights—"any move to show we are dissatisfied."
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
6) Rosa Parks wasn't meek. A lifelong believer in self defense, her politics were expansive. She loved Martin & Malcolm & Stokely, Ella Baker & Queen Mother Moore, fought for reparations, Black history in every curriculum, prisoner defense, welfare rights—"any move to show we are dissatisfied."
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5) The Parks weren't middle class. They were living in the Cleveland Court projects when she was arrested. Both she and her husband lost their jobs because of her bus stand. Forced to leave Montgomery 8 months after the boycott's end, they moved to Detroit—"the Northern promised land that wasn't."
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
5) The Parks weren't middle class. They were living in the Cleveland Court projects when she was arrested. Both she and her husband lost their jobs because of her bus stand. Forced to leave Montgomery 8 months after the boycott's end, they moved to Detroit—"the Northern promised land that wasn't."
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4) Rosa Parks wasn't quiet at key moments. In fact when the police asked her why she didn't move, she spoke back "Why do you push us around?" In jail, she met a woman wrongfully imprisoned for defending herself against an abusive boyfriend; Parks smuggled out her brother's number to let him know
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
4) Rosa Parks wasn't quiet at key moments. In fact when the police asked her why she didn't move, she spoke back "Why do you push us around?" In jail, she met a woman wrongfully imprisoned for defending herself against an abusive boyfriend; Parks smuggled out her brother's number to let him know
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3) There wasn't anything to suggest this was a history-changing event. You know that mugshot photo. It's NOT from this arrest but from one 2 months later when she was arrested as a 'boycott leader.' It's often misattributed because we like the version where the right act is obvious when it happens.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
3) There wasn't anything to suggest this was a history-changing event. You know that mugshot photo. It's NOT from this arrest but from one 2 months later when she was arrested as a 'boycott leader.' It's often misattributed because we like the version where the right act is obvious when it happens.
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2) There was nothing to suggest that making a stand that day would do anything. She'd made stands before. Other had too. It was lonely. No one joined her on the bus—worried she would be hurt, that it wouldn't do anything. That is Rosa Parks' courage—the ability to persist amid fear and uncertainty.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
2) There was nothing to suggest that making a stand that day would do anything. She'd made stands before. Other had too. It was lonely. No one joined her on the bus—worried she would be hurt, that it wouldn't do anything. That is Rosa Parks' courage—the ability to persist amid fear and uncertainty.
Also by middle school writing I do mean I've read better middle school essays than this when I've worked as a paraeducator. But this would be about middle of the road for a 14 year old having their first thought.
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Also by middle school writing I do mean I've read better middle school essays than this when I've worked as a paraeducator. But this would be about middle of the road for a 14 year old having their first thought.
Even at my laziest with this class--and, G-d, have I gotten there--I at least cite the reading I'm given...........
December 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Even at my laziest with this class--and, G-d, have I gotten there--I at least cite the reading I'm given...........