last year, i created a mock speech for a class. i was the winner of the nobel peace prize for helping to restore justice to marginalized populations; specifically the lgbt community. i was awarded this prize for tangible results in improving the lives of people that our society views as second class citizens. i...a radical black woman whose life is dedicated to social justice and the resistance to oppression. women, children, people of color, queer people, fat people, poor people...all of them were experiencing an enhanced existence b/c of the work that me and my commrades were committed to doing. i ended my speech with a quote from Audre Lorde:
"I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood. "
i don't suppose that i'm hating on al gore, environmental work is important and we should all strive to take better care of our earth. if i were asked to name one thing that mr. gore had done for me, i don't know that i would be able to answer. he doesn't inspire me...i would rush to hear him speak...i have no desire to read anything he has written.
it perplexing that we honor humans for doing things that are essentially the right thing to do. i hope that he doesn't run for president.
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