Feeling exercised over the racism at Daily Kos?
Let me distract you.
It might interest you to know that African-American women contract HIV at higher rates than nearly any other group.
There is, of course, nothing at all remotely racist about ignoring the plight of these folks, and nothing inhumane or grotesque about taking the issue of 'black-face' really, really seriously.
And if you don't find the growth in the number of HIV positive African-American women enough of a distraction.
How about the 2.6 million mostly brown and black women and children who are going to die mostly preventable deaths from AIDS this year?
And the 2.6 million who died last year.
And the 2.6 to 3.2 million who are going to die next year.
They'll still be dead, but at least there'll be no-more black-face diaries at Daily Kos.
The umbrage of the pure over HM's vile diary is a timely reminder that raging about black-face is one way to express 'solidarity' with people of color.
One of the many others is to click on my sig-line or on the AIDS donations button on my blog-roll.
You won't get much mojo, but you'll definitely save a few lives.