tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post2718346788831491659..comments2024-03-24T21:33:34.140-04:00Comments on my juicy little universe: november kaboom, take 2Heidi Mordhorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-41217139267102994712016-11-13T23:06:40.627-05:002016-11-13T23:06:40.627-05:00Love this--Heidi is the poem!Love this--Heidi is the poem!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-67390021264388123972016-11-13T20:57:36.001-05:002016-11-13T20:57:36.001-05:00So proud to be your friend, Heidi. This post made ...So proud to be your friend, Heidi. This post made me cry. I love you exactly as you are -- with or without the labels we must wear with pride right now to help keep others safe.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-11262214878246150812016-11-13T07:45:20.393-05:002016-11-13T07:45:20.393-05:00Dear Friends,
I fear that I have expressed myself...Dear Friends,<br /><br />I fear that I have expressed myself poorly, because my point here was NOT that I feel unsafe and need company and protection. I was trying to say that I have felt way TOO safe because of the easy, effortless protection that my white, educated affluence affords me, even as sexual minority. I was trying to say that it's time for me to get out of that "car," that armored vehicle, and walk on foot in the shoes of the folks who have never had that protection --and that includes the folks who voted for Trump because he's the first candidate they have ever felt represented by.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your compassionate offers of support, but truly, *I* am not one of the people who needs it most. Please join me in getting out there and stepping up to support the truly endangered, the truly vulnerable.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-24456864898128408702016-11-13T07:29:40.311-05:002016-11-13T07:29:40.311-05:00I'll walk with you, sister.I'll walk with you, sister.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-35072390961621689612016-11-13T06:39:52.024-05:002016-11-13T06:39:52.024-05:00Hugs to you Heidi, and bravo for your bravery in s...Hugs to you Heidi, and bravo for your bravery in speaking up and out .Sally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840326270568153356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-57358708326948300492016-11-12T08:26:20.831-05:002016-11-12T08:26:20.831-05:00Your text is so brave, Brenda's poem is so pos...Your text is so brave, Brenda's poem is so positive. I am a white woman, married to a man, living in a big house, with bumper stickers that say "Read" "Stronger Together" and "Bi Lo Proud" (a local grocery store where Walmart just invaded the territory) My car is a Prius in a world full of Ford trucks. But my blond hair and white skin make me the majority. Most people think I voted for Trump because I fit the mold. It's appalling to me that 53% of white women voted for him. Nevertheless, I hold your hand. I wear my safety pin. I'll do what I can to make your world safe again. You are not alone! Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-37790784382410718762016-11-11T21:52:43.891-05:002016-11-11T21:52:43.891-05:00A poem for your bravery, Heidi:
these clothes you...A poem for your bravery, Heidi:<br /><br />these clothes you see<br />hide my scars<br />memories good and bad<br /><br />this skin of mine, so pale<br />hides my scar<br />and pain of white wrongs<br /><br />this smile of mine, so carefree<br />hides my fear<br />of being judged, sentenced, punished<br /><br />this nonchalance<br />hides my hope<br />that tolerance grows<br /><br />my community, so strong<br />holds me<br />together we hang the moon<br /><br />You are not alone, Heidi. Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-88678163361681553892016-11-11T21:13:34.250-05:002016-11-11T21:13:34.250-05:00Our lives have many different kinds of kabooms in ...Our lives have many different kinds of kabooms in them, don't they? I know you'll always respond with kindness!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-72676814241948921362016-11-11T16:42:56.904-05:002016-11-11T16:42:56.904-05:00Like Irene, I think "you" are the poem, ...Like Irene, I think "you" are the poem, too, Heidi. I will stand beside you and all the others who need me, all I can do to make this terrible outcome less alarming. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-83930291809773960662016-11-11T14:36:54.301-05:002016-11-11T14:36:54.301-05:00Thank you, thank you, thank you. Being yourself ca...Thank you, thank you, thank you. Being yourself can be the truest form of rebellion, the loudest act of protest. Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-12217063236485132162016-11-11T09:08:56.703-05:002016-11-11T09:08:56.703-05:00Go Heidi! The world needs you! YOU are the poem. x...Go Heidi! The world needs you! YOU are the poem. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-50342415640115315582016-11-11T07:52:03.461-05:002016-11-11T07:52:03.461-05:00Thank you so much for your honest words, Heidi. I ...Thank you so much for your honest words, Heidi. I can only wish more people had the same degree of sensitivity, awareness, empathy and perspective. jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-91332636808007410472016-11-11T06:46:20.125-05:002016-11-11T06:46:20.125-05:00Are you going to the musical? Ben and I are going ...Are you going to the musical? Ben and I are going both Saturdays (with Dash, and then Ariana).Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-17578730753626222982016-11-11T06:21:43.380-05:002016-11-11T06:21:43.380-05:00Love you, HeidiLove you, HeidiTabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com