Kate Leonard

@hiimkatel.bsky.social

Happy riverboat brawl day to all who celebrate! Today is the 3rd anniversary of the Montgomery Alabama river boat brawl! Also, Nathaniel Alexander, a Black man, patented the folding chair we use today in 1911

an artist rendition of the Montgomery Alabama River boat brawl including a painting of the men and women fighting on the dock the man swing and the young gentleman swimming to the fight

99% of the time, when someone accuses you of selective outrage, it’s a way of politically demobilizing you and shutting you up “Why are you angry about data centers instead of fast fashion” isn’t about making you care about fast fashion. It’s about shutting you up about data centers And visa versa

grabbing every small business owner I can find by the shoulders and yelling directly into their faces that IF I DON'T HAVE AN INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT I CAN'T SEE ANY OF YOUR SHIT GET A FUCKING WEBSITE

It’s weird that Helen of Troy being played by a black actress is a problem, but most of the rest of the Mediterranean, Greek and Turkish characters being played by incredibly fair and blond haired people of British, Irish and Scandinavian descent isn’t. And by weird, I mean entirely predictable.

*sigh* If your Kickstarter video/image is AI, I won't back it. If your book has an AI cover, I won't read it. If you're a public supporter of AI use for creative work, I will unfollow you. I cannot stress enough how offensive I find AI use in the arts. It is outright theft, it is lazy, it is gross.

There is a path. It’s the path that Michael Vick walked. He has worked with the Humane Society for the last 17 years to educate folk about animal cruelty. He says he’ll do that work for the rest of his life. Call me when Louis or Kanye devotes even one weekend to making reparation.

Bill Corbett@billcorbett.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“But there has to be a path to redemption for people like Louis CK..” Let me stop you right there: no there doesn’t. You made that up.