I recently got a drawing tablet and started designing my own merch…(Read the rest on Patreon)
What Bolivia Can Teach Us About Confronting Systemic Violence
Guest writer Marie-Ève Monette does an excellent job connecting the recent protests in the US to movements in Bolivia that have fought against colonialism and gender-based violence, as well as looking at the question of when we should use which tools in activism.
7 Lessons on Racism That White People Need To Learn
When the Black Lives Matter protests reached a peak in June 2020, I sought out Dennis Upkins’ writing, whose scathing and witty critiques have been published here before. I’m honored to publish these lessons on racism that he sent me.
Patreon Bonus Content: Childhood Secrets
This was in my journal from when I was about 10 years old. I actually taped these pages shut because I was so protective of my secret…(Read the rest on Patreon)
Yopp’s Logo & New Website Design are Here!
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may have noticed that things have changed a little bit around here! And that’s because Yopp now officially has its own logo!!!!
The Problem with Misrepresenting Oppression as Just Part of Life
When we undermine someone’s life-altering issue by framing it as something that everyone deals with, we dismiss the magnitude of the societal problems that contextualize bigotry, we disrespect marginalized people’s ability to assess their own problems, we discourage the pursuit of solutions for widespread unearned suffering, and we sign off on allowing that suffering to continue.
Adjusting to Social-Distancing & Other Lessons from Chronic Illness
I’d like to share some of my hard-earned lessons that have come from the last 5+ years of managing multiple chronic illnesses and a disability that have since proved incredibly useful during the pandemic.
Patreon Bonus Content: Fantasy Style Short Story from High School
A short piece of fiction from my teenage Fictionpress account, the description said this was inspired by a dream I had which I actually don’t remember at all…(Read the rest on Patreon)
The Complexion For The Protection: White Privilege in Media
As always, the beauty of guest posts on this blog is that they enable Yopp to include subjects and types of content that I could never hope to create myself. In order to shift the societal scrutiny off of people of color and onto white people for once, Dennis does what he does best: Biting critiques about the ways media represents and encourages our society’s racial disparities, as well as educating us on the often …Read More
Patreon Bonus Content: A poem by teenage Kella
This is a poem I wrote when I was around 16. The idea I mention in this poem of a stone that’s halfway between a diamond and a piece of coal…(Read the rest on Patreon)