19 June 2019

Even if They Were Ugly and Stupid

You don’t have
to love animals 
to not eat them

Just like you don’t 
have to love your noisy, 
disrespectful neighbor 
to not cut him 
into pieces and 
dip him in mustard 

Not killing someone 
is not a negotiated 
response based on 
whether you find 
them likable 

Or whether you think
they are cute

And let’s face it,
if we’re being honest,
some of y’all
ain’t looking so adorable 
anymore either 

A perceived deficiency 
in intelligence 
doesn’t justify ending
a coworker’s life

Not killing someone
isn’t a privilege earned
by passing 
arbitrary standards
of importance,
it is just the basic 
starting point
of human decency



19 Jun 2019

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