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Metaphor ReFantazio is good and fantasy racism is still silly

This analysis of Studio Zero’s RPG full story will examine a few missteps with the fantasy racism trope

Feb 10

Metaphor ReFantazio is good and fantasy racism is still silly

Feb 10

Job hunting is kinda dehumanizing

The current landscape of applying for new jobs and hunting for them is rather frustrating. Why do we need cover letters anyway?

Jul 17, 2024

Job hunting is kinda dehumanizing

Jul 17, 2024

Great, another presidential election cycle…

Don’t fall into the thinking that only voting in this presidential election and any others is the biggest political action you can take.

Jan 17, 2024

Great, another presidential election cycle…

Jan 17, 2024

People and their relationship with the news

It’s worrying that people treat the news like a boogeyman instead of a tool that can help us take action collectively.

Nov 13, 2023

young Black person reading a newspaper

Nov 13, 2023

Listen, writing longform joy isn’t for me

I can’t make writing long-form about joy a thing. I’m not unhappy, but it’s not a skill I think I need. This blog is an attempt

Sep 4, 2023

Listen, writing longform joy isn’t for me

Sep 4, 2023

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Yes, being Black and liking video games can still be a surreal experience

For all the countless good in gaming, it’s still uniquely exclusionary, when it comes to the intersections of Blackness

Jul 4, 2023

Yes, being Black and liking video games can still be a surreal experience

Jul 4, 2023

Going to therapy is an active act of kindness to yourself

For Black men, I think seeking professional mental health care gets easier when seen as an active action of kindness.

Jun 14, 2023

Going to therapy is an active act of kindness to yourself

Jun 14, 2023

The not so quiet part of living

“Do you have anxiety?” I’m Black and I live in Florida, what do you think?

May 30, 2023

The not so quiet part of living

May 30, 2023

So about all these job cuts across media

With all these layoffs in media, I worry about journalism presently and its future, and who will get left behind in its wake.

Apr 24, 2023

So about all these job cuts across media

Apr 24, 2023

Black History Month is, at times, just funny to me

BHM has also become a hilarious 28 day performative practice of “I have a Black friend” for some spaces, platforms, and people

Feb 15, 2023

Black History Month is, at times, just funny to me

Feb 15, 2023

I hope you rest a lot

I wish people get plenty of rest. Especially those of us from marginalized communities in a society that says otherwise.

Feb 13, 2023

I hope you rest a lot

Feb 13, 2023

When am I most authentic?

When am I most authentic? I legitimately have no idea. Do I know what I’m asking myself?

Dec 27, 2022

When am I most authentic?

Dec 27, 2022

Frustrations we think we can control are exhausting

One of the worst things about frustrations in life? Is remembering they’re constant and we may seemingly “have no control”

Sep 23, 2022

Frustrations we think we can control are exhausting

Sep 23, 2022

Dear Black man, please consider getting professional help for your mental health

A few suggestions as to why you should have professional mental health care. It’ won’t solve all problems but it’ll help you navigate life

Jun 20, 2022

Picture of a young Black man with a big smile on a bus with the sun shining

Jun 20, 2022

Living with looming specters of death

Living in America isn’t just try to navigate its subtleties but also accepting the violent specters of death that wait for me

May 31, 2022

Living with looming specters of death

May 31, 2022

In remembrance of the lives lost in Buffalo, New York

They were human beings that tried to live their lives and they were denied that for who they were

May 19, 2022

In remembrance of the lives lost in Buffalo, New York

May 19, 2022

Land of diminishing rights

To be clear, this is an attack on the rights of birthing people and people with uteruses’ quality of life and health.

May 9, 2022

Land of diminishing rights

May 9, 2022

If people wanna express they aren’t okay? That’s fine, that’s being human

People are going to feel the feelings they want. Whether you or I like it doesn’t mean a god damn thing.

Apr 6, 2022

If people wanna express they aren’t okay? That’s fine, that’s being human

Apr 6, 2022

I love being Black, not for the world but for Black folks

I express my joy of being Black not for the world at large, I do it as an act of respect and appreciation to Black folks everywhere

Feb 15, 2022

I love being Black, not for the world but for Black folks

Feb 15, 2022

Leave those groups that aren’t intersectional enough you

Make your spaces as queer, non-ableist, Black, and whatever it is that you need. You deserve it.

Feb 1, 2022

Leave those groups that aren’t intersectional enough you

Feb 1, 2022

Jeffrey Rousseau

Jeffrey Rousseau

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Award winning journalist, committed to amplifying marginalized voices, and elevating the accuracy and quality of reporting.

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