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(ThyBlackMan.com) I was trying to rationalize the concept of intersectionality this past Thanksgiving holiday. The way I see it, intersectionality is a synthesis of Marxist ideology and the concept of oppression insofar as it exists in the modern sense. More specifically, the moral equivocation of collective identity in politics and how (if it is) connected with, for lack of a better analysis – a coaches poll top 25 of oppression. I am sad to state I was unable to do so. Intersectionality cannot be rationalized any more than a man can decide to be a woman just because he thinks so. It is as delusional a concept as the aforementioned.

Looking at what is happening in Chicago and New York related to illegal immigrants, school districts around the nation pertaining to the penchant to want to teach other people’s children about sex and sexual identity, and growing anti-Semitism and support for overt terrorism, I was driven to outline a simple outlook on the proposition that the concept is fictional, ambivalent and idiotic.

Around the nation, especially in primarily democratic cities, the practice of intersectionality is resulting in some bad feelings between the political class and traditional democrat supportive populations such as Blacks. Central services are being cut to take from actual citizens and given to actual criminal non-citizens. Consequently, like many Americans regardless of race, Black residents of Chicago have loudly vocalized sentiments against providing millions of dollars for illegal immigrant care.

This is really serious and demonstrates the lunacy inherent in a worldview that equalizes oppression in areas where it is created where it did not exist. Many around the country, with small children and who have lost their jobs, are being forced to compete with criminal immigrants for limited resources. In this environment, we see NYC as an example. Political leadership admit this yet this past Thanksgiving, food giveaways and providing hot meals prioritized illegal aliens over long-time lifelong residents.

What other nation would give first access to free Turkeys and hot meals for Thanksgiving dinner to illegal immigrants over its own struggling taxpayers? It is disgraceful these politicians think about illegal aliens before servicing the needs of homeless veterans and low-income families in states the likes of Illinois and New York.

This is intersectionality – grouping people together for reason not based on reason. This is also shameful: to treat illegal entrants into our nation better than our own. It’s beyond absurd how this group, who by the way committed a criminal act from the start by illegally entering into our nation, are treated like special individuals who our elected officials bend over backward to please in every way possible over the citizens of this country who themselves are in need of assistance.

Like I asked prior, in what other country can you break in illegally, behest food and other accommodations, and actually receive all of your demands? Only the progressive identity politics driven Western nations of the U.S. and Europe. Anywhere else you would be deported, arrested, or killed.

Another comical aspect of the outcome of using fictional expressions to fight sexism, racism, patriarchy, capitalism, and heteronormativity is that it actually does the opposite. In this example, we have economically disadvantaged poor whites and blacks in competition with poor illegal immigrants from around the globe. The same can be said for the LGBTQ collective being in contrast to heterosexuals, Muslims, and Christians, but I will get to that later. Think about it, under the cloak of identity politics, it is asserted that Americans should feel bad for celebrating our tradition of Thanksgiving, but migrants should be honored and happy to celebrate Thanksgiving. So much for the importance of decolonization, go figure.

Kind of messed up but the truth is the majority of these citizens were all for alien migrants coming to America as long as it wasn’t in their cities. But the leaders they elected into office screamed sanctuary and now they are on their front porches and doorsteps and feeling the effects. Again, this is what they voted for and the black community along with other progressives will have to live with this for believing the falsehoods of Democrats with their policy as a reward.

Maybe it’s time for people to make different choices. Chicago and New York City citizens voted for this and will most likely vote for it again. Because U.S. citizens will never have the luxury or the opportunity to cross our Southern border to obtain free health care, housing, cell phones, and monthly living expenses without any vetting or identification.

Hard truths are confronted when the equivalency between oppressions of groups interact. Case in point, when people think that it is acceptable to teach other people’s children what they think other people’s kids should know.

We have come to a point in our nation where teachers, especially of the queer and transgender orientation, are so focused on sex that they won’t actually teach something useful to children. Serious query, when did teachers decide that it’s ok and important to discuss their sexual preferences with students? They seem so caught up on individual identity that they think it should not be seen by others as being more important than the equality of oppression.

But what happens when Muslims and Christians have a different perspective? Well, it is enough to make a queer transgender drag queen proclaim to be oppressed although they may be gainfully employed, married, and successful. What is oppressive is for them to force their choices on other kids and other parents’ values who disagree.

If we would all just keep our beliefs to ourselves, these idiotic conflicts wouldn’t exist. Just teach science, history, civics, reading, and math, and keep your own feelings out of it. No clearer is this is when they are confronted by Muslim parents in schools (who they treat differently from Christian parents with the same beliefs) who are strongly against such topics being presented in school. Reckon I don’t understand why queer parents who want their children to read these books insist on subjecting other people’s children to their beliefs.

These insecure mentally ill so-called teachers need to go somewhere, maybe even to prison because in their world, solidarity means everyone converts to their beliefs. Never that they adopt the views of others.

Finish story here; Black Americans, Asian Americans, Mexican Americans and White Americans: The Fictional Ambivalence and Meaninglessness of Intersectionality.

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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — December 1 is World AIDS Day, meant to remember those lost to the disease while increasing awareness for treatments and research.

Thousands of people in Ohio are currently living with HIV, but experts say one group in particular is at a particularly higher risk.

In local counties, African Americans make up nearly half of the new HIV diagnoses. Experts say increased testing and limited access to healthcare could be driving this trend.

“Even though there’s been those advances, it still is a concern. It is still something that people need to take seriously,” said Dan Suffoletto, public health manager for public health in Montgomery County.

In 2022, there were 866 newly reported HIV cases in Ohio. 88 of those were located in Region 9, including Clark, Darke, Miami, Montgomery and Preble counties.

“Minorities can tend to have issues with access to health care,” said Suffoletto.

Experts say limited access to healthcare contributes to individuals waiting too long to receive treatment. This often results in seeking help after HIV has advanced to AIDS.

World AIDS Day is an annual remind to check your HIV status, especially if you are a man who has sex with other men. Gay and bisexual men have been disproportionately affected by the disease.

The CDC recommends all people between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV/AIDS at least once in their lifetime.

(The Dallas Examiner) – Alzheimer’s disease impacts African Americans at least twice the rate of White Americans. Latin Americans are affected at least 1.5 times the rate of White Americans. African Americans make up 19% of those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Latin Americans make up 14%, while Whites make up 10% of those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

Although communities of color suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia at far higher rates than Whites, they are less likely to be diagnosed until much later. Research conducted by the National Institute of Health show that Blacks and Hispanics face a higher tendency to received delayed or inadequate care for Alzheimer’s. Even with a diagnosis, African Americans are less likely to experience high-quality care from the health care system due to bias and discrimination.

“Black Americans in particular are about 13% of the population but close to 20% of those with Alzheimer’s disease,” Stephanie Monroe, vice president and senior advisor of health and equity and access at UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, said during the recent Reporting on Alzheimer’s Unequal Toll in Communities of Color webinar hosted by the Center for Health Journalism.  

Monroe also discussed predictors of the disease.     

“We often see Alzheimer’s disease in families which have vascular issues, heart disease, cardiovascular issues, diabetes, obesity. Things of this nature seem to be a better predictor of people who may go on later to develop Alzheimer’s disease,” she explained.  

Alzheimer’s is a unique disease that impacts the brain. It is the most common type of dementia and has no cure. One in nine adults over the age of 65 will develop Alzheimer’s.

“When we talk about Alzheimer’s, we often just think of it as memory loss, but it affects everything. It affects our breathing. It affects our ability to remember how to swallow, how to let the body function in the way the body is intended to function,” Monroe explained.

Family members who care for loved ones with the disease are forced to navigate a problematic health care landscape while often putting their own lives on hold.

“If one person in the family has Alzheimer’s disease, everyone in the family has Alzheimer’s disease,” Monroe said.

This crisis is slated to get worse, with cases of Alzheimer’s among African Americans projected to increase four-fold by 2060, the result of the complex interplay of racism, inadequate health care and genetics. According to Monroe, it is predicted that by 2023, 40% of those with Alzheimer’s disease will be African American or Latin American.

“If we looked at all of the diseases in America, those that are in the top 10 in terms of what’s killing people, it is the only one which is on the rise, about 145% per year,” Monroe explained, “We’ve seen lower rates in terms of breast cancer, prostate, heart disease, stroke, HIV, but again, Alzheimer’s, which is an epidemic proportion in the U.S. contributing to the deaths of nearly 6.7 million people eventually, since there is no cure.” 

Along with genetics and biology, the community in which the person resides is also a factor.

“Social and structural determinants of health that make Alzheimer’s something that frankly, you can see on a map by ZIP code in certain areas depending on what’s going on in that area with educational level and quality of education. The environment, food and good nutrition, clean environments, opportunities to exercise,” Monroe stated.

She shared that the states with the highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease include Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida, Michigan and New York.   

Petra Niles, gerontologist and senior manager of African American services at Alzheimer’s Los Angeles, discussed the daily realities and challenges that the Black community faces due to the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in the community.

“The higher incidents of blood pressure and blood sugar, diabetes, that puts them at higher risk this disease,” she explained, “Challenging then, access to care, the ability to get the proper workups when needed, starting with primary care.”

Other challenges include lack of transportation to get to proper health facilities, legal and financial planning for medical treatment and stigmas surrounding the disease.

“Stigma prevents individuals, the families, from reaching out for help,” Niles stated.

Although there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, there is treatment that can assist in slowing the progression of the disease.

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