On My Mount Rushmore (of Classic Female Movie Stars) at Long Last Being Complete

   For the record, it is now comprised of Susan Hayward, Eva Marie Saint, Barbara Stanwyck, and my latest entry, Geraldine Fitzgerald (I'd been looking for a while to fill that fourth slot and Ms. Fitzgerald certainly brings the magic).
   There, now I can finally rest.

On the Fact that the Ottoman Empire Enslaved Millions of Slavs (Russians, Ukrainians, and Poles, Mostly) Over a 600 Year Period

  And just like they did with the wholesale massacre of Greeks and Armenians in more recent times, zero contrition, zero ownership, zero self-reflection, and zero empathy. But sure, let's keep stockpiling more and more individuals who exude such a mindset. That's a winner.

On the Fact that the Average SAT Score for Incoming Black Students at the University of North Carolina In 2012 Was a Mind-Boggling 235 Points Lower than that of the Incoming Asian-American Students

  Look, I'm not opposed to some attempts at diversity (having zero black students at Cornell, Duke, Vanderbilt, and NYU - institutions picked at random - probably isn't a good look) but it has to be balanced with other competing considerations (like, I don't know, not screwing Asian kids so much, maybe). My suggestion would be to take a smaller percentage of black students (the most highly qualified of the contingent), 4 or 5% instead of 13 and then backfill the open spots with more qualified Asians and "non-connected" whites. 

  As for the black students who won't get accepted into Cornell or Duke, have them apply instead to Stony Brook or UNC Charlotte. a) They're good schools (at least they used to be, pre-woke) and b) they're probably a better academic fit for these students (i.e., less dropping out, less changing of majors from tangible subjects to useless nonsense, less radicalizing, etc.). Granted, not everyone will be jumping for joy with this proposal, but in my view, it's the best for all groups in the long run.

On this Geraldine Fitzgerald Photo from 1941 (a Publicity Still for "Shining Victory")

 

Yeah, if I can find a vintage issuance of this specimen, to my collection it will be added (AKA, I love it).

On the Fact that I Enjoy Watching the WNBA......

  ......but then I also enjoy reading about Aztec cannibalism, Comanche torture protocols, the Turkish mass enslavement of Slavic Peoples, Zulu genocide practices, and various other forms of non-European wickedness.

   See what I did there, two birds with one excoriation?

On the Fact that (According to kidsdata.org and as Sited by Jeremy Carl In His Book, "The Unprotected Class") In Santa Clara County from 2017 to 2019, Black Students Were Suspended for Fighting 28 Times More Frequently than Asian Students Were

 Damn those Asians, at it again (as in, fucking up leftist narratives pertaining to white bigotry, white privilege, etc.).

P.S. And if you squint a bit you'll notice that Asians even get suspended at a lower rate than white kids. It must be that whole "white adjacent" thingy kicking in again.

On Whether I Should Dish Out $79 for this Vintage Autographed 1940 Photograph of Geraldine Fitzgerald

 I gotta' find out if it's an actual autograph or a photocopy, 'cause if it is legit, for sure.