Author, D. Denise Dianaty
1 min readJul 23, 2022

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Harm is measurable. Incensed feelings are what may be "differnt in the eye of the beholder."

Harm is police brutality in a system that blames the unarmed Black corpse.

Harm is the reality of a living, breathing, feeling, speaking to you ten year old rape victim forced to carry her rapists potential baby.

Harm is women being pulled over by cops on the suspicion they might be traveling to another state to get an abortion.

Harm is women being able to travel being restricted by law because they might be pregnant.

Harm is a women being refused a divorce because she is pregnant.

Harm is a school requiring teachers to out a gay or trans student to other parents in that child's school.

Harm is banning books because they tell the story of a Black or immigrant person's struggle.

Harm is banning books because they paint a realistic portrait of slavery and might make white kids feel bad.

Harm is putting people in positions of power who will corrupt the electoral system to make sure their party gains and stays in power.

Harm is allowing people who orchestrated the Big Lie to still run for office – and win their primaries to be the candidate.

Harm is using false equivalencies and whataboutism to dismiss harm as "different in the ey of the beholder."

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Author, D. Denise Dianaty
Author, D. Denise Dianaty

Written by Author, D. Denise Dianaty

Artist, Poet, author, wife & mom May my epitaph be "She reflected love into the world."

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