Racial Tensions Continue To Rise As... Holy Shit Is That A Charizard?!?!

Martin Luther King's dream seems more and more unattainable following the deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and the tragic shooting in Dalla... holy fuck is that a Charizard?
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Martin Luther King's dream seems more and more unattainable following the deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and the tragic shooting in Dalla... holy fuck is that a Charizard?

Sorry, sorry. Pokemon Go launched this week as well. But we have much bigger things to discuss. The identity of America is at stake. While the actions a few terrible cops certainly does not represent the entire police force, it is hard to ignore the staggering systemic rac... wow I don't even have an incense on and that Charizard is just hanging out there! This is incredible. It's so difficult to catch fire Pokemon in the wild. Especially a Charizard! My starter Pokemon was a Charmander, and it's been super hard to get candy for it to evolve...

...Anyways, do all lives matter? Of course, but black lives in particular have been marginalized by police. It is important that at this moment in history we make an acknowledgement that black lives matter. Supporting black lives does not mean that you are against blue lives. And when it comes down to it, I believe that any murderer, regardless of race or profession, must be caught. We have got to catch them all.

We gotta catch them all.

Gotta catch them all.

Gotta catch 'em all......

Look, I'll write this think piece later, my head isn't in the right space. The fate of American race relations will have to wait, there is a Charizard in my living room.

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