Navigating a new space can be tricky especially for a new member.

I remember when I first came on to the gaming/streaming scene. I followed so many Black and POC players right off the bat that I felt like I was swimming in melanin gold. If there was an issue I made sure to re-tweet and show my support. I made it clear that BlerdMom was down for the cause, whatever it might be. I didn’t want anyone to think that I was a black woman in this space who didn’t care about the issues facing our community in gaming and was only active when it benefited me.

Unfortunately this back fired…

I saw a tweet supporting two women who were being attacked by people who didn’t understand the meaning of  impact over numbers. I re-tweeted in support, followed both women and left it at that.

A few weeks later I had a chance to watch one of them stream. And to be honest, I didn’t like the vibe. I figured that maybe I caught them on a bad day and would try again another time. Mind you, I sat in the channel for about an hour or so before coming to that conclusion.

I think I tried once more and the stream I caught… let’s just say her and whoever she was playing with’s conversation and banter did not sit well with me. I realized that this streamer is not for me and that’s okay. Every streamer isn’t for everybody! I decided I wasn’t going to unfollow them or block them nor was I going to be up in their streams anymore.

A few months later Mixer shut down,  which really sucked, some creators went to FB gaming, others went to Twitch. I wouldn’t call Twitch a home but I will say there are some amazing creators there.

FAST FORWARD

All of a sudden I see Black/POC Streaming Twitter rumble about a creator being so back handed and problematic that it has caused serious damage to a lot of people, some that I was really cool with. When I saw it was the same streamer that gave me bad vibes I was glad I trusted my instincts but disappointed that I showed them support.

I read a lot of Twittlonger documents and came to the conclusion that the old saying still rings true “All skin folk ain’t kin folk”

I wasn’t following them on any streaming platform anymore so there was nothing for me to do there and I  blocked them from my Twitter. The stuff I read was THAT egregious!

Looking back I realize me blind supporting creators would be an issue. I find myself apprehensive when I see a tweet encouraging support for any content creator that I have not thoroughly been accustomed too.

I only re-tweet certain creators and thoroughly review Twitter accounts before following. I’m sure I lost a few followers by blind supporting and being honest about my sadness/anxiety on Twitter. I’m sure liking some posts/threads “going in on” or “dragging” another person on Twitter caused me to lose followers and/or be blocked by someone on Twitter.

I know for a fact that I have made many mistakes in this space when I was new/adjusting. I can only learn from it and vow to do better and be better.

So to anyone reading this post who may have been affected by my blind support or ignorance on the bigger picture… I apologize.

When you know better… you do better

One day at a time

I’ve been toying with the idea of streaming on Twitch for a long time now. My friends and other streamers have often asked when am I going to stream. I’ve never set a clear date but I’ve always said some sort of arbitrary time set in the near distant future. In reality Twitch is not my first choice. I’ve made it abundantly clear that had Mixer not shut down I would have just celebrated my 1 year anniversary of streaming on their platform.

But alas this is not the case. I’m sure most of you have heard of the hate raids on Twitch and I’m also sure you are aware that today many people are participating in the “A Day Off Twitch” protest. I myself am one of those participants… well technically supporters since I dont actually stream.

In the summer of 2019 I created both my Mixer and Twitch profiles. I watched streamers on both platforms before I decided to give content creation a try. Neither platform was perfect and both had their fair share of issues. However, the things I’ve witnessed Twitch just breaks my heart. I’ve seen them repeatedly treat black creators and other marginalized creators so poorly that my decision to not stream there has been solidified for the time being.

I saw Twitch stand by and do nothing while one of my favorite content creators was being harrassed, doxxed, ddossed, threatened, multiple accounts created with her legal name and some offensive sh*t as the username. I’ve witnessed popular black streamers hate raided, small black streamers hate raided. Hell… I even had bots show up on my channel (just to get blocked) and I have never streamed a day in my natural blackity black A double S life!

Many creators are actually afraid/apprehensive to stream because they don’t want to be hate raided. They don’t feel protected by Twitch. Many have adopted a “kill switch” that clears the chat, puts it into emote only and sub only mode. We have also been advised to make our chat emote only when offline to prevent nefarious raids done to offline channels in an effort to get them banned.

As an extra layer of protection I removed my auto host, put my chat in emote only, and banned certain emotes that racists typically use from being used in my chat and I DONT EVEN STREAM!

Whew… let me calm down… so for the few streamers that I still watch on Twitch I’ll stand in solidarity with them. No tabs, no views… nada. I know that some streamers aren’t able to participate due to financial/contractual obligations and I stand in solidarity with you as well.

Writers note: While editing this piece I had to stop to block a recent follow from a known harrasser from my twitch channel… they followed me just minutes after updating my profile pic to my beautiful illustrious melaninated face.

That’s right guys! I’m doing it. I’m recording myself playing video games, editing it and uploading it on YouTube. It’s going to be a while before I actually upload them but I’m doing it! I have all the basics and a space to record. In fact, the pic above is my little recording area. It’s not as cramped as the pic feels, in fact it’s perfect for me, my space and my size.

I would have had a recording ready to post of it wasn’t for one minor oversight on my part… ok.. more like major. I tested the audio and cam but I didn’t test the game volume and when I watched the playback I was horrified. The game audio was so loud that you couldn’t hear me.

So, now I have re re-record the beginning part. Ugh… I should have known better… in fact, I do know better… smh…

There is a silver lining in all of this… a missing piece of decoration arrived so I can add her to my background also GamesCon is this week!

So along with the re-record of my gameplay I’ll have some Blerdy Feedback on GamesCon to film, blog and post about!!!! YAY CONTENT!

If there is anything you guys want me to cover in the future or want my opinion on anything let me know in the comments! I love hearing from you guys across all platforms!

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I’ve been playing Apex since season 2 and I have to say that it is by far the best First Person Shooter (FPS) I have ever played. In fact it’s the only FPS game that I actually enjoy playing.

I’ve dibbled and dabbled in Call of Duty: MW3,  Black Ops and even some 007. I quickly realized that I’m not a shooter shooter. I love a story, a goal and most importantly the control over how fast or slow I progress within the game.

My gaming style does not accommodate your average FPS game. So imagine my delight to finally play a FPS and enjoy it. Apex, was nothing like I played before. I could truly survey the land and make strategy moves based on my legend’s ability. I understand that other games like COD offer unique abilities to their players but Apex is a slow paced fast action type of game.

Despite what you see on my Twitter and Instagram, Caustic was not my first main legend. For a long time I played as Bangalore, matching hairstyles, and then Mirage. After a few hundred “un-alives” I decided to give Caustic a try…

And this is where I would stay. I absolutely love Caustic and will forever be a Caustic main. Why? Because I like thinking and strategizing my game play. A strategically placed gas canister or gas grenade can either win or end a game. On top of that the animation for him is slower than other legends. (Yes I know he moves at the same speed as everyone else). This slow movement gives me time to really observe before going all in.

Now don’t get me wrong, just because I suck at FPS games and need Caustic to slow me and my enemies down doesn’t mean he is for your average noob. Caustic takes dedication and a thirst for the thrill of the slow un-alive while dealing with 3rd and 4th parties. Caustic is just my type of legend.

Unfortunately my love for Apex would turn into seething rage with the introduction of Season 9: Legacy. Nearly 95% of the games I played put me in a solo queue or only gave me 1 teammate while playing TRIOS. It was so frustrating and so frequent that I stopped playing. My husband continued on and maxed out his battle pass, a battle pass that he has never purchased so he has none of the skins.

I personally didn’t like many of the skins so it was a double wash for me. No skins and no playable games. I decided to wait until the next season hoping that things would improve and boy did they!!! Here is our new, and unbelievably over powered legend SEER!

He is fast and full of wall hacks and too many unfair advantages that the developers had to nerf his abilities this week.

Side note: I’m writing this before the nerf so I have no idea what he will look like by the time this publishes

Now with the introduction of Season 10 along with SEER and all 3 of the maps in rotation something else has happened….

Call of Duty players have fully migrated to my beloved game. This past week my husband and I played several games. In each game of TRIOS we played we were paired with a low level player. Now, my husband and I are both level 500 and have a fairly decent KD and being paired with a low level player has never been an issue before. Now however, I just assume that every low level player we are paired with are COD players. Why??? THESE FOOLS ARE RUSHING EVERYTHING!!!!

They usually play as Octane or Lifeline and within 30 seconds of us dropping, they run off to find a team to fight. They are always unprepared because they feel that looting is a waste of time and will often comment that we need to stop looting and join them.

EXCUSE ME!!! Sir!!!! My hubby and I  are both level 500 and thousands of kills with our mains and second mains. Not only do we always stick together, but I can guarantee you that if you stick with us we always place top 5. In fact if you actually stay with us the entire game 90% of the time we will be top 2. On top of that if you can actually shoot your gun and use your abilities properly we will almost always secure the win.

Stop rushing the map! Get to know your legend. Stop rushing the entire map! If you leave us you better WIN YOUR 1V1s! Stop rushing the dang on map! As long as we are nearby we will pick you up and bring you back each time. Stop running across the entire freakin’ map! If you are a Lifeline or Gibraltar (I’ve never had a Gibby leave but just in case) and I find a gold backpack, I will always give it to you because you are a healer.

And last but not least… STOP RUSHING!!!!!

Edit: Seer’s nerd was delayed until the week of 8/23/2021

A few months ago I introduced my daughter to Sister, Sister. Watching her laugh and become attached to one of my favorite television shows has been a great experience. She frequently asks me to put it on for family time and sings the theme song with me. Our Sister, Sister time has been a great bonding experience. She often says she wishes she had a twin sister just like Tia and Tamera. Unfortunately that didn’t happen!

Not that I didn’t want twins. In fact, twins runs in my family. My grandmother gave birth to fraternal twin boy and girl and my grandfather had twin as siblings, and my family has a firm belief that twin births skips a generation. With that being said, since my grandpa had siblings and my grandmother gave birth to twins, theoretically someone in each generation should be giving births to twins.

I would be lying if I said I didn’t want to be the one with twins. But alas, that was not my journey and I’m kinda bummed about it. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love my babies but there are times that I wonder what it would have been like to have twins. To have two babies share the same womb and create this special bond that defies logic…. and then I remember…

I can barely keep up with the ones I have… I can’t imagine the work that I would have to put in with a set of twins

Nonetheless, I still adore twins and I look forward to the next set born into my family. Even though I will not be their mother, that is clearly not apart of my ministry, I will love them regardless. And who knows, maybe they will be just as talented as everyone else in my family and create a new sitcom of their own!

Now back to my Sister, Sister story

So, my daughter and I have been gleefully enjoying Sister, Sister and signing the OG theme song. Now, I know that the song changes for Season 5 but she did not, so when the new theme song came on, let’s just say she needed a moment!

She looked at me somewhat bewildered and said “Hey! That’s not the same song!” To which I replied “I know honey, it’s the remix!” Then I belted the lyrics like never before while she questioned if she is really my biological daughter.

Don’t worry, we quickly confirmed her as my offspring 2 episodes later.

How?

She was singing and dancing right along with me!!!!

YAS!!!!

I’ve been trying to write this blog for months now. Trying to find the right words to articulate how and why I feel this way and still keep my Star Trek Nerd Card. So here it goes.

I HATE DEEP SPACE 9

There! I said it! I do not like the show.

I tired so hard to watch it several times. I even made it up to Season 3 and still…

I think it has a lot to do with Captain Cisco being such a butt to Captain Picard. Now, yall know I’m biased because I grew up with Captain Picard and I could understand if Cisco was pissed at him for something he personally did but that’s not the case.

Cisco hates Picard because when Picard was being controlled by The Borg he destroyed Cisco’s home and killed his wife. Now as a Scorpio I am very understanding when it comes to holding a grudge and I get it.

Locutus killed his wife… I get it… but Picard DID NOT! Picard would never knowingly cause that kind of harm. And I know it is difficult to separate the man from the borg when it comes to such an egregious offense.

I GET IT!

My issue isn’t with the fact that he hates Picard its with the fact that he honestly believes that this was Picard fault. He is repeatedly disrespectful to him and unfortunately the acting…. well… lets just say it leaves much to be desired.

Now, it’s totally possible that I’m just nit picking since he keeps trippin’ when Picard comes around. It’s possible that I made that whole scenario up in my head since I fell asleep during every episode.

Eitherway its been 2 years… and I still can’t get with the Deep Space Nine. It just doesn’t appeal to me.

When I was a little girl I was raised in a very religious house. Secular music aka the Devils music was not allowed. My grandmother did not play. Every now and then certain artists would sneak in. Boyz II Men was my first secular love.

Once me, my sister and mother moved out we got a little freedom. I began listening to pop music and my choice drug was NSYNC.

I was a huge NYSNC fan. Like.. huge… like… I had posters. Saved articles, magazines covers. I owned the NSYNC board game and saved the McDonald fry container because they did a promo with Britney Spears and their pics was on it.

By the time I was a sophomore I had done 2 oil pastel drawings dedicated to NSYNC. I made one for JC and one for Justin.

I watched TRL every day and kept up on all my trivia. To this day if you ask me to name the members I always do it in the correct order: Justin, Chris, Joey, Lance and JC.

And yes that is the proper order because that order actually spells out NSYNC as declared by Justin Timberlake’s mother in some random documentary I saw

• justiN
• chriS
• joeY
• LaNce
• jC

I convinced 4 other girls to try out for our high school’s talent show with me and dance to NSYNC’s “Dirty Pop”.

Every morning you could find us in some random foyer perfecting our performance.

We didn’t win but needless to say we were the talk of the school… for about 5 mins.

Our Junior year would see our group diminish to just 3 girls instead of 5. This was actually perfect. In my eyes the 3 of us where the true NSYNC fans and we all had rhythm.

To be fair one girl was forced to transfer (I still hate her father for taking away my best friend at the time)

With just the 3 of us we set out to show our school that even though we were fewer in numbers our passion only grew.

This year we perform a complicated chair routine to “Cry Me A River”.

I know, I know… thats Justin Not NSYNC

We went back and forth for about a month on whether or not we should dance to NSYNC’s “Girlfriend” feat. Nelly or do Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me A River”

I even had my buddies from Choir and Theater watch and critique and give feedback on what we should do.

In the end Justin won… I can’t really say why, I think it had to do with his performance of it on GMA or whatever. There was a smoothness to CMR that Girlfriend didn’t have.

First and foremost I always give credit where credit is due and I have to pat myself on the back for this dance. Even my teachers knew I choreographed most of it. One teacher in particular pulled me to the side and told me that she was very impressed by our dance and knew that it was me who made it.

Now I am a humble performer. You will never EVER catch me saying I’m all this in a bag of chips right after a performance. I politely said it was a group effort and she caught my bluff and told me to be proud because she could tell.

And proud I was. I had taught my girls how stand on top of the backrest without falling. I showed them how to walk the chair without losing balance…. The Chair was my thing. I would go on to use that chair to audition for a Hip Hop dance team in college and man… when I say their jaws dropped… THEY DROPPPED YALL!

Can I still do it?

IDK???? Haven’t tried in 15 years…

Anywho, my obsession with NSYNC has never wavered. When I went off to college I left specific instructions for my personal bin not to be tossed or destroyed for it contained my most precious treasures… my NSYNC memorabilia.

My mother and sister honored this request until last year when I was forced to gather my old things. Things, I had forgotten and left behind. It was during this “Come get yo’ sh– before I throw it out” that my mother found my posters.

She carefully placed them in a folder and slid it in a book bag for safe keeping.

I remember showing them to my 6 yr old daughter and telling her how much they meant to me… I hoped that she would grow to love NSYNC as much as I do. Little did I know that she would nearly ruin my precious….

One day I told her to clean her room and she somehow grabbed the book bag that stored the loves of my life and threw them in the trash…

THE HORROR!!!!

I quickly grabbed them and yes I did scold her about it… not in a awful way but more of a “I’ll throw you in the trash if you ever throw MY PRECIOUS away again!” type of way.

Just kidding I was never rude about it but I did store them in the trunk of my car… there my precious is safe and close by.

Purchasing a new laptop is always a fun adventure for me. I spend hours upon hours reading specs and reviews. In the past I worked at Great Purchase so there was ample training modules provided by the Manufacturers and the company.

I’m very much aware of what I should be looking for and what I need to avoid. My training across several departments allowed me to speak confidently about laptops, appliances, home theater and why a person should invest in one brand versus another.

So due to training and my own personal needs I already determined that my first gaming laptop would come from ASUS. As huge fan of their motherboards it made sense that an ASUS gaming laptop would be a step in the right direction.

Ironically I have never owned a laptop brand that wasn’t an HP. Well thats not entirely true… a more accurate statement would be that I never owned and liked a brand that wasn’t HP.

I once purchased an AMD Lenovo and hated it with a passion

With that being said I looked for an ASUS laptop that ran on Intel. I was on a budget too so it needed to be reasonably priced. Luckily I found an amazing deal on the ASUS TUF Gaming Laptop model FX506LI-BI5N5 during Black Friday and jumped on that.

It would take 3 weeks for my laptop to arrive. And now that I’m with her I dont want to ever let her go.

DESIGN

Considering the fact that I couldn’t see it in person I was very impressed. They focused on providing a sleek modern feel tied in with a military approach to durability. This laptop looks and feels like she could take a punch and a drop or two.

Not that I ever plan on dropping her but I do have very tech curious children in the home so this is important

There’s also a beautiful thin red line that borders the outside of the screen. (Red is my favorite color).

The keys are a bit softer than I’m use to and I was a little put off by it however I quickly realized that the soft keys was a huge plus. It almost feels like I’m pushing on clouds.

The RGB effect is phenomenal! I love being able to change colors and specify the exact hue I want.

USER FRIENDLY/RESPONSIVENESS

This laptop is absolutely incredible for a new PC gamer. Now, I’m not a new PC gamer but it’s been over 10 years since I owned a laptop that could handle gaming.

Booting the laptop for the first time was an interesting experience. The screen flashed a few times and was blank for a while. I was soooo nervous. After about 5 – 7 mins the screen changed to the ASUS loading screen and I finally started the set up process.

Once done I downloaded a new ROG (Republic Of Gaming) wallpaper and my PC automatically changed my theme to match the colors in the wallpaper. This is not a new feature but very nice to have.

GRAPHICS

This particular system comes with a 10th generation Intel Core i5 processor and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti graphics card. It also has 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD card.

I spent a few weeks playing with the armory and checking out games on steam. I have Sims 4, Among Us, Star Trek Online (of course) and a few other guilty pleasures that I indulge in.

The graphics on this girl is just beautiful! I can see veins, sweat bubbles, pores, skin blemishes heck I can even see blackheads with this graphics card.

Despite the fact that I loved the built in graphics I still wanted to increase my RAM. I had already purchased a 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD card just in case I wanted to make a few upgrades.

I found detailed instructions provided by ASUS and tech enthusiasts on how to upgrade the RAM and add additional storage. I picked an afternoon where I could show my kids how its done and everything went off without a hitch.

My girl now boasts 24GB RAM and 1.256TB SSD cards. She moves so fast it’s almost as if she’s anticipating my thoughts and every move before I can execute them and I couldn’t be happier.

OVERALL

ASUS TUF Gaming Laptop: 9/10

Overall, I’m very pleased with this laptop. She’s sleek, smooth, tough and spunky. Perfect for entry level PC gaming. The only flaw I have found in the month I have had her is the fact that her fans are kinda loud AF.

To be fair I do have an RGB cooling fan under her but even when I turn that off… she’s a loud A double S beast. And honestly… I can live with that!

I dont talk about my life in Martial Arts much. It’s listed in all of my bios but I’ve never explained what MA2D meant… Not that it’s a secret it’s just a very loooong story.

I was introduced to Martial Arts as a young girl. I dont remember how old I was but I do remember watching The Karate Kid in my grandmother’s living room and being obsessed with Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.

I begged my mother to let me take lessons and she always said no, we couldn’t afford it. Eventually, I would stop asking and just hope that one day, when I became an adult, I would make enough money to take classes.

Now, all was not lost… she would eventually find a free class at the local park district… Unfortunately, this particular park district was in the middle of gang territory. So there was no way on God’s green earth was my mother going to let me take a bus to get there. My aunt is the one who actually convinced my mother to take me to 1 class… it was Tae Kwon Do.

This day would be the only day I ever take Tae Kwon Do.

Fast forward to High School. Still no classes. My mother tried to enroll me and my sister in a Ju Jitsu class however she could only afford to pay for 1 child so you know what that means….

Real talk…. this irked the crap outta me. My sister couldn’t care less about taking Martial Arts

My sophomore year is where my luck starts to turn. One of the security guards at my High School knew Martial Arts and started a club.

FINALLY!!!!

This unfortunately would be short lived. Not that it’s wasn’t fun, it conflicted with my vocal and theater performances so I couldn’t stay consistent.

I wouldn’t have consistent training until my final year in College.

I’ll never forget the Grand Master I studied under. He was kind and saw potential in me. He even waived my fee one month, not that I needed him to. Unfortunately the Theater would once again pull me away.

I learned a lot from that Dojo, it was oddly diverse despite being in the heart of a racist gaslighting city and the students were so welcoming. It felt like home, like a second family.

It would be this Dojo that I hold all other Dojos up to. This Dojo would forever be the gold standard in my eyes.

My final Dojo would be a free Dojo. I will admit. I was very skeptical. I thought my mom was off her rocker when she suggested I check it out.

I watched for about 1 or 2 weeks before joining. The next few years would mean blood, sweat and tears. This Dojo was the real deal. They taught Japanese phrases and part of the exam process was knowing your terminology in both English and Japanese.

This was my advantage. By then I had already taken 2 full years and was using a personal tutor so the terms were easy for me.

I eventually became confident enough that I would run warm ups and open up class as a 8th Kyu (Orange Belt in my system). I came early and stayed late. I forced the parents to bring their kids on time by being unbelievably helpful.

I competed in every tournament my Sensei brought up. I was so active that other Dojos and Sensei’s knew me by name. I was a force to be reckoned with and solidified my place amongst the Marial Artists in my division at the age of 24.

I made sure everyone knew I meant business and when I hit the mat everyone stopped to watch.

No really! My mother said that when I shouted “Kia” at one particular tournament it was so powerful that the entire gymnasium fell silent and watched me perform my Kata.

My biggest achievement was the fall right before I turned 25. There was a tournament that offered 6 foot trophies for anyone who came in 1st place. It was the only tournament still handing out 6 footers. I arrived ready and anxious. This was also my first tournament as a brown belt (the belt right before black).

Unfortunately, there were NO women competitors in the 18-29 year old division. My Sensei just looked at me and said in his Billy D Williams voice..

“Alright woman, go compete in the Men’s division. Show’em what you got”

So I obeyed. What followed would be an experience that I will never forget. And yes I will share all the details… but you’ll have to wait for it… that tournament needs its own entry.

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WARNING!!! MAJOR DOCTOR WHO SPOILERS. DO NOT CONTINUE IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY WATCHING OR PLAN ON WATCHING SEASON 13 OF DOCTOR WHO

Finally the answers I have been waiting for! Ever since Matt Smith’s Doctor regenerated into Peter Capaldi’s Doctor I have been wondering how they were going to explain future regenerations.

Now, I’m sure you’re wondering why I’m just now posting about Season 13 of Doctor Who considering the fact that the season finale aired Mach 2020ish. Well, the reason is simple. I DVR’d it and refused to watch it until recently.

So yes, I’m behind but its only because I didn’t want to watch season 13 and then wait 2 years for Season 14. Okay… I’m lying… the real reason it took me so long is the writing. I couldn’t stay in the story. By the time we get to the 4th episode of the 13th season I’m falling asleep just as the Judoon arrive.

I do not blame the actors. Jodie Whitaker is doing a fantastic job as the Doctor… the first female Doctor!!!! I just think that the writers are playing it safe to keep their bases a little happy despite the fact that some of their base are sexist dimwitted babbling monkeys.

Jodie Whitaker is making some serious lemonade out of the lemons they are giving her. I think some of my issue with her journey as the Doctor is the fact that she has 3 companions.

Side note… I’ve seen the New Years episode but I’m not gonna spoil it like some douchebag did to me…

For me its too much. It kinda feels like they added these extra companions to limit the amount of writing they would have to do for Jodie.

Having 1 companion has always been the norm and sometimes the Doctor will have 2 which is tolerable and depending on the pair can work really nicely. Example: Rory and Amy… I liked that. It made sense. But 3 companions… come on! Despite the fact each of them is truly amazing this isn’t Three’s Company Too.

ANYWHO

Let’s get back to the timeless child.

SPOILERS BELOW

During the season finale we discover that the Doctor is not… I repeat not… from Gallifrey! Also, she has an infinite number of regenerations!!! She discovers that a piece of her DNA is in every Gallifreyan and she doesn’t know who she really is or where she is from and this is causing an identity crisis.

All she knows (after viewing a stored memory) is that a woman found her, took her from her planet, did experiments on her and used what she learned about her to better Gallifrey. They used her talents to further their agenda and then erased her memories. Took away her history and quite possibly more than that

Hmmmmm Black people much?????

The parallels are astonishing. I’m sure the writers weren’t going for “mimic Black people in America history” but ya did. I watched her revelation and thought… whew chile‘… that cuts soooo deep.

Being taken from your home (well the timeless child wasn’t taken from her home but from in front of some dimensional thingy ma bobber), experimented on, used, lied to, memories erased. If that ain’t a descendent of American Slavery….

Looks at TV in Black History cause… yea…

And now here we are, setting up for a new Doctor after Season 14. I’m not surprised considering the tradition is 3 seasons as the Doctor before the actor quits/steps down. There are a few exceptions but for the most part this is true.

So now we speculate until the time comes. I for one have no expectations. I just hope they get their writing together cause the Timeless Child deserves so much more.