February 2012
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On main street and the runway, nail art is the new... →
Because black women haven’t been doing this. But no one cares because they are ghetto, welfare queens, who should be spending that money on their loads of illegitimate children.
I hate this world sometimes.
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Resist Internalized Oppression
Only then can you truly make a difference
“No wonder some women are unconsciously passive aggressive when expressing anger,...”
– Why Women Aren’t Crazy (via lagrandefille)
I hate when people claim that women are crazy or complicated or don’t know what they want because fuck you. When a woman is vocal about her opinions, desires, feelings, you call her a bitch or crazy or hysterical. Women have been taught that the only way...
lovewashername:
freals though.
any time african peoples speak of the cultural appropriation, the changing of our collective identity as “african”, the selective memory and reconstruction of our histories, the privilege in being from the west and identified as such, the cultural differences between black folks everywhere (which i say with everything in me is not a bad thing) and even different...
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Thinking about Belonging
anditmanifests:
I’m not even one of those dashiki wearing “peace queen” chicks but…
It is a special kinda of pain that is triggered whenever this shit comes up. Black folks aren’t Americans. Even the Obamas know that shit. No matter how long you been here. Even if you have no concept of anywhere but the U.S…..you are not American if you got black skin.
Then I think about elders telling me...
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STOP CLAIMING THE CONTINENT IF YOU AIN'T REALLY...
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“…there must be a time when we move past it. When we collectively realize...”
– eclecticspectrum/trynottorant
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Fetishizing Africa continued even more than I want...
nezua:
Eclectic Spectrum: Fetishizing Africa continued even more
nezua:
Searching for Knowledge: Dear Black People,
trynottorant:
This whole we were descended from kings and queens business….
Just no.
I swear folks fetishize Africa so damn much its annoying. Ya’ll must think everyone just held hands and sang kumbaya and gave each other…
There is a time for being a cold, hard...
"Don't tell us about the balanced parts of African...
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“Folks want to claim Africa. People say that they want to know where it is that...”
– eclecticspectrum (via zorascreation)
Yeah I said it. You mad? Stay fucking mad. I’m sick of people singing kumbaya with African history. Stop picking and choosing. Claim all of it. Own it as yours. Stop the ego stroking.
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Fetishizing Africa cont.
generalbriefing:
Eclectic Spectrum: Dear Black People,
trynottorant:
This whole we were descended from kings and queens business….
Just no.
I swear folks fetishize Africa so damn much its annoying. Ya’ll must think everyone just held hands and sang kumbaya and gave each other beads. Ancient Africa was a place that had it’s great civilizations…
Dear, I think we’ve got the bad parts...
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@babybutta, Stop Fetishizing Africa
babybutta reblogged your post: Dear Black People,
You know I understand this. but I’d like to be positive also and look on the great qualities as well.
Folks get lost in the great qualities. To know oneself is to know the good, bad, and the ugly. Highlighting what was great is historically inaccurate. Today a professor of African-American history said that Ancient Africans didn’t look at...
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@hueyraywest
hueyraywest reblogged your post: Dear Black People,
i was thinking about this some time ago
I know folks will say that I’m privileged because I’m first generation. And it’s true. I am privileged. I have my name, my language, my history, etc. But I find the way “enlightened” Black Americans think about Black Africa to be oh so problematic. And it is cultural...
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Dear Black People,
This whole we were descended from kings and queens business….
Just no.
I swear folks fetishize Africa so damn much its annoying. Ya’ll must think everyone just held hands and sang kumbaya and gave each other beads. Ancient Africa was a place that had it’s great civilizations but like any place that had people it was complex. There were leaders, elites, peasants, slaves, etc.
...
January 2012
38 posts
“People always tell me that I am wrong. I exist, I am wrong. The way I address...”
– Taviante Queen (via everysmilealie)
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This is Stupid: Nicki Minaj’s “Stupid Hoe” Song... →
eclecticspectrum:
My thoughts on “Stupid Hoe”
BREAKING: Obama administration approves a rule... →
osailors:
sesca:
think-progress:
A MAJOR WIN for women’s health!
WOAH, DAMN!
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I post things and no one gives a damn. Sigh
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WatchJimmy Carter on Gingrich’s word choice
Former President Jimmy Carter tells Piers Morgan he notices a subtetly of racism in New Gingrich’s word choice.
Any thoughts folks?
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(TW: Rape, Sexual Assault, Victim-Blaming) Ish... →
I have grown to be very fond of Clutch Magazine. They were certainly right in saying that “Ish Just Go Real”
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Gay is NOT the new Black
drevinci:
If all you’re looking at is the process of acquiring legal legislation demanding equal rights and stature, then I suppose the statement “Gay is the new Black” has some standing but, on a whole, it’s nowhere close.
While African-Americans have had to deal with social differences based purely on color and the definition that they were not completely the same as a dominant white class,...
Anonymous asked: Where the fuck did this "gay is the new black" thing come from? It seems like in the last few days, I keep seeing people try to compare being gay and being black like they're trying to pull some sort of Olympics of Suffering bull shit. Yes, both groups do understand what it's like to be oppressed. But only people who are actually members of both groups have a basis from which...
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Gay is NOT the new Black
I Want Cis Gays & Lesbians To Shut Up About Their...
zorascreation:
If they can’t give Trans* people due respect and understand how their issues, though different, are no less important.
Gay Sex
zorascreation:
What Gay Sex Is:
Sexual acts of any sort between two gay/gay-identified persons.
What Gay Sex Is Not:
Anal sex.
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Stop fetishizing Africa.
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Hello New Followers
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Imma make a sign/picture with "I Love Women Whom I...
vagabondaesthetics:
I wonder if that would become a thing on Tumblr. The fact that attraction to attractive people (Black women in this case) needs to be affirmed and is then applauded is terribly problematic.
My tumblr brother speaks all sorts of truth.
Anonymous asked: I do not understand. Perhaps this is a difference of language. Is it not called color blind when you cannot see the difference between red and green? I have this condition.
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How I feel when folks say that they are...
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“My first words to her were what any father would say to their own daughter: What...”
– The director of Campus Security in a lecture to first-years. The girl she was talking about was sexually assaulted when she was walking back to campus at night. 300 students, no one objected. (via microaggressions)
trynottorant: It’s this type of flawed thinking that spearheads rape culture....
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Feel free to hang out in my Ask Box
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Dear White Women,
Check your white privilege.
Thank You
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I was never good at proofreading...
My tumblr posts always have so many damn typos it’s a wonder I got into college.
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Folks complain about girls/women wanting attention
Yet our society wants them to seek attention based on their appearance and sexuality. Folks will complain about the cell phone pic in the bathroom. I abhor those shots too. But then I thought about it, young girls and women are bombarded with the message that what they look like is all that matters. Being attractive leads to attention and then validation.
So is it any wonder that many young...
I'll say this again, race is not a card. POC don't...
brookenglburg:
Always reblog. I just know some white people think we carry it in our wallets and pull it out when we to apply to college to steal “their” precious spots.
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According to Jay-Z women are no longer bitches.
Now I’m not a Jay-Z fan per se. I grew up listening to him but not closely. I know that he is important to hip-hop/rap and I’d love to revisit his entire discography, but him saying that he’s eradicating the word bitch from his vernacular irks me.
So if he never had a daughter, we’d all just be bitches huh? Didn’t he call his wife a bitch in one of his songs on...
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Can all my Black LGBT allies make their presence...
therhapsodyincidents:
To be perfectly honest. I’m getting tired of the gay community constantly accusing the Black community of relentless homophobia.
Yes, homophobia does exist, but there are Black allies as well, and they deserve recognition.
So would my Black LGBT allies do me a small favor and reblog?
I know this sounds like pandering and if you don’t think it’s worth your time that’s...
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I'll say this again, race is not a card. POC don't...
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White women benefit from whiteness.
Yes, they do. Sure they suffer from sexism but whiteness is a privilege that they have.
Deal with it.
“…I always seemed to fall in with the white girls from upper middle class...”
– Franchesca Ramsey, From Meme to Social Commentary (via darkjez)
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“As a white person, I always saw the terms honky or cracker as proof of how much...”
– Tim Wise on reverse racism and white privilege (via fattiesoslim)
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White women are not immune to being racist.
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POC cannot be racist.
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