December 2011
71 posts
go on anon and ask me whatever you want:)
madeinafricaaa:
my expectations:
reality:
Lmao!!!
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My Truth --> I Use to Occupy Homophobia
The below is very offensive but came easy for me once upon a time, as I see, hear & understand this offense comes easy for many of you as well.
With that being said, it’s necessary that I apologize, from the bottom of my heart! This is a touchy subject. I want you to understand that I have since dismantled my ignorance of the LGBT community! I love you all! I consider myself your...
Muslim Fashion Appreciation Post
vodkapinapple:
heysoapie:
private-revolution:
ichbinschadenfreude:
WORK IT
These women are giving me so much life right now.
Love love LOVE this.
Science is not “neutral,” nor is it purely beholden to positivism. People do...
– More Race Science: They Lock Up Those “Crazy” Negro Agitators and Call Them “Schizophrenic,” regarding Jonathan Metzl’s The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease (via thetart)
this is my father’s story
(via guerrillamamamedicine)
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We cannot value ourselves rightly w/o 1st breaking through the walls of denial...
– bell hooks
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Relearn the past, understand your culture & history, affirm your ancestors,...
– bell hooks
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** Menstrual Musts **
I do believe that women should have a day off, the first day of their menstruation or pms… every month! Or perhaps employers & spa’s should collaborate in such a way that on the 1st day, or a couple days before or what have you, women are allowed a full body massage, at least 1 day, or more, of Rest, Relaxation, Meditation, Breathing, Crying, & taking care of her body - time...
** Family Feud Musings **
Am I the only one who wonders about the demographics of the people surveyed by Family Feud? I mean, in my mind, the possible answers CLEARLY depend on when, where & WHO (age, ethnicity, culture, gender, & class) is included in the survey sample per set of questions. And I wonder how the questions are organized? Random sampling? I think not! I’d like to know more about their sampling...
– Bene Viera
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…the extent to which [our] fascination with the topic of black self-hatred...
– bell hooks
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We have to change our own mind… We’ve got to change our own minds...
– Malcolm X
Today's Excerpt
Excerpt from “Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself” by Melody Beattie!
Many of us do not understand what we are responsible for & what we are not responsible for. We may believe we have to get into a tizzy when someone has a problem because it is our responsibility to do that. However, at the heart of most rescues is a demon: low...
Do you want it?
If you want something or someone, get what you want and enjoy it in the moment!
** Rejection ≠ Disrespect **
MEN, If/when u communicate your desire to be with/befriend a woman & she turns you down, please understand that there are SEVERAL possible reasons as to why she turned u down.
It’s never a good idea to correlate rejection with disrespect & in turn disrespect the woman who turned u down …