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grabs your hand. you've had enough plot and exposition and character development lately im taking you to the beach episode

Oh my God, THAT’S SO COOL!!!!

For people who still don’t see anything wrong with cultural appropriation, who still call cornrows “boxer braids”, “Kim K braids” or whatever - our cornrows symbolize liberation and freedom, it’s not your trendy hairstyle, it actually does have a history.

Since slaves were never taught to write and drawing directions was dangerous, because they could lead to them being discovered, captured, sold again or even killed by their master.

To reduce the risk of being discovered, women started weaving the maps in their hair, carving out paths with their cornrows. Some of the patterns even had hidden messages!

Yes, braiding existed in Africa way before, but it got a whole new meaning when Europeans enslaved millions of people. So next time you decide to go for a “Kim K look”, do a little research before you end up disrespecting someone’s culture and just, in all honesty, looking silly.

#AppreciateDontAppropriate

The OTW is Recruiting for Translation Volunteers

Are you fluent in a language other than English? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting volunteer translators!  Help us signal boost or read more at https://otw.news/0868eb

We really need volunteers who speak Afrikaans, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Estonian, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, European Portuguese, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Welsh

Spider-Man: Far From Home interviews but its only yelling and chaotic energy