Oh My God, THAT’S SO COOL!!!!

Oh my God, THAT’S SO COOL!!!!

For People Who Still Don’t See Anything Wrong With Cultural Appropriation, Who Still Call Cornrows “boxer
For People Who Still Don’t See Anything Wrong With Cultural Appropriation, Who Still Call Cornrows “boxer
For People Who Still Don’t See Anything Wrong With Cultural Appropriation, Who Still Call Cornrows “boxer
For People Who Still Don’t See Anything Wrong With Cultural Appropriation, Who Still Call Cornrows “boxer
For People Who Still Don’t See Anything Wrong With Cultural Appropriation, Who Still Call Cornrows “boxer
For People Who Still Don’t See Anything Wrong With Cultural Appropriation, Who Still Call Cornrows “boxer
For People Who Still Don’t See Anything Wrong With Cultural Appropriation, Who Still Call Cornrows “boxer

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

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4 years ago

hey there LGBTQ kids who are also Christian/Jewish! If you feel like you’re disobeying God, questioning your faith, or feel wrong and dirty for loving who you love, there’s this fantastic site I found today called hoperemains that accurately and thoroughly combs through scripture and its (many) mistranslations, validates your orientation, and basically let’s you know that you’re not pissing off God. It’s insanely thorough and after reading through every page on the entire site it’s super helpful. Go check it out!

5 years ago

I feel very sad today and I don’t know why

2 years ago

Imagine me popping bubble wrap inside your brain bp bp bp bp bp 

4 years ago

I accidentally read this out loud.

My mom said some people like whores a lot.

My mom's like why would you want a t-shirt bra, it makes it look like you don't have anything on underneath? And than she's like don't wear that bra either, you can see the lines and everything. WELL WHAT THE FUCK? YOU WANT TO JUST GO WITHOUT ONE??? lol

No anon that make you a whore and nobody likes whores /s

6 years ago

Q’s mumbling

Reblog if you agree

1 year ago

“It’s literally impossible to be a woman.

You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough. Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow, we're always doing it wrong?

You have to be thin, but not too thin, and you can never say you wanna be thin. You have to say you wanna be healthy, but also, you have to BE THIN.

You have to have money, but you can't ask for money because that's crass.

You have to be a boss, but you can't be mean.

You have to lead, but you can't squash other people's ideas.

You're supposed to love being a mother, but don't talk about your kids all the damn time.

You have to be a career woman, but also, always be looking out for other people.

You have to answer for men's bad behavior, which is INSANE, but if you point that out, you're accused of complaining!

You're supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood, but ALWAYS STAND OUT and ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL. But never forget that the system is rigged, so find a way to acknowledge that but ALSO, always be grateful!

You have to never get old. Never be rude. Never show off. Never be selfish. Never fall down. Never fail. Never show fear. Never get OUT OF LINE. It's too hard! It's too contradictory, and nobody gives you a medal or says 'thank you!' And it turns out, in fact, that not only are you doing everything wrong, but also, everything is your fault.

I'm just so tired of watching myself, and every single other woman tie herself into knots, so that people will like us.

And if all of that, is also true for a doll just representing a woman, then I don't even know." -Gloria the barbie movie

this is it. this is exactly it oh my god.


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5 years ago

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

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peter retaliating against “baby monitor protocol” by changing the names of Tony’s Iron Man protocols

“hey FRIDAY, zoom in on that building over there”

“Old Man Bifocals protocol activated, Boss”

“what the fuck did you just say to me”

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