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chyna-eyesz: For some reason this is one of my favy pics

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:01:05 +0300

For some reason this is one of my favy pics

sourcedumal: blackwithflowers: blackwithflowers: I think...

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:57:59 +0300

blackwithflowers:

blackwithflowers:

I think Black people are not afforded the luxury of existing without being pigeonholed into an aggressive state of being. Many times Black people are displayed as hyper-aggressive and because of this display we create a mentality that were stuck with hyper-aggressiveness.

That isn’t to say that being strong, tough, or aggressive are bad things, they come with our survival. But the vulnerability pain, and gentleness that Black people reveal are not present many times in the media or even in our homes. The luxury of intimacy with other people is so small in comparison to the thousands of images of us being strong and “animalistic” (by intimacy I mean without guards, barriers, being invested with other people without a facade to what you are or layers you create.)

Similar to the phrase ”carefree black girls and boys”, I wanted to give a safe space to vulnerablity of Blackness to be on display

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Genteel, Romanctic, Poetic, Ethereal, intimate and vulnerable imagery of Black people.

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Submissions are highly welcomed!

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1.Jourdan Copeland|Source

2. Men by Eric Nehr | Under The Influence Magazine | Source

3.Jessie Adore|Source

4. Solange Knowles by Dominic Hayden-Route for Oyster Magazine | Source

Signal booossttt ??

Yes.

Genteel.

A word never used for Black people.

We need this

nezua: lauramcphee: Mother and child of Taxco, Mexico, 1932...

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:48:36 +0300

nezua:

lauramcphee:

Mother and child of Taxco, Mexico, 1932 (Anton Bruehl)

that is one badass little baby.

i just got to say…this is more bad ass than almost anything…

adultsupervisionpls: being a strong independent black woman isn’t a meme it’s a survival mechanism...

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:23:59 +0300

adultsupervisionpls:

being a strong independent black woman isn’t a meme it’s a survival mechanism and there’s nothing funny about it when you have to fight every second of your life just to be treated equal (‘:

darksilenceinsuburbia: Sabine Danzé. Shoot-Up. Website Via Art...

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:16:47 +0300

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Sabine Danzé. Shoot-Up.

Website

Via Art From Suburbia

Photo

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:12:41 +0300

afro-orgasm: “I liked that Cleo wasn’t confused about who she...

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:06:24 +0300

afro-orgasm:

“I liked that Cleo wasn’t confused about who she was. She was gay, gay, gay — not bisexual. She’s very specific about what she wants. She digs her girlfriend and she has her homegirls. They’re her best buddies. And that’s her life. It’s all very simple to her. There was some anxiety when I found out that I had to kiss a girl. I can’t lie. I’m already Queen Latifah. I’m not just some actress off the street. But after getting over that, and releasing that anxiety, I went for it.”

-Queen Latifah interview 1996

call me.

Commentary: It’s Time to Be Honest With Lauryn Hill Enough with responding to one social injustice by perpetuating another.

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:03:18 +0300

Commentary: It’s Time to Be Honest With Lauryn Hill Enough with responding to one social injustice by perpetuating another.:

latinosexuality:

“Neurotic Society” proclaims again that Babylon is falling — thanks in part to tricksters like ”girl men,” ”drag queens,” and the lies of ”social transvestism.” Whether or not Hill is merely using these comments as examples of the smokescreens and sleight-of-hands that pervade this “Neurotic Society” is unclear. Beyond intention, these sorts of statements suggest that society is in a shambles because it’s been taking too many cues from the LGBTQ community, acting like “girl men,” “drag queens” and “transvestites.” Is her beef with oppressive society or is her issue with people who don’t abide by a traditional family structure? For those who don’t feel me, would it be okay if her song criticized “neurotic society” for acting like “N——-s,” ”mammies” and ”jezebels?” No! Then why does she think it’s cool to critique society by using stereotypes about a community that suggest the community isn’t as valuable as another?

thoughts?

h/t sofiaquintero

Speak your life into existence.

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:54 +0300

the black boys in this hood be pretty pretty, walking by like they know whats up. im not sure if i...

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:53:00 +0300

the black boys in this hood be pretty pretty, walking by like they know whats up. im not sure if i should take a picture or ask for the digits. wearing clothes like they know what a body supposed to do. i need to hang out in the east african restaurants more.

smile for a mile, hollar at a girl again. might be the first time i talk back to some boy saying hi from the sidewalk.

i see you seeing me seeing you seeing me.

you been seent.

fabianromero: [image of a brown woman, with shoulder length...

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:40:35 +0300

fabianromero:

[image of a brown woman, with shoulder length hair holding a sign that reads “Fuck Weed, Legalize my Mom.” behind her are other people some holding signs or flags, no other signs are legible.]

all the feelings. so many feelings.

nitanahkohe: State Names, Juane Quick-to-See Smith “We are the...

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:38:26 +0300

nitanahkohe:

State Names, Juane Quick-to-See Smith

“We are the original owners of this country. Our land was stolen from us by the Euro-American invaders … I can’t say strongly enough that my maps are about stolen lands, our very heritage, our cultures, our worldview, our being … Every map is a political map and tells a story—-that we are alive everywhere across this nation …” —Smith

Jaune Quick-To-See Smith has painted several maps of the United States to show how the land already occupied by ancient native communities was colonized by European settlers. Here, she included names of states that derive from Native American words, such as Wyoming, from a Delaware Indian word that means “mountains and valleys alternating,” and Kansas, from a Sioux word meaning “people of the south wind.” Smith is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation in Montana and works to raise recognition of Native American art and peoples. State Names expresses her anger that the country’s lands were divided without regard for existing tribal territories.

i miss sams motobike. i admit the sensuality of it. always...

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:31:43 +0300

i miss sams motobike. i admit the sensuality of it. always called me out of myself.

weian-fu: truthiness.

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:53 +0300

weian-fu:

truthiness.

kwesiabbensetts: Head #kwesiabbensetts #poplife #photoart...

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:17:56 +0300

kwesiabbensetts:

Head

#kwesiabbensetts #poplife #photoart #artphotography #portraiture #pushingboundaries #spaceshipgeorge

South Korean 'Honeypot Gang' Targets Married Men

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:29:57 +0300

South Korean 'Honeypot Gang' Targets Married Men:

heirofmedusa:

thighabetic:

A gang of South Korean women who target married men in bars, sleep with them, then threaten to accuse them of rape unless the men pay a fee, are gaining notoriety.

Bruh. This is that shit that SJ folk like to claim, ‘never really happens.’

No one ever said it never really happens. What the fuck.

ummm..is it wrongif i lovethesechicks …. like i thinkthis is hardcore and crazy but im all about writing them a check. cause they are too bad ass to be touched but I’m sending you the bill.

yesssssssss…..

heirofmedusa: thatonegirldelaney: These never get...

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:23:17 +0300

heirofmedusa:

thatonegirldelaney:

These never get old…

Lmfaoooo

thebigblackwolfe: girljanitor: blackfoxx: girljanitor: thebig...

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:13:46 +0300

thebigblackwolfe:

girljanitor:

blackfoxx:

girljanitor:

thebigblackwolfe:

girljanitor:

One thing I’ve noticed that’s an interesting note of cultural differences within America is the gendering of hairstyles. I’ve included variations above of the two-braids hairstyle that, where I come from, is a common male hairstyle.

I’ve included two pictures of Snoop Dogg, who is probably for most people the most famous wearer of this hairstyle in a national/international context. Snoop of course is a bit of a dandy, with the signature long hair that’s obviously pampered and well-cared for. An important note: Snoop is from the LA area, specifically Long Beach, which is also my birthplace and hometown.

I’ve also included a photo of Willie Nelson, who’s rather famous for appropriating the two-braids hairstyle, which is generally considered to be the domain specifically of men of color. The braids are most popular among men of indigenous, mestizo, or Mexican descent, including young Black men.

For young Black men who do not perm their hair, the cornrow-braids hairstyle is a bit more common; six cornrowed braids that are then braided again at the base of the neck into two braids instead of hanging free.

Additionally, being a male and having your hair prepared in this style gives another message: that there is a woman who cares for you enough to take care of your hair like this, whether a mother, grandmother, aunt, wife, sister, or girlfriend. It can have the connotation of being spoiled, como “trenzcito” which means “little braid(ed boy)”; it adds a connotation of “baby boy” or “youngest son”.

Two instances of culture clash: when I first moved up north, I commonly fixed my hair in two long braids, which were almost waist length. In Cali, this is a “butch” hairstyle, or at least kinda gender-neutral. I got so many (sexist AND racist) comments about it, especially at work, that I ended up cutting my hair off an inch or two from my scalp.

Another is my ex-husband had very long hair, which I used to carefully and lovingly braid for him as part of my marianisma duties: a single long braid, the double-braid-in-one style pictured above, two sleek braids parted in the middle, and on special occasions, box braids. In contrast, my (white) partner now really doesn’t like me to do anything to his hair at all; he considers it to be kinda feminizing and/or something only to be done in private. I always end up feeling vaguely offended and rejected, but I just have to remind myself that it’s honestly a cultural difference, and that his lack of braids doesn’t reflect poorly on my care for him.

It’s really kind of funny if you think about it. I’m always imagining people see my unbraided partner at work and their pity upon him for being so unloved, before I remember this is the north and no one thinks that here. Still, it doesn’t stop me from wanting to yell, “make sure they know that I LOVE you!” every day when he leaves for work.

This is great commentary but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t focused on dude in the center most of the time.

Mine is a multipurpose and flexible blog

come for the commentary

stay for the beauty

lol this makes me think of Mario’s song “Braid my hair”

OMG YES THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT

I didn’t even know the song before (lol I still listen to the music I listened to in high school because I’m an old people) but I looked at the music video and listened to the song, and it’s basically about everything i just wrote about.

“sit me down like you love me.”

I like how this post came up when I did an image search for my url.

"All of our relationships are a reflection of relationship to self. The love without is indicative of..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:07 +0300

“All of our relationships are a reflection of relationship to self. The love without is indicative of the love possessed within. We are all throwing our pain and brokenness at each other. We are all hurting each other, scaring each other, and loving each other to death. So as mindful souls and conscious lovers, we must get serious about our own healing and personal growth. We can make ourselves healthy so we can give the best to those we love, and maybe (if we’re lucky) inspire them to do the same. If not, it doesn’t matter because we’re on the road to wholeness. We still throw our shit around, but at least we do it less, and some days, that just has to be enough…”

- Patia Braithwaite, I Needed Therapy. Do You? (via basedjane)

"The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:04:48 +0300

“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.”

- Pema Chodron (via lovespulse)