if your feminism doesn’t even DISCUSS racism, it’s inherently white supremacist. Oppression is upheld by a culture of silence.
June 2013
25 posts
“What cannot be said will be wept.”
—Sappho (via wethinkwedream)
“Whatever you vibrate, you manifest and attract to your Self. So, you work on healing your Self in order to manifest tranquility around you. You become tranquility. If there is conflict living within you, you cannot live in a world of tranquility. The world mirrors back the condition of your love and of your intent. If the world that you are living in is not a world that is at peace, then you have to discover peace within your Being. The shaman no longer searches for meaning in life, but brings meaning to every situation. The shaman stops searching for truth and brings truth to every encounter. You do not search for the ideal partner, you become the ideal partner. Then the ideal partner discovers you. This is an active practice focused on interdimensional healing.”
—(via sublimesea)
“Blackmen born in the U.S. and fortunate to live past the age of eighteen are conditioned to accept the inevitability of prison. For most of us, it simply looms as the next phase in a sequence of humiliations. Being born a slave in a captive society and never experiencing any objective basis for expectation had the effect of preparing me for the progressively traumatic misfortunes that lead so many blackmen to the prison gate. It required only minor psychic adjustments.”
—George Jackson, Soledad Brother. (via childrenofdrexciya)
“people take
black culture
pour it out
rub it into their skin,
and try to wear us
like they know what we about.
but,
honey
it’s only ever gonna be a suntan.
you,
ain’t neva gonna be black.” —imitation as flattery is getting old, it’s called appropriation, nayyirah waheed (via nayyirahwaheed)
black culture
pour it out
rub it into their skin,
and try to wear us
like they know what we about.
but,
honey
it’s only ever gonna be a suntan.
you,
ain’t neva gonna be black.” —imitation as flattery is getting old, it’s called appropriation, nayyirah waheed (via nayyirahwaheed)
if you take me on a date to a zoo, aquarium, or museum the chances of me having sex with you goes up by about 900%
“Intimacy is such a conundrum for me, while I desire to touch and be touched I fear the moment of feeling. The terrifying realization that I need someone”
—blackmanonthemoon (via awakeningapril)
“Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses—especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.”
—Leonardo da Vinci ] (via jamesfrancozpenis)
May 2013
87 posts
live . laugh . love . locs: 50 shades of gray. →
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…this has nothing to do with the book, but more so with another Rag & Bone and Helmut Lang collaboration. I love Helmut Lang because their clothes are like pieces of artwork instead of clothes. Their draping effects are gorgeous && their delicate…
“People don’t have any mercy. They tear you limb from limb, in the name of love. Then, when you’re dead, when they’ve killed you by what they made you go through, they say you didn’t have any character. They weep big, bitter tears - not for you. For themselves, because they’ve lost their toy.”
—James Baldwin, Another Country (via soul-asylum)
“i saw
three little black boys
lying in a grave yard
i couldn’t tell
if they were playing
or practicing.” —baba lukata, rehearsal. (via theblacksophisticate)
three little black boys
lying in a grave yard
i couldn’t tell
if they were playing
or practicing.” —baba lukata, rehearsal. (via theblacksophisticate)
I talked with my friend last night about my (Irrational) fear of loosing my butt and boobs, when I lose weight. I know that shouldn’t be an important matter over my health, but still… shawty scurred.
Sixteen Small Steps to Happiness →
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1. push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. go to the nearest hill with a big coat and a scarf and watch the sun rise.
2. push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable.
3. care less.
4. get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. fry tomatoes and mushrooms in real butter and garlic, fry an egg, slice up a fresh avocado and squirt way too much lemon on it. sit and eat it and do nothing else.
5. stretch. start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then trying to touch your toes. roll your head. stretch your fingers. stretch everything.
6. buy a 1L water bottle. start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice.
7. buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. no detail is too small.
8. strip your bed of your sheets and empty your underwear draw into the washing machine. put a massive scoop of scented fabric softener in there and wash. make your bed in full.
9. organize your room. fold all your clothes (and bag what you don’t want), clean your mirror, your laptop, vacuum the floor. light a beautiful candle.
10. have a luxurious shower with your favourite music playing. wash your hair, scrub your body, brush your teeth. lather your whole body in moisturiser, get familiar with the part between your toes, your inner thighs, the back of your neck.
11. push yourself to go for a walk. take your headphones, go to the beach and walk. smile at strangers walking the other way and be surprised how many smile back. bring your dog and observe the dog’s behaviour. realise you can learn from your dog.
12. message old friends with personal jokes. reminisce. suggest a catch up soon, even if you don’t follow through. push yourself to follow through.
14. think long and hard about what interests you. crime? sex? boarding school? long-forgotten romance etiquette? find a book about it and read it. there is a book about literally everything.
15. become the person you would ideally fall in love with. let cars merge into your lane when driving. pay double for parking tickets and leave a second one in the machine. stick your tongue out at babies. compliment people on their cute clothes. challenge yourself to not ridicule anyone for a whole day. then two. then a week. walk with a straight posture. look people in the eye. ask people about their story. talk to acquaintances so they become friends.
16. lay in the sunshine. daydream about the life you would lead if failure wasn’t a thing. open your eyes. take small steps to make it happen for you.
Love
“Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.”
—Clementine Paddleford (via commovente)
I miss my red locs. They made me feel powerful, like I could take on the world. I love playing around with color, but red just fits me so perfectly.
