Ok so this one has me stumped. Do you think white models being turned into brown skinned recreations of #AnokYai Met Gala look ⦠counts as Blackfishing? Some MUAās doing this are getting backlash and Iām on the fence.
Happy Mothers Day to my gorgeous, silly mama who at 79 still giggles like a school girlā¦..and to my sweet, stoic auntie Melina who taught me everything I know about tendernessā¦. but now watches over me from the other side.
I honestly donāt know who I wouldāve become without BOTH of you. š„¹
Because ancestral DNA is real ⦠I need you to understand the root of why so many Black women (even those who arenāt fans of hers) feel the instinctive pull to protect #MegTheStallion when men rush to call her a āwhoreā or ānaiveā for believing sheād found her person.
Watching the casually cruel ways some of you are handling this #Bieber/ #Coachella discourse is yet another reminder that a ociety doesnāt take it seriously enough when little boys are abused⦠esp once they become successful.
But every maternal bone in MY body wanted to reach out and hug him while watching the YouTube portion of his performance.
Heās literally sharing a stage with the version of himself that no one protected. Oof. š
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