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That’s what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is. Most people love you for who you pretend to be. To keep their love, you keep pretending - performing. You get to love your pretence. It’s true, we’re locked in an image, an act - and the sad thing is, people get so used to their image, they grow attached to their masks. They love their chains. They forget all about who they really are. And if you try to remind them, they hate you for it, they feel like you’re trying to steal their most precious possession.
Jim Morrison (via stellablu)
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now heres a BEAUTIFUL song for ALL you lovers out there….young and old alike. Gregory Porter’s “Be Good (Lions Song)”
O_o …
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i saw this on facebook and it instantly irritated me. i told my friend about it and she agreed. then we had a good rant. and now i’m going to tell you why:
this whole “independent black woman” thing, i believe is a hoax that is meant to and has succeeded in dehumanizing both black women and men. the statement “i don’t need a man” can basically be translated to “i don’t need a counterpart, i don’t need a partner, i don’t need love”. this isn’t true. it isn’t true of anyone. yet the idea of black women not needing love has become a glorified one, to the point that society wants us to believe we are actually stronger and better off without our male counterparts.
Even beyond the relationship aspect, this statement sells black men short in every aspect…as father’s, brothers, cousins…it sells them short as just basic functioning members of society. it dehumanizes them…makes them seem worthless. and if their female counterparts believe they’re worthless, why should anyone else believe anything different?
if you wanna call me conspiracy sister, go ahead! lol but as someone who basically grew up in private education, i don’t find it a surprise how black men are INTENTIONALLY not present. the ratio of black females to black males in my highschool for example was probably about 70/30. And the ones that were “selected” to attend, either lacked understanding of culture (both theirs and others) from the get go or had the understanding weaned out of them.
as you can probably tell, i could go on…and on, but i’m gonna cut this short right cheare.
The bolded is EXACTLY what that shit is. It is a dehumanizing and bullshit concept that is straight up from the Sapphire stereotype that essentially makes black women out to be the supermules of the world that can take any and all pain and suffering.
Fuck that. I’m vulnerable. I’m fragile. And I need love and protection.
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http://18-15n-77-30w.tumblr.com/Debra Shaw & Kiara Kabukuru by Peter Lindbergh for Vogue Italia March ‘97
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Hola folks! I will be hanging a few pieces of artwork in a show on May 8th. My brothers will also be displaying some stuff. Check us out! Visit this website for more info: manoamanoartshows.com
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