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Unlearning Oppressive Behaviors (Black Feminism & Intersectionality)

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Hello, remember me? I've had a major case of writers block and for the life of me I couldn’t figure out how to get over it. But alas, here we are and it’s only right that I come back and talk about one of my favorite topics, feminism. Whilst I've been away I've had some growing up to do. I'm sure some of you are probably thinking here we go again with this feminism bullshit but tough shit. I will start by saying this, not all feminism looks the same, and I have always acknowledged this (in a way I’ve always been about that life haha). I have noticed that white women drive the narrative around feminism. Feminism is exclusive and it does nothing to uplift/help those who do not fit into a certain mold i.e. black women, trans women, women of color and yes even size seems to matter.  We know what feminism does to Black women. Historically speaking a lot of women's activism were only about voting rights for white women or equality for white women and w...

"May your fro grow and your skin always glow"

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If you have had the pleasure (yes the pleasure) of knowing me in real life then you know I stan for my black women because we are literally magic. I've been seeing posts like the ones below a lot lately from black men making fun of black women. Then you wonder; Why are black women so angry? When we constantly hear things like "I like my women light skinned, what am I going to do with a dark skinned chick?", "It's not that black girls are ugly, I just can't talk to a girl darker than me", " I don't care if my mom is black, black girls are just ugly", "I think that black girls are ugly, except for the gorgeous light skins" and that's that's just the tip of the iceberg. Now are you really going to sit there and ask me why WE are angry? I'm sure you've noticed WE have a voice now. Does that shock you that we've finally decided to stand up for ourselves? I don't hate black men and I really appreciate ...

Feminism; un-African?

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Feminism isn't a label, it's a definition. I hate to break it to you but if you believe in equal rights for both men and women you're a feminist, whether you like it or not! As women we are so scared to speak up because it shows "we're angry", it's not lady like. We want to be liked so much that we willingly let people (men/society) oppress us. We are still oppressed and being a feminist, having a voice, having an opinion does not mean I am less of a woman. It might be un-African of me but times have changed, we have evolved. Society can no longer tell me how to act (be lady-like so you can get a husband), how to dress (dress modestly so you won't get raped) and how to talk (don't have an opinion, the man is always right, respect your husband).  Society dictates what I have to do with my body, as if men have a right to do as they please with MY body. Women deserve to know their bodies without being told what's right by society, reli...

Think like a QUEEN, act like a SPARTAN

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The year 2016 I prophecies that no fuckboy tactics used against you shall prosper. Amen!! Ladies are you happy being practice? Are you going to perfect the art of keeping men warm and preparing them for other women or are you going to Spartan up? Are all them "Netflix & Chill" days over? It's time to stop crying over situationships that you intentionally put yourself in. Because let's face it, a man will not have Netflix and Chill with you unless you approve of it, a man will not put you in any situationship unless you agree to it, a man will not come in and out of your life as he pleases unless you allow it. The year of the blame game is over, it's time we grew a pair of steel balls and took back control of our spartanhood! Sticking around for a guy to finally want to date you or love you will not do you any good. Men can smell desperation and no one like a desperate Debbie. YOU ARE WOMAN DAMMIT!  I'm not going to enforce my feminist ideals on you ...

Dick Until Proven Hubby

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All women are queens so don't devalue our crowns! I don't know if it's a thing with guys or if I should blame your mothers for not raising you right but the amount of disrespect some of you guys have for females astounds me. You came out of your mother's coochie,  you probably have sisters and chances are you'll have daughters in the future. Where do some of you males get off talking bad about the same girl you were trying to get with months before?Don't be too basic! Story time; I used to know this guy, let's call him Rick because it's nothing close to his real name. Anyway Rick used to talk to this girl Amanda, they hung out once or twice nothing big believe me. So months after they stopped messing around he started talking bad about Amanda and calling her easy (basic nigga move).  Word of advice; please don't ever come for queens with the mindset of a peasant. I mean why is it okay for guys to sleep around but girls get judged so easily? I had ...

These females ain't loyal?

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It has come to my attention that I'm not very objective in  my writing, lets get one thing straight, I do not hate men. I'm going to be unbiased today. Ladies, if the blame game was an app it would have more downloads than candy crush. The world doesn't owe you anything. The idea that people have to love you just because Bambi's father loved him is imaginary. You can't compare your love life to other peoples as if your lives are the same. Your only job is to love yourself. Men get annoyed with the constant nagging, blaming them for every wrong Tom, Dick and Harry ever did to you. Just because your ex hurt you doesn't mean the next guy that comes your way will do the same thing. I mean guys go through heartbreaks too, the only difference is we're too damn dramatic about it as if the world should never do us wrong. Recently I heard that as girls we're too picky, we want superman but we're not willing to give Clark Kent the time of  day. Now there's...

Indecision Is a Decision

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Dont let mixed signals confuse you. Indecision is a decision! Sometimes you want something so bad you're willing to overlook all the bad. There's a difference between what you want and what you deserve. I have a friend (of course it's always about a friend) anyway this friend of mine, she was madly in love with her "friend". It would've made a cute love story if they'd actually ended up dating. These days "talking" seems to be a form of dating, I feel sorry for our generation. So this friend of mine Ashley was talking to this guy for years. The whole time they were talking it was never a walk in the park and Ashley always made excuses for this guy being an ass. Every relationship she ever had she always compared the guys to Eric. In a way Eric did love her but he just never loved her enough. Ashley on the other hand might have loved him a little bit too much. They used to fight all the time, I can't even call it a roller coaster ride, thei...