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genderqueerdykes · 3 months

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here's to black trans women with anger issues. here's to black trans women who get misgendered for being "too loud" or "too aggressive". here's to black trans women who are stereotyped as angry and aggressive just by virtue of being black even when you are calm. here's to black trans women who are viewed as "angry" for being loud. here's to black trans women who struggle with controlling the volume of their voice due to neurodivergence, trauma or otherwise, here's to black trans women who are traumatized and struggle to regulate their emotions. here's to black trans women who become irritable, agitated, and annoyed easily due to neurodivergence and/or trauma. here's to black trans women with violent intrusive thoughts and impulses. here's to black trans women with personality disorders who are treated like assholes and monsters.

here's to black trans women with psychotic disorders who react to delusions and hallucinations and "scare" people. here's to mentally ill black trans women who are seen as "scary". here's to black trans women who snap and yell when reacting to abuse and get abused further. here's to black trans women who get misgendered when they defend themselves. here's to mixed black trans women who become furious when having their racial background challenged. here's to black trans women who are jaded, disenfranchised, bitter, hurt, and spiteful from dealing with racism & transmisogynoir.

you're not a bad person, by any stretch of the imagination. you have dealt with brutal mistreatment in a white transmisogynistic society and you are tired. you are dealing with constant abuse, and it's okay if you are angry and bitter about it. it's okay to be mentally ill, neurodivergent and traumatized as a black trans woman. you don't deserve further mistreatment while you are attempting to cope with and adjust to a society that refuses to accommodate you.

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kenozwlrd · 9 months

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these arms are made with comfort 😮‍💨

#me #gym doing me right #keno #black lesbian #black qwoc #black lgbt #black women of color #black qpoc #arms

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mysharona1987 · 2 months

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They have turned the Palestinians into actual Guinea pigs for the military industrial complex.

We will see the robots and miserable remote controlled dogs at the next big BLM protest on American soil soon enough.

#free palestine #blm #robots #woc #news #democrats #republicans #politics #poc #women of color #black lives matter #ai #israel #capitalism #palestine #military #chicago #Pets

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lovenostalgia · 9 days

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wearenotjustnumbers2 · 6 months

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This news surfaced yesterday and I just want to say this isn't new. This happened and has been reported more than once. There are also the Yemeni Jewish children who were kidnapped from their mothers by Ashkenazi "nurses", who claimed that the baby is dead, and diagnose the mother with hysteria/mental disorder after.

The lack of regard for people of color in Israel shouldn't come as a surprise at all. How many poc do you see in the government/ knesst despite the number of Ethiopian and Yemeni jews?

They're creating an all white country, this is colonizer behavior 101, the world just turned a blind eye.

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blackwomenrule · 7 months

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ayandagama · 2 months

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kukhanya.k

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moniqueesworld · 7 months

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Autumn is here🍂🍁 I know what you’re thinking…and the answer is yes.

#black is beautiful #black women #goddess energy #blacktumblr #melanin #black woman aesthetic #black hairstyles #hair color #red hair #brown hair #orange hair #fall hair

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blackjewels5 · 1 year

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Historical African American Photos Black Women in Victorian Era 1800's Real People Real Lives

#blackhistory #black woman beauty #black vintage #1800's #victorian era #women of color

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thejaguartour · 5 months

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Victoria Monét 🇬🇧

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writingwithcolor · 4 months

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Black woman’s skin turns blue from powers; is this whitewashing/erasure?

Anonymous asked:

I have a character in a comic I'm hoping to write one day. She's a light skinned black woman(she's half white if that helps!) living in New York City during an 80s themed post nuclear apocalypse. The comic's main characters are all rock stars, so a lot of the character design elements revolve around the different rock genres. The character in question is in a glam rock band, so there's lots of bright, saturated, crazy colors involved in her design. The problem I'm having involves this one story beat where she gets mutant superpowers that give her electricity and sound based abilities. Her skin turns cotton candy blue as a result of the mutation. I'm hung up on whether or not this might fall under some kind of skin lightening or white-washing trope since it's a fairly light shade of blue. I designed her mutant look before her human look, so this was well before I'd even figured out what race she was, and I simply thought the shade of blue would compliment both the electricity powers and the fact that her hair is dyed pink. Is there a way I could still make this work? Or am I worrying about nothing?

Ideally, it would be nice to keep her brown skin tone. There’s a common comic and supernatural trend where Black people’s skin is covered up by a suit or Black-coded characters are an unnatural color (blue, green, purple, etc).

This is more of an issue when:

There are no other Black characters of those identities besides the covered up/ ones with unnatural skin colors.

The creator adds this change to make them "special" because they do not believe Black characters, with features commonly associated with Black people like dark hair, skin and eyes, are acceptable enough for the character to stand on their own.

The supernatural special Black people are treated well by the story. The "non-special" Black people have unhappy stories and misfortune.

Other races of characters do not get their skin covered up or changed. Only the Black ones and/or BIPOC in general.

I think a quick fix for this would be for her skin to turn blue when she’s actively using her powers, at random, or other specific times, besides constantly. If she needs to be more consistently “mutant looking” Are there other ways she could change without her skin color changing or changing completely?

People with glitter on skin, light surrounding their face, and blue braids. Images from pexels.

More ideas that keep her skin brown

Hair

Her hair color changes blue or your color of choice (which could include body hair too, which would give her a more “otherworldly” appearance).

Note: If her hair is curly or natural, please keep it so! At least, the powers shouldn't change it straight.

Eyes

Her eyes glowing brighter or colorfully during power-use.

Note: If they're usually brown, they could stay brown when powers not in use, like Marvel's Storm in some versions.

Storm by Marvel Entertainment//20th Century Studios.

Skin and body

Blue patterns appear on her skin.

Blue glow or sheen to her skin without fully changing the color.

Her skin projects color and light.

New growths or changes to body, such as ear shape, wings, etc.

No matter what you decide, please make clear in your tale that she’s a Black mixed race woman. And have fun!