#Barbadian Women

[toyastales]

Rihanna

[sexypinkon]

Sexypink - Barbados has your Art needs covered.

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‘Resilience’ an exhibition featuring the works of black women artists at Queen’s Park Gallery.

February 29th - March 20th

Monday to Saturday 10am - 6pm

Participating artists

Akilah Watts

Alanis Forde

Amanda Trought

Ancel Daniel

Anna Gibson

Arlette St. Hill

Christina Murray

Gabrielle Moore

Giselle Walker

Ireka Jelani

Jenni Gonsalves

Juliana Inniss

Kadiejra Oneal

Katherine Kennedy

Kia Redman

Lisa Smith Fields

Margaret Herbert

Nicole Philips

Pauline Bellamy

Risee Chadderton

Shanika Burnett

Simone Padmore

Shari Pheonix

Zoe Osborne

[entertainmentgirl80]

My Girl 😍😍😍💋💅🏾💋👩🏽🇧🇧

RIHANNA via Instagram

[riding-with-the-wild-hunt]

"'But I shall leave you only with Sador, and blind Ragnir, and the old women,' said Túrin. 'Did not my father say that I am the heir of Hador? The heir should stay in Hador's house to defend it. Now I wish that I still had my knife!'" - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Children of Húrin, "The Departure of Túrin"

@tolkienofcolourweek day 6: intersectionality || SADOR & RAGNIR

[ID: an edit comprised of four posters in shades of brown, white, and grey.

1: Two brown circular frames connected by a rectangle in the center. The upper left shows Rudy Harding, an older barbadian model with dark brown skin, a shaved head, and a white beard. He wears a black, high-collared shirt and looks down seriously at the viewer. The bottom right circle contains an image of woodworking tools. The background is a black and white photograph of a plain and snowy mountains. The part of the background in the rectangular frame is in color. Vertical brown and cream-colored text on the right side of the rectangle reads "sador" / 2: A black and white image of a small building made of stone and thatch, amid mountains. A brown frame surrounds the picture, and brown and cream text on a semi-transparent white rectangle reads "Sador had been a woodman, and by ill-luck or the mishandling of his axe he had hewn his right foot, and the footless leg had shrunken. He worked in the outbuildings, to make or mend things of little worth that were needed in the house, for he had some skill in the working of wood." The text is framed by large quotation marks / 3: Same format as Image 2, but the background shows a clearing in a coniferous forest, and the text reads "His blind eye making him an indifferent woodman, Ragnir turned instead to the arts of healing and the cultivation of herbs and remedies. He took joy in this work, wherein he had great skill, and his nursing is thought to have delivered many from the foul breath of Angband." / 4: Same format as Image 1, but the upper left circle shows hanging bunches of herbs, and the lower right frames Fikayo Ifarajimi, a nigerian model with dark brown skin and dark hair in short twists. He has some stubble on his face, and one of his eyes is cloudy white. He looks seriously at the viewer, turned slightly to the right. The background shows the wooded shores of a lake, with one tree higher than the rest //End ID]

[bunnysrph]

Hello, could you guys possibly give some FC suggestions of African American women ranging from late teens to mid twenties, thank you so much for your help!

below are some  AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN face claims, in their LATE TEENS TO MID 20s. they are listed in alphabetical order, with their birth years && ethnicities. those in bold are my personal recommendations. please  LIKE / REBLOG  if you find this useful.

alanna arrington (1998, african-american, swedish, german && czech/slovak)

ajiona alexus (1996, african-american)

alyssa "latto" stephens (1998, african-american, irish, german && welsh)

amandla stenberg (1998, african-american, danish && greenlandic/inuit)

bailey bass (2003, african-american && belarusian)

bella harris (2000, african-american && mexican)

china anne mcclain (1998, african-american)

chloe bailey (1998, african-american)

coi leray (1997, african-american, puerto rican && cape verdean)

desiree ross (1999, african-american && unspecified other)

diamond white (1999, african-american)

gabriella "h.e.r." wilson (1997, african-american && filipino)

halle bailey (2000, african-american)

helena howard (1998, african-american, english, irish && german)

iman benson (2000, african-american)

jaylen barron (1997, african-american && mexican)

kiana ledé (1997, african-american, mexican, irish, scottish, swedish && norweigan)

kyliegh curran (2005, african-american, african-bahamian, english && irish)

lameka fox (1998, african-american, irish && italian)

lee rodriguez (1999, african-american && mexican)

lexi underwood (2003, african-american && italian)

lori harvey (1997, african-american)

lovie simone (1998, african-american && ghanaian)

madison pettis (1998, african-american, irish, french && italian)

marsai martin (2004, african-american)

nia sioux (2001, african-american)

quvenzhané wallis (2003, african-american)

rachel crow (1998, african-american && unspecified european)

sarah jeffery (1996, african-american, first nations && english)

shahadi wright joseph (2005, african-american && african-trinidadian)

skai jackson (2002, african-american && african-honduran)

sofia richie (1998, african-american, greek, english, scottish && irish)

sofia wylie (2004, african-american, korean, english && german)

storm reid (2003, african-american)

summer walker (1996, african-american && english)

sydney park (1997, african-american && korean)

tati gabrielle (1996, african-american && korean)

willow smith (2000, african-american, african-creole-barbadian && african-creole-jamaican)

yara shahidi (2000, african-american && iranian)

zendaya (1996, african-american, german, irish, english && scottish)

[kemetic-dreams]

  The Igbo in the Atlantic slave trade

Bussa, Barbadian slave revolt leader of Igbo descent

Edward Blyden, Americo-Liberian educator, writer and politician of Igbo descent

Paul Robeson, American actor and writer whose father was of Igbo descent

Aimé Césaire, Martiniquais poet and politician who claimed Igbo descent) argues that many of the slaves taken from the Bight of Biafra across the Middle Passage would have been Igbo. These slaves were usually sold to Europeans by the Aro Confederacy, who kidnapped or bought slaves from Igbo villages in the hinterland. Igbo slaves may have not been victims of slave-raiding wars or expeditions but perhaps debtors or Igbo people who committed within their communities alleged crimes. With the goal for freedom, enslaved Igbo people were known to European planters as being rebellious and having a high rate of suicide to escape slavery. There is evidence that traders sought Igbo women. Igbo women were paired with Coromantee (Akan) men to subdue the men because of the belief that the women were bound to their first-born sons’ birthplace.

It is alleged that European slave traders were fairly well informed about various African ethnicities, leading to slavers targeting certain ethnic groups which plantation owners preferred. Particular desired ethnic groups consequently became fairly concentrated in certain parts of the Americas. The Igbo were dispersed to colonies such as Jamaica, Cuba, Saint-Domingue, Barbados, Colonial America, Belize and Trinidad and Tobago, among others.

Rihanna is also Igbo

Colonial Nigeria

The establishment of British colonial rule in present-day Nigeria and increased encounters between the Igbo and other ethnicities near the Niger River led to a deepening sense of a distinct Igbo ethnic identity. The Igbo proved decisive and enthusiastic in their embrace of Christianity and Western-style education. Because of the incompatibility of the Igbo decentralized style of government and the centralized system including the appointment of warrant chiefs required for British system of indirect rule, the period colonial rule was marked with numerous conflicts and tension. During the colonial era, the diversity within each of Nigeria's major ethnic groups slowly decreased, and distinctions between the Igbo and other large ethnic groups, such as the Hausa and the Yoruba, became sharper.

The establishment of British colonial rule transformed Igbo society, as portrayed in Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart. Colonial rule brought about changes in culture, such as the introduction of warrant chiefs as Eze (indigenous rulers) where there were no such monarchies. Christian missionaries introduced aspects of European ideology into Igbo society and culture, sometimes shunning parts of the culture. The rumours that the Igbo women were being assessed for taxation sparked off the 1929 Igbo Women's War in Aba (also known as the 1929 Aba Riots), a massive revolt of women never encountered before in Igbo history.

Aspects of Igbo culture such as construction of houses, education and religion changed following colonialism. The tradition of building houses out of mud walls and thatched roofs ended as the people shifted to materials such as concrete blocks for houses and metal roofs. Roads for vehicles were built. Buildings such as hospitals and schools were erected in many parts of Igboland. Along with these changes, electricity and running water were installed in the early 20th century. With electricity, new technology such as radios and televisions were adopted, and have become commonplace in most Igbo households.

A series of black and white, silent films about the Igbo people made by George Basden in the 1920s and 1930s are held in the British Empire and Commonwealth Collection at Bristol Archives 

[dear-indies]

hello hello! i'm looking for some face claims that could fit the vibe of a street graffiti artist? it's quite vague but i got the urge to have this kind of muse but i'm stuck on fcs unfortunately! any ethnicity is good, and preferably female or nonbinary fcs in their 20s please! thank you so much ♥

Lee Joo Young (1992) Korean - in Green Night.

Jenny Zeng (1993) Korean - in Lighter and Princess.

Chelsea Rendon (1993) Latina, possibly Mexican - her role in Vida.

Devery Jacobs (1993) Mohawk - is queer.

Bae Suzy (1994) Korean.

Midori Francis (1994) Japanese / White - is queer.

Jaz Sinclair (1994) African-American / White.

Jasmin Savoy Brown (1994) African-American / White - is queer - has spoken up for Palestine!

Rachel Sennott (1995)

Jessie Mei Li (1995) Hongkonger / English - is a gender non-conforming woman who uses she/they - has spoken up for Palestine!

Sasha Calle (1995) Colombian.

Mason Alexander Park (1995) Mexican and Spanish - is non-binary (they/them).

Sasha Lane (1995) African-American, Māori, White - is gay and has schizoaffective disorder.

Ayo Edebiri (1995) Yoruba Nigerian / Barbadian - is queer.

Kehlani (1995) African-American, Blackfoot, Cherokee, Mexican, Filipino, Choctaw White - is a non-binary womxn, lesbian and polyamorous (she/they) - has spoken up for Palestine!

Ally Beardsley (1996) - is non-binary (they/them) - has spoken up for Palestine!

Florence Pugh (1996) - has spoken up for Palestine!

Tati Gabrielle (1996) African-American 1/4 Korean.

Emma Mackey (1996)

Ruth Codd (1996) - is an amputee.

Myha'la Herrold (1996) Afro Jamaican / White - is queer - has spoken up for Palestine!

Sierra McCormick (1997)

Lizeth Selene (1997) Mexican [Black and Unspecified Indigenous]- is genderfluid and queer (she/they).

Kiana Ledé (1997) African-American, Swedish, Mexican, Cherokee - has spoken up for Palestine!

Piper Curda (1997) Korean / English, Scottish - is apsec - has spoken up for Palestine!

Blu del Barrio (1997) Argentinian - is non-binary (they/them).

Chloé Hayden (1997) - is autistic, has ADHD, and is chronically ill.

Kiara Pichardo (1997) Dominican.

Evan Mock (1997) Bisaya Filipino / White.

Quintessa Swindell (1997) African-American / White - is non-binary (they/he) - has spoken up for Palestine!

Ayesha Madon (1998) Indian.

Julia Dalavia (1998) Brazilian.

MK xyz (1998) African-American / Filipino - is a lesbian and uses she/they.

Maya Hawke (1998)

Andy Blossom (1998) Chinese.

Chella Man (1998) Hongkonger and Jewish - is deaf, trans genderqueer and pansexual (he/they) - especially in Titans role - has spoken up for Palestine!

Zoe Terakes (2000) Greek Australian - is a trans masc non-binary guy (they/he) - has spoken up for Palestine!

Odessa A'zion (2000) Ashkenazi Jewish, English, some Irish, Northern Irish, Welsh, German - has spoken up for Palestine!

Paulina Alexis (2000) Nakoda Sioux.

Ruby Cruz (2000) - is queer.

Beabadoobee (2000) ilonggo Filipino / White.

D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (2001) Ojibwe, Cree, Chinese Guyanese, Afro Guyanese and White.

Hey anon! I just want to make people aware that I don't reply to asks for "women and non-binary" faceclaims because people in the community like to treat non-binary people was "women lite" and It infuriates me to no end, but since you said preferably I'm more than happy to reply and I hope these suggestions help you! <3

[littlemuoi]

Observing A Royal by Pamala Proverbs (March 3rd 2014)

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I am an old fashioned Barbadian. What does that mean? Well it means I am really proud and believe in respect and dignity. It also means that I am not star-struck by anyone, not even royalty. In my job at PRMR Inc. and otherwise, I have met stars, authors, international politicians, heads of multinational corporations etc. and do not have a picture to show for it.

Mr. Steve Stoute, President of the Barbados Olympic Association presented Sophie, Countess of Wessex with a scarf and tie

One thing that I love to do as a communications/ public relations professional however, is to observe people in these positions in their unguarded moments, away from the glare of the spotlight. How they engage with other people is an indicator of their true character.

Most recently, I had the occasion to observe Sophie, Countess of Wessex up close. We were not introduced formally. My fault, I always take a back seat when I am working, but we stood as close as four feet apart for a good 20 minutes.

Here is what I observed. The Countess loves people. She is genuinely interested in your story; she is not just filling in for her husband, Prince Edward. Her genuine interest in others goes beyond royal responsibility. The night before she visited the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) she met with some young people. I believe they were the parish ambassadors as I overheard her relaying the story that one of them told her about sports not being mandatory and that needing to change in order for sports in Barbados to be taken seriously. Now this was someone that did not just make idle conversation, but spoke to a young person with so much interest that she was able to internalise and repeat the conversation.

The Countess is quite sociable. After meeting with the staff at the BOA, she was invited to refreshments. I was shocked when she agreed to have a cup of coffee. With no special treatment and no airs about her she took her cup and continued to mingle. The Countess was so comfortable in the room among ordinary people that this allowed her previously very uptight security officer who introduced himself as Pat, to relax. Actually I got a smile from Pat. Being a James Bond addict (not the current Bond) I asked Pat if he was licensed to kill. He smiled and said he was and apologised for his early demeanour (he had not expected so many media representatives and he was concerned that their close proximity was posing a threat to the Countess).

The Countess is regular people. What does that mean? Well the BOA presented her with a scarf. She took it out of the bag and slung it over her shoulders so proudly that you would have thought it was Hermes. She also demonstrated her love for her husband when she took his tie and said he would definitely wear it, a true mark of a woman who has a firm grasp on her household.

As someone who loves fashion myself, I picked her outfit to pieces. Nothing was overstated. Her choice of slacks, blouse, shoes, handbag and jewellery were all smart, elegantly casual and fit for the occasion, obviously someone comfortable in her own skin.

However, what moved me to write this blog about the Countess was her parting act. As she was walking out of the reception area she looked in the servers’ direction, looked one of the servers straight in the eye and said, thank you. This won me over completely. The Countess is gracious, and she sees the invisible people, the men and women who serve and are so important but are always overlooked; for me that was Royal.

[clairelsonao3]

WIP Ask: 🖋️ + ❌

Thanks for the ask! From this ask game.

🖋️ [Pen] Describe your WIP in a single, terrible sentence.

I answered this one here and here.

❌ [Cross] What would your WIP get cancelled on Twitter for?

I answered for GSNBTR here.

For The Adored:

The MCs commit numerous crimes in their quest for the truth and there's no disclaimer saying committing crimes is bad.

Isley is a poor representation of women because she puts her own dreams aside and risks her health and safety for her (dead) crush while alienating most of her friends in the process.

She has good friends who are twins from Barbados, but I'm not Barbadian nor have I ever been there. Very problematic of me.

The most prominent queer character [spoiler].

A 17-year-old hooks up with a 19-year-old, two 18-year-olds (who met when they were 17) get married, and a younger woman has a relationship with a much older man. Clearly normalizing and romanticizing child sex abuse!

[marryat92]

I am looking at some of the sketches of Edward Pelham Brenton, who was Frederick Marryat's captain and commanding officer at the start of the War of 1812. Marryat called him "a scholar and a gentleman. Kind and friendly with his officers, his library was at their disposal."

Christopher Lloyd writes in Captain Marryat and the Old Navy:

It is probable that he exercised a very important influence over Marryat's development... And he is the only man whose help Marryat acknowledges when he was learning to sketch.

You can't blame Brenton for Marryat's amateur art, he was a better artist by far.

Here's HMS Spartan at Quebec, and two Barbadian women by Captain Brenton ("he loved the society of ladies," said Marryat). Capturing the variety of the Atlantic World so often described in Marryat's novels, with their frequent stops in Halifax and the West Indies.

The biggest influence I can see on Frederick Marryat in Brenton's art is his goofy sense of humour, like this caricature drawing called "Bucks of the first kind 1801".

[thechasefiles]

For decades men held prominent positions of power not only in BARBADOS but around the world. So anyone who has a problem with female leading from the fore well that says a lot!!! As we are in the month of Black History Month let us celebrate these Black Barbadian Women. Well done Ladies!!! You’ve worked hard and are highly qualified for these positions. President – Sandra Mason Prime Minister- Mia Amor Mottley DEPUTY- PM - Santia Bradshaw Cabinet Secretary- Donna Cadogan Chief Education Officer –Ramona Archer Bradshaw Chief Fisheries Officer- Shelly Ann Cox/ Chief Agricultural Officer- Keeley Holder DPP -Donna Babb Agard. Director of DEM- Emergency Man. Sherry Hinds Chief Air Traffic Control Officer- Zeta Morris Chief Aeronautical Information Service Officer- Shirley Ford Director of Analytical Services- Beverley P Wood Director Barbados Drug Services- Mary Ann Hinds Coordinator Children Dev. Cente-Yvette Cumberbatch Registrar of Cooperatives-Sharon Drayton Chief Community Dev. Officer- Sandra Greenidge Registrar Corporate Affairs – Tamiesha Rochester Chief Archivist – Ingrid Thompson Dept. Constituency Empowerment- Sandra Greenidge Chief Electoral Officer - Angela Taylor Director Forensic Sciences-Cheryl Corbin Government Printer – Joan Griffith Chief Immigration Officer- Margaret Inniss Registrar of titles –Land Reg.-Michelle Johnson Post Master General- Shelia Greaves This is the perfect time to inspire your daughters by reading this list to them. As we celebrate all the amazing things other women around the world have accomplished we can also celebrate our own! #thechasefiles #blackhistorymonth #womeninpower #empoweringwomen #putawomaninfront #thetimeisnow #melaninmagic #blackgirlmagic https://www.instagram.com/p/CoUZwmCg0yeQVKtprnNDWV0HG8OWeMkj85uLqE0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[calypso-finale]

Thirty Five. Part 2

The hostility here is just something I am very used too, I mean I have been through it all and he really hasn’t got the Barbadian family backing, he about to have the worst time but at the end of the day he has more right to be here then this dude “look I am going to go inside right, can you behave? I don’t really want to babysit you all either, grown men and all that. Just mind y’all business and relax. I can’t be on your side if you acting out” Oakley nodded his head, looking at Wadz “just watch out for him, don’t be doing anything while I go” patting Junior’ head “I will wait here” nodding my head, I guess he wants to stand guard. Walking off to go into the house, this family need to stop and just have this party for Aziel nobody else. Walking into the home “oh you got fucked up” Herb said laughing, now only Herb would be shouting that “who fucked you up cuz?” Herb is laughing, dapping him “the skinny warrior outside” Herb busted out laughing “man, that is some lethal hit right there. As a man with muscles you should be swinging harder, man them skinny niggas but brutal” clearing my throat trying not to laugh “ok, can we all just disperse. This whole thing needs to stop right. Brian whatever, you need to stay out of this” Robyn tried to pipe up “enough, I don’t want to hear it. This whole thing, I didn’t know. Brian” I pointed “You need to stay out of this business, this ain’t your child, you here now so shut up and accept Rylee, you. I need to speak to you and listen. You in my house, I ain’t having this shit. I don’t care, my grandson will have the best day, not you niggas fighting. Rylee” walking off, I have been living under a rock the whole time but when women but whispering I switch off, maybe I need to start paying attention more but that’s my bad. Closing the door behind me once Rylee walked into the room, placing my hands on my hips and just looking at her “what?” she said, “I should have figured when you wasn’t really speaking to me as much, you know when I left you Rylee I said you made your own decisions and then what happened?” this girl is stupid “you know what, you never let another man you don’t know meet your child, you’re doing it to spite him” Rylee looked away from me so that means I am right.

She is allowing her hurt to dictate what happens and it’s not a good thing “me and Brian get on, we really do, what do you want me to say dad. He threatened me to take me to court?” she defended “nobody threatens court if they get what they want, don’t play me Rylee. This isn’t about you, none of this is. You for one should know that and how that feels when your mom did that shit and made it about her. You are dealing with it wrong, let Aziel have his father, let him see him” I don’t know why she is mad with me “why are you allowing your mom to feed you stupidity too” Rylee shook her head “she is supporting me” clearing my throat “I don’t care, I only care for Aziel and what is right for him. Let Oakley be a dad” Rylee is upset for what, I swallowed hard because I don’t want her to cry “why are you crying?” I asked her “just everything ok, what do you know. Now my make up is a mess” she huffed out walking off, I didn’t barely say a word and she stormed off but she can’t do that and expect him to be ok, I don’t know what is happening but right now I am trying to get my grandson to have the best day, I pray that it pans out like that because he deserves a good time. I think with Oakley he will shut up but if someone pipes up then he will, but I totally get being the bad guy because I have been the bad guy too many times. I know how is it with these people too, they can be so nasty and make you feel like shit once you are the enemy.

I don’t know why I got penalised for this shit, I have barely got better from my incident and while then Rylee has been having the time of her life, I know she has been doing it to spite me and I get it but she is letting her mother get into her mind too much, Rylee barely knows this man but yet she is really riding this wave. I didn’t even want to be here to begin with, I didn’t want his birthday here but I said yes because then she will let me see him but it’s worked out I have seen Brian instead which is fucking me up badly, I didn’t want to see that dickhead at all “it’s funny right, she was hyping it up that I will run off with someone but at the end of it she ended up with Brian, like she did that” Wadz sat down across from me on the floor “I know bro, trust me. I think maybe like the whole Kenza thing, and the whole female messaging shit, she couldn’t take that I am guessing. I think it can be dealt with but you know when you are young you act up, she is young, and childish bro, what can I say” licking my lips “yeah, but I didn’t think she would do me like that bro, I am not going to lie to you, when I say I love you I mean it. Kenza was a none factor; I think Rylee jumped first and assumed I was going to do it first. I was going through some shit, and you know what, she ran, she ditched me and wasn’t there. I don’t even mean cleaning me; I mean even a call. I was laid out and she didn’t bother with me, she got that guy, she can have him” I am over it, I just want to see my son and move on from the nonsense, I can’t be dealing with the behaviour either. Rihanna is walking towards us, she about to talk some shit as she does with her peers “I think you boys need to be on your best behaviour, I won’t have you hitting guests” she said “who is the guest? Brian? You are deluded I give you that” Wadz tried to not laugh “you got my daughter pregnant, and you think I am going to like you?” I sniggered “you are deluded, you bark about me getting her pregnant when I am trying to be there, I know your game. You want me to not be there and back off, I won’t really. You can tell all these lies; I am here for Aziel. That’s it” getting up from the floor “I will have you in jail for being with my daughter at seventeen” staring at her “prove it” she can kiss my ass, I am over this family “the whole sane person here is Chris, I give him that” Rylee is back, of course she is. Seeing Aziel after all this time, seeing him walking, I feel bad. I missed out on it, I haven’t really seen him in person all this time “hey” I said, he is of course the happiest thing “my G” Kairo said, the fact Aziel is walking to me, he knows me like that because I get facetime but that is it “oh” I said, he fell on his butt but he giggled to himself “missed you” jogging over to him, I have missed him.

I can see Aziel hasn’t changed one bit, he still likes to hold my hair when I put him on my shoulders, this boy wants me to have no hair left “drop it, Aziel!” Wadz said, lowering myself down a little for him to put the ball in the basket but he didn’t, he hit the soft ball on my head “he trying to say you got no brain cells” I chuckled “yeah, I can tell. He beating my ass alright” turning around “dada!” he yelped out, you know the weird thing is, I am getting stared at by this family and it’s so awkward to even spend time with Aziel when I am being judged this way. Picking him off of my shoulder and held him “you ain’t forget me” he smiled at me “you know I will do anything for you, I just had some things to deal with yeah” he rested his head on my shoulder “Oakley” my ears perked up, Rylee saying my name “can we talk” she said, nodding my head “I will take him” Wadz said taking Aziel from me “we can go somewhere” dapping Kairo as I walked off “you sure mr perfect doesn’t want to come and protect you” he was staring “no” she just said in a blunt tone “cool” I mean this will be fun to hear, I wonder what the hell she even wants to say to me.

My hands behind my back as we stopped walking, it’s private so nobody can see “say it” she just said “say what? Nothing to say really, you jumped before anything, you jumped Rylee and you know it. You do this a lot, you jump every time” Rylee looked away from me “stand around for you to hurt me?” shaking my head “I was healing, I told you I love you. I said those words to you and you think I don’t mean it? How is it I am the single one huh, you worried so much about me playing away when you did this, I don’t get you. You want to be the one to say I did it. You did me over, after everything we been through, and now you’re mom is on a high horse about that shit Rylee, but whatever. I just want to see my son” I don’t care for the politics now “you think I didn’t love you? I was the one that jumped on you, I did everything because you was so laid back, you didn’t give. I was pulling everything from you to give me Oakley, it took you months to show feelings that you cared, you are away always, you left me in danger being at that place. Don’t you see it, you are to blame too and Kenza texting you, meeting her! You know this” nodding my head “but look who has a new man, I could be with Kenza right now, we aren’t good together. You aren’t listening to yourself, you are just jumping, I came to the apartment, and you had a man there, you know that is wrong” I pointed “made you react right” I shook my head “it’s not a game! This is a child here Rylee, I won’t have a guy that you barely know around him” she can’t do that shit.

Rylee huffed out “so is that it?” I said “hurt people do hurt things” she said “a whole man though, you made your bed lie in it. What you want me to do, you bought a guy around my son. I get it, ok, I am to blame too, I take that. I do, I take what you are saying but when I told you I love you I meant that, and I don’t regret it either, you’re hurting, and I get that too. I won’t fuck with you and what you’re doing, just let me see my son and I won’t bug you for shit, aight?” I won’t care a thing if she just obeys and lets me see him, but I feel she is wanting attention or up to something, I just want my son, I just want to be around my son and see him grow up.

I don’t know why my family thought I was the problem child when Rylee is right there, she is the worst and to top off it she has her ex and current man here, I am so happy I have dealt with my won demons because watching this drama is very funny. Smiling wide watching Oakley and her stand together like they haven’t been arguing back and forth, I clapped slowly just watching them, Rylee is so uncomfortable and I see it in my sister, she is stuck in a predicament. I don’t know why she bothers with men, it’s a headache to say the least now. I am into me; I am happier then anything. Looking around me as everyone cheered and the candles blew out, Rylee was the first to walk off, she is not happy clearly. Watching her walk off, I spun around and made my way back inside. I mean my sister and I don’t talk but part of my therapy I need too, seeing Rylee in the kitchen patting her face “you don’t have to walk off” I said to her “also I am sure you know I am in therapy and as part of it, I want to apologise to you” Rylee waved her hand “not the moment Ti really” nodding my head slowly “mhmmm I mean, why did you bring Brian here?” I just said it “to piss him off” she admitted and it made me laugh “I like that you’re blunt with it but I mean it’s not the best thing to be doing really” Rylee laughed “I know, but here we are. Brian is just there ok, it didn’t even feel right with him” she walked off, she is a mess.

The kids are asleep, and the adults come to play, also Oakley is still here too. I think majority of people, well family and friends are drunk. Uncle Herb is just dancing around like it’s nothing “watch out” looking at Oakley just there “you not drinking?” I asked “I don’t drink, I don’t even smoke, but Rylee had me smoking” clearing my throat “she isn’t over you though, anyone can see that. She loves you but is hurt with whatever happened” Oakley nodded his head “that’s on her, we can be cordial. I just want to see my son, that is what I want really” looking at my sister and Brian “you not noticed she is looking at you while talking to him? If not then you’re very stupid” he laughed “I am going anyways, I just wanted water for the road” nodding my head “besides, she made her bed really” he walked off, he is just as stubborn. I am so glad I am not in no relationship like that, I am happier without a man, without this stress. I don’t miss that feeling, giving yourself away to just gain attention from another, I am way passed that now.

I stifled out a yawn making my way down the hallway, and I abruptly stopped, I just heard giggling and scurrying down the steps. Squinting my eyes, do I want to check, or should I mind my business because that may be my parents just being annoying as they do. Standing at the top of the steps seeing both my sister and Oakley; I have to laugh because that bitch was never over him “come back, like pretend we hate each other” Rylee said, leaning over just watching them “why? You literally don’t though?” He said to her “because then I have to deal with that, look just please” he scoffed “you love is piss me off too much” looking away as they both kissed “you know I love you; you just anger me! Why you had to be away from me” her clinginess I guess “you play stupid games Rylee, like that guy? Why you had to bring that guy into it, it wasn’t needed was it really. You had my attention, I was going through some shit, and you couldn’t ride for me, you was angrier with me” I knew she wasn’t over him; I knew she wasn’t going to let him go, but here she is “I didn’t want no other woman, I meant what I said with you. You don’t listen because your mom” Rylee placed her hand over this mouth “please stop yeah, just come back tomorrow. Go” side eyeing them, she opened the door to let him leave but it looks like they spent the night together. Making my way down the steps “some things don’t change” Rylee gasped “oh” she said, “how did you shake off Brian” I asked, Rylee closed the door “easy” she just shrugged “hmmm shall I get the popcorn?” I asked “I suppose” walking behind Rylee, I guess the best conversations are had at night. Looking at Rylee and she is smiling “you clearly got what you wanted? I don’t get what happened to you both? Like I mean if you want him why not just have him?” I asked “because I felt he wasn’t giving me time; we was living in danger. He was choosing the streets, meeting his ex. Just a lot of things but you know” my sister is smirking for the gods “and dick sorted that out for you” she giggled “well yeah, of course it did. But make the popcorn, I need to sit” rolling my eyes “what happened to Brian?” I asked, “who is asking?” I guess he’s forgotten “how did you get Oakley here? He left?” I know he did “I literally cried down the phone, and he came” I chuckled “he’s a simp” shaking my head, he came rushing back for her.

Rylee and I are sat outside, the inflatables are still outside and the stars are out so we sat out here “how are you anyways?” Rylee asked “I am better than ever, therapy is working but my key is forgiveness and I always needed to speak to you but never had the chance, it was always that wall between us. I wish we wasn’t always connecting over shit and heartache but Rylee, I am sorry. Like for everything that went on, I was a very let down child and that pain wasn’t at you, it was at my parents. I was the mistake that happened at that moment, you was the wanted child and I took that shine from you. It was never your fault but I took it out on you, then it got to a point where you was entering a new phase in life and I was left behind. Even if we disagreed with things, to me Rylee you was a mother that I missed. I hashed it out with mom and dad but you got caught up in the shit really” I explained “understood, I am sorry too Ti. I wasn’t the best sister, selfish at times too. I am sorry because I wish I was better, but I was a brat, still is a little but Aziel doesn’t allow me to be really. I do care for you and everything I did really was to protect you from these men” nodding my head “I am not giving myself away like that again, I see it that you was trying to protect me. Look we had our shit but I know that you are into Oakley a lot, this is why I never told them about the time in London, mom has been poking to get this verified but even then, I knew that was too much and I knew how much you do love him” Rylee smiled at me “I forgot you knew really, I think mom vendetta is very much draining. I think we are going to hide it now. And Brian is my coverup” I let out an oh “the best thing mom did was get me out of here though, she is draining” I can agree with that with Rylee, she is too much.

Uncle Herb is always a mess, he makes me laugh “so hold on, you was asleep outside the house?” I asked “yeah! Taina left me outside, I don’t remember shit” my dad laughed “I walked out and did a little scream because this nigga is laid out, scared me” he is a mess, Rylee made her way into the room “I swear I heard you laughing last night” Herb said “me? I was asleep” Rylee said as she sat next to me with Aziel “mhmmm I was too drunk” she placed Aziel on her lap facing us “put your hair up, we need to braid it again don’t we” Rylee gathered up his hair “he has such ashy blonde hair” I said “he does, he has such white features, who is this?” Rylee said to him “mommy!” he spat, it’s weird to see my sister as a mother “yes mom is here, there you go. You make such a beautiful girl, look at you. This is Ti, you going to go and sit on her lap. Because mommy is sore, like tired sore. She has phone” Aziel is staring at me “I do have a phone” Rylee didn’t even wait a second, she just placed him on my lap “hey there” I said awkwardly, this is literally the first time connecting with him but he doesn’t seem phased, he is calm about it.

[collymore]

Running for the USA Presidency in four years’ time no doubt, Ronnie Gladden!

By Stanley Collymore

I was born Black and British; but when I was literally growing up as a Bajan child in Barbados, my Mama: that is my affectionate name, for my maternal grandmother who lovingly and very devotedly raised me, because both my parents were decidedly very busy pursuing their own respective careers, and evidently for whom I instinctively had the same love and devotion, as well as the firm enduring commitment that she simply prodigiously showered on me and very unquestionably as a consequence we were both mutually and distinctly effusively as well as simply rather clearly thoroughly devoted to each other - God Almighty, forever rewardingly and equally too enduringly lovingly bless her departed Soul - told me, and likewise routinely encouraged me in that thought, that I could objectively and very logically so aspire to anything constructively that I wanted to be if I duly worked very hard enough - meaning career wise, and also applied myself to that task assiduously! Fortunately for Mama and me I did both fully and very sensibly understand what she meant! And, therefore, undoubtedly by accordingly and also unquestionably doing what Mama had actually cleverly, intelligently and logically suggested, as was her wont to quite instinctively, and   both superbly and very successfully do I likewise, for both our sakes, earnestly aspired to achieve as she so stalwartly supported and simply lovingly, actually distinctly impressively implemented in me the will and determination actually required to quite successfully achieve the career: as an Academic, that from my boyhood, I'd always wanted to be!

(C) Stanley V. Collymore 3 November 2024.

Author's Remarks: Racially as an Afro-Caribbean male, never mind what nationality I have, it's distinctly perplexing to see someone who is evidently discernibly Black physiologically, asininely and also most ludicrously passing himself off as a woman, when clearly he is not; but actually absurdly too as a white Caucasian person also. How more brainwashed and self-loathing can one actually get?

Every Afro-Caribbean born in the West Indies or elsewhere, automatically has the white male Y chromosome in our genetic system, simply because of the systematic and legalized rape of our women and girls not only specifically during Slavery but also the colonial period as well, during which our ancestral females were literally at the mercy of white sexual predators. And accounts for the variation in skin tone of African Caribbeans generally; a state of affairs that's distinctly from the skin tone of most Africans that's much darker in complexion than ours.

Facts that we recognize fully, but frankly and quite honestly, in spite of this, I can't imagine in the very least really, any unquestionably, truly self-respecting Afro-Caribbean, and I'm absolutely sure no Bajan - as we Barbadians affectionately call ourselves - no matter how light skinned their pigmentation is, stupidly designating themselves as a white Caucasian.

I regard myself as Black; my ex-wife of Irish and English extraction is white Caucasian; our legitimate and biological son and the former, quite notably, Nottingham Forest, Liverpool and England footballer with the same name as myself, which I appended to him at his birth, is bi-racial and discernibly not white Caucasian. However, his ex-wife similarly is white Caucasian and you don't need a Mensa IQ to work out that Stanley's children will have less melanin in their own genetic make-up, which they undoubtedly do, and are per se white Caucasian. No problem actually for either of the families involved. Get where I'm quite obviously actually coming from?

But it does really piss me off when distinctly and rather discernibly Black folk are so effectively brainwashed into thinking that they're quite really inferior to whites, that they have to, in effect, ape those they perceive as superior to themselves and categorically so in physically racial terms; like quite obviously bleaching their skin for instance, or rather secretively crossing the colour line and even marrying whites, hoping to breed out their blackness or else petrified into not having kids, less in doing so, the real pigmentation of an actual birth child gives the game away!  How actually pathetic!

And to have this nonsense still being rather asininely perpetrated in the 21st Century as both Charles Windsor and Kate Middleton, angst filled with worry about what Meghan and Harry's biological offspring would actually look like, really shows how obviously pathetic these sorts of infantile morons truly are!

British born but loyally and q6 gratefully Bajan culturally brought up and educated, I'm quite pleased that Bajans generally are raised to have respect for themselves and to be quite confident in themselves. Had I been raised in England, rather than Barbados, the ethos of my Bajan culture would most likely have in actuality truly helped me to also attain, what I have in effect achieved; but observing at very close quarters the sick and egregiously conducted prejudices across the UK that endeavour in reality to vilely segregate and marginalize those considered as "inferior" would have meant being a great deal harder assuredly. So here's to Barbados and it's very mentally liberated Bajans!  

And as for this distinctively blithering idiot Dr. Ronnie Gladden - perhaps he's trying to be another moron like J. Edgar Hoover: the nigger that passed himself off as white, threatened his Black relatives most unscrupulously not ever to reveal his real origins, and as the quite odiously sexual Queer that he was ran the American FBI like a gangster cartel - Ronnie Gladden plainly has deep psychological problems other than his narcissistic attention seeking!

Dear America, the spiritual home of the barking mad; and where they rather unquestionably lead, the obsequious UK surely follows!

This poem is significantly written, in grateful and eternal appreciation, to my late Mama who taught and rather firmly inspired me to be what I am! A discernibly proud and also committedly constructive, Black human being! And for which I make no apologies whatsoever to anyone!

[offkuts]

my navi ⚘

who is offkuts? leilani. ⭑ she/her. ⭑ barbadian-hawaiian. ⭑ seventeen. ⭑ gemini. ⭑ 33 + 44 + 23. ⭑ red bull + mercedes truther. ⭑ gymnastics + hockey lover. ⭑ fashion enjoyer. ⭑ f1 blog.

about my blog. this is mainly an f1 blog (i write mainly for formula 1). none of the men or women in my stories know me, nor do i know them personally. this is all just a work of fiction, please don’t take anything i write seriously.

who i write for. . . max verstappen. ⚘ lewis hamilton. ⚘ alex albon. sometimes yuki tsunoda. ⚘ oscar piastri. ⚘ & carlos sainz jr if i have the inspiration.

what i won’t write. . . smut. ⚘ dark / taboo content (rape, incest, ddlg, eating disorders, etc.) ⚘ things that isn't on this list but it still makes me uncomfortable.

what i will write. . . smaus. ⚘ headcannons. ⚘ fics. ⚘ one-shots. ⚘ blurbs.

masterlist. ⚘ pinterest.

offkuts, 2024.

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[dear-indies]

so i've been looking around for awhile and havent come up with much! i'm looking for a fem fc whos in her 20s and is also a model -- but doesnt have the " typical " model build. pref. someone who's has a more athletic ? build ? but also open to body diversity in general !!! pref woc !! tysm < 3

Jade Cargill (1992) Afro Jamaican.

Red Velvet (1992) African-American.

Kiara Marshall (1992/3) African-American - is an amputee.

Jordan Alexander (1993) German, Irish, African-American - has spoken up for Palestine!

Arsema Thomas (1994) Nigerian / Ethiopian - has spoken up for Palestine!

Aliyah (1994) Syrian and Iraqi.

Kiera Hogan (1994) African-American.

Willow Nightingale (1994) African-American.

Ryan Destiny (1995) African-American.

Megan Thee Stallion (1995) African-American - is bisexual.

Lyric Mariah (1995/6) African-American - is an amputee.

Ayo Edebiri (1995) Yoruba Nigerian / Barbadian - is queer.

Tati Gabrielle (!996) African-American 1/4 Korean.

Ajiona Alexus (1996) African-American.

Yumi Nu (1996) Japanese / Dutch.

Naiomi Glasses (1996/97) Navajo.

UraN / luv02_uran (1997) Japanese.

Lori Harvey (1997) African-American.

Riho (1997) Japanese.

Alaqua Cox (1997) Menominee and Mohican - is deaf and an amputee.

Joanna Pincerato (1998) Mexican, Syrian, Swedish and Italian - has spoken up for Palestine!

Samara Joy (1999) African-American - has spoken up for Palestine!

Aaron Rose Philip (2001) Afro-Antiguan - is a trans woman who has cerebral palsy - has spoken up for Palestine!

Trying to find muscular women in this economy? Wrestlers to the rescue! Here are some suggestions though including disabled and fat women!