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[800-dick-pics]

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!

Consider helping an Afro Indigenous and reneconnecting Nahua lesbian couple!!!

Things have been really tight for us, my partners mother passed, and I dont have the resources to start working again (outside of selling art).

We have been dipping in and out of the negatives, so if anyone would like to redistribute some funds so we can get out of the negatives and get some groceries that would rock!

$150 goal!

CA: $sleepyhen

VN: wildwotko

[gbirrd]

7/9 - Duke Thomas tarot card designs for Complete Candor by @vexfulfolly as part of the @batfam-big-bang

Read the fic here!

Other cards:

1-Babs 2-Cass 3-Bruce 4-Tim 5-Damian 6-Jason 7-Duke 8-Steph 9-Dick

Image IDs

Image 1:

A design of "The Moon" tarot card. It has the texture of recycled paper and reads "THE MOON". A symbol of a person turning to fog is visible behind the numeral "XVIII".

Duke Thomas faces forwards filling the frame in his Robin uniform. His left eye is open wide and is white and pupil-less. A blue starburst surrounds it and glows a pale blue. A large crescent moon glows brightly from behind him.

Image 2:

A design of "The Sun" tarot card. It has the texture of recycled paper and reads "THE SUN" upside down. A symbol of a black hole is visible behind the numeral "XIX".

Duke Thomas faces forwards, filling the frame in his Signal uniform. His right eye is wide open and is white and pupil-less. A large yellow starburst, white at the center, surrounds it, with sparks coming off in all directions. A sun is directly behind his head with long sunbeams coming from it. The bat symbol on his chest glows white, and black shadows slightly coat the edge of the frame. The entire card is upside-down.

[moonastrogirl]

Today I decided to share with you my audience and my followers who I am. What I look like is who I am. My face is me. My face showcases who I wanted to look like when I was a kid. I am happy on this picture and I am grateful to have this blog so that I can share my knowledge with the people who align with me.

Happy Sunday everyone ❤️🧡❤️

[macbethz]

Got really lost in a doctor who genderbend where River song is a gentleman spy archetype instead of a femme fatale and 11 is a manic pixie dream girl type instead of a Peter Pan. And buzz cut milf 9 of course

[lovedovechels]

Natural: A journey of acceptance

In January of this year, when I took down my passion twists, I was shocked by how uncomfortable and ugly I felt in my natural hair. This feeling was, let's be honest, insane. Why was I uncomfortable in the hair that God had blessed me with? The hair that grew from my scalp?  I was being weird and needed to do some introspection! As I began to wonder, I realized I had grown accustomed to seeing myself in everything but my natural hair. I was used to knotless box braids in shades 144, 530, and 613. I flaunted myself in curly wigs that emulated looser textures than my own. I spent hours with wobbly arms and sore fingertips meticulously parting my hair for mini passion twists and faux locs, and the minute these protective styles had run their course I took them out and redid them. No break between styles and certainly no rest for my natural strands.   

Something to note: When I refer to protective styles I am talking about those with added hair. 

I was so seasoned to ‘protective style Chels’ that ‘natural hair Chels’ was a version of me to be hidden away. I borderline idolized myself in ‘protective styles.’ This just wouldn't do. I decided to wear only my natural hair for the first half of 2024- no protective styles (with added hair), no dyeing or straightening, and no blow-drying. It was going to be just me and my coils against the world. This was my journey to self-acceptance.  

The first month was the hardest, I was afraid of people seeing my hair in its natural state after seeing me with protective styles majority of 2023. Also, I had no effective wash day routine. I didn't know how to properly manage my coils. I researched and experimented with different products and techniques that made my hair more manageable and healthier. Slowly I formulated a routine that worked for me. I created my own hair oils using coconut and rosemary oil. I deep conditioned every wash day; I trimmed my ends when needed; instead of blow-drying, I air-dried my hair; I applied my products in an order best-suited for me; and then I styled my hair into mini-twist, braids, or cornrows (all without any added hair). Additionally, I tried different natural hairstyles and found the ones I felt the prettiest and most confident wearing.  

I persevered through these six months and now I love my natural hair and admire myself in the various styles I wear. I also received more compliments on my natural hair than on protective styles. 

As I write this, it is currently July and I have no desire to get a protective style. I`m not saying that I`ll never rock a protective style again but I can confidently say that if I do, it won`t be to hide away my natural hair but just something fun and new. I no longer rely on protective styles as my go-to and can therefore enjoy them whenever I desire. 

I must emphasize that there is nothing wrong with protective styles. These styles are time-saving and convenient. Refraining from these styles was my way of gaining self-acceptance and confidence and becoming in my natural hair. It's all about finding what makes you feel self-assured, confident, and comfortable so do whatever works for you- whether it's your natural hair or protective styles. 

[mimi-0007]

Janet Jackson 😍🤩💜💜💜

[artsyfartsy-55]

Presenting: Self Love #838

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[ichabelongi]

Yk

[jlenise]

Show that you’re black without saying that you’re black 🤎

[dawaapop]

FREEDOM IS A MUST PON A ROAD

[esqueergot]

A friend of @wormonastringtheory , an outspoken and proud Afro-Indigenous activist, needs ongoing support to escape an abusive husband. She's done invaluable work, providing ongoing care and relief for others even in these circumstances.

If you can forgo something small -- a coffee, a trinket, a mocktail -- consider your giving a way to share that small spark of joy around. You could try carving out a regular time to do it, weekly or monthly, if you're able. The clarity and peace of living by your principles will be your reward. 🖤💚

[afromeda]

Redyed my hair to a different copper

Inside light vs. Sunlight never ceases to amaze me

[sanyu-thewitch05]

At some point I wonder if Black people get tired of consistently having egg on their face. Y’all love to defend other groups, but they rarely ever do the same for us as Black people.

Black people like to defend Latinos and they get a bunch of lightskinned and mixed Latinos saying the Ni**er to their faces because of their general ignorance of race vs ethnicity.

Black people like to defend indigenous people and they those same indigenous peoples(this really only applies to the ones in the south like the Cherokee, Seminole, Creek, and Chickasaw, and Choctaw) rarely ever acknowledge the fact they were oppressors to Black people. Or when’s someone brings it up, it’s “but they were kinder than the white people!” Like please-

Black people defend Asians, especially South East Asians, and we get them calling us slurs in their own language, extreme colorism, extreme texturism, and generational prejudice and biases about black people.

Black people defend biracials and their “blackness” and instead we get them replacing and erasing us in our own shows, other media, and praising the white features that they inherited from their white parent. Meanwhile, darkskinned women from Africa are called Eurocentric because they’re beautiful and have different features(despite black people saying we come in all shades and colors and features. Black people don’t like it when those different features aren’t on a mixed or biracial girl)

Black people defend the lgbt community and we get their community members saying we as black women aren’t women because of white supremacy.

Like are we not tired! Are you not tired of constantly being laughed at and being made the joke of the world?! Are you not tired your people are considered the front line warriors who will defend everyone if they don’t deserve it?! Would it kill the black community, especially the black girls and women, to focus on ourselves and our image that’s slowly disappearing. When will we learn to say it’s not our fight.

[naturalhairhow101]