#afrogoth

[funeralshawls]

♡BLACK♡BITCH♡PURPLE♡CUNT♡

[itsroxyvail]

⚔️ Lethal ⚔️

[forty-nine-before-midnight]

A short History Lesson

[emonoia]

🍁🍁🍁

[cloudydaysuicide]

[williamfthackerphotography]

[babybatat26]

I've been listening to and discovering a lot of music on here that tickles my brain! I just need some more danceable goth song recommendations. Trying to get exercise in but in a fun way.

[stygiansiryn]

In other, "Look what I bought!" news, I FINALLY purchased the @la_femme_en_noir_ Sleepy Hollow large pumpkin bag! Comes with two different lengths straps and is SUPER roomy inside. Absolutely no regrets! . . . . #lafemmeennoir #sleepyhollow #goth #afrogoth #blackgoth #gothgirls #altblackgirls #alternativeblackgirl #alternativegirl #altfashion #altgirl #blackaltgirl #gothfashion #plussizegoth #urbangoth #plussizegothmodel #plussizegothgirl #gothichomedecor #gothdecor #gothicdecor #gothichome #gothhomedecor #pumpkinbag #halloweenfashion #halloweenaesthetic #halloweenaccessories https://www.instagram.com/p/CnVKGV8yni7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[chocolate-failure]

That one time dig admonished me for dressing too masc for my award ceremony really fucking stuck with me. I don't think about it super often but I did recently reach an epiphany about it.

Dig doesn't want to stick out or draw attention to himself but I literally can't help that shit regardless if I wanted the attention or not. I'm extra and weird af, and him saying I shouldn't dress that way for his lawyer shit made me feel as though he was embarrassed to be seen with me. I still feel that way. But I refuse to be made to feel ashamed of my own expression, something that I've spent decades cultivating and take a great deal of pride in.

So I've taken it upon myself to be the sexiest, most striking weirdo possible. Cuz I'll be damned if I allow a man to tell me I'm too much of a freak to be seen with. And hell yeah I'm a freak but I work to be so attractive that that is a non-issue. I strive to enchant and inspire awe in all forms so that I not only am the most fuckable person in the room but my confidence makes my aesthetic the goal, the standard. I aim to intrigue and intimidate in a way that's hard to articulate. I want to be an absolute and I wouldn't be here if not for dig's thoughtless selfishness.

[funeralshawls]

BLASHPHEMY ➰ NEVA SHLEEP ➰

[dolldisease]

Will we ever

survive in your eyes

[drwakanda]

Happy Juneteenth! ✨️ The Holiday I didn't even know about till like, maaaaybe 6 years ago? In celebration of the day I would like to talk about Oxossi, Orisha of the Forests, Hunting, and Justice. (Also a wearer of very nice hats)

So like I said, I didn't know this holiday was a thing till only a few years ago. Much of what I know about Black and African history is rather recent. I grew up with various traditions that I didn't have much context for. But upon coming into adulthood and being introduced to things like Capoeira and authentic Vodou. I have been on a long hunt for the history and context that was never provided to me. Hence Oxossi

Oxossi is an Orisha the pantheon of Yoruba spirituality. Many African American cultural practices are derived from Yoruba traditions. Oxossi back in West Africa tended to not be super popular. The kingdom of Benin and it's neighbors were very advanced and metropolitan areas with only the more country folk paying attention to matters of the forests. But in the slave trade, a lot of Yoruba descent people's found themselves having to run and hide from slavery, or having toake due with minimal resources for food and medicine. So Oxossi in the new world, particularly Brazil, was engaged with far more frequently.

Oxossi, often paired with Aja, is known as a great hunter and explorer who protects the balance of nature and seeks out new understanding and truth of the world. His ways are that of understanding herbs and plants, the movements of animals, being environmentally aware and adaptable. He is a seeker of beauty and good vibes which I think also ties into his association with Justice. He is constantly seeking righteousness and comes to the aid of those with legal troubles and those who have been wronged.

I find the connection be Justice and the Hunter to he very interesting, because so often injustice springs from ignorance, from truth being denied or hidden. A hunter is one who has to know the lay of the land, one who understands how things fit together and when something is out of place. In the history of oppression and exploitation in the Americas, it would be the people with cunning, the ability to read spaces and extract resources from difficult situations, these would be the people most capable to come to the aid of others. It would be the hunters that could uncover the truths hidden for the purposes of harming and manipulating an entire people.

In my life, I have had to be a hunter, not only to uncover the history and culture that was long hidden from me, but also to uncover the injustices that happen right under our noses. Because those who wish to harm and exploit, most of the time, they just try and keep their mouth shut and hope that the enslaved will never learn of their right to freedom. Something to give thought to today. Stay vigilant my friends✨️ (and don't forget your fancy hats toda

[emonoia]

[cloudydaysuicide]

[williamfthackerphotography]

https://www.instagram.com/wfthackerphoto/