#fuckrashida

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Paper Magazine: I remember seeing you did a documentary project with fellow Tumblr Icon, Rashida Renée. Did you guys meet online?

Elizabeth De La Piedra: Yes, I had been following her for 4-5 years before I did the project and then she followed me in her funny way. Like, she would block me every time I posted something about Rihanna and then re-follow me again a few days later because she can't stand her.

[biseksuwal]

fuckrashida replied to your post “I wonder if ariana talks about mariah the way gaga talked about...”

Did you think the doc was trash too or naw

it felt like a promo for her tbh I was just like am I living in an alternative reality where she isn’t as relevant as this documentary implied? lol. I did feel for her for all here chronic pain issues but when she made that random comment about bey at the very end I was like hmm anyways

[rockerfemme]

the real holy trinity is @zamaron @whitelivesdontmatter and @fuckrashida

happy belated tdov!

[fuckyeahsnackables]

i need to start watching Pose. except i don't want to have even one feeling ever.

Dominique Jackson as Elektra Abundance in Pose (2018). 

Costume design by Lou Eyrich.

Without a doubt the best dressed character on television.

[brooklynrwhitegrier]

I interviewed Black legends @brimalandro, @fuckrashida, @jessicafant-blog, and Shia about the rampant theft of Black intellectual property. We talked about the “yee haw agenda”, Rashida’s fashion archives, and hoe twitter. 

[vantablade]

I don’t know who this will be helpful for, but in the interest of amplifying some black voices re: the content I consume, and anybody who might be interested in that sort of thing. Specifically I’m very interested in astrology, spirituality, tarot, as well as commentary, and I did some research into some black commentary YouTube channels if that’s your thing. Also I’m a sucker for Twitter so there’s some of my favourite Twitter personalities to spice up your feed not only with some educational content but also just... good content. 

There’s also a dash of other subjects like writers (three Tumblr writeblrs/writers, a Black-owned publishing house to keep an eye on with some new independent releases, and my current favourite author whose trilogy made me fall in love with fantasy all over again). 

Obviously it is severely reflective of my character that I did have to research certain creators because of my lack of exposure, and that does come from a white perspective in that I’ve never felt the pressure to engage with Black content the way I should haveーbut the only way to move forward from that is to actively seek them out, make adaptions, and introduce new content creators into my life. And hopefully, to my white mutuals (since I’m in no place to preach to anyone else), introduce some stuff to you guys too.

Because Black lives do not only matter when we’re mourning the lives lost, but Black lives matter when they are actively creating content we can support, across all platforms and genres. Whether it’s Black film, Black writing, Black art, Black YouTubers, etceteraー and while we should absolutely introduce more critical reading into our lives in order to develop a much more intelligent, nuanced perspective on the subject of race, we shouldn’t only view Black people as politics suppliers, but people who create content all across the board, especially when we consider that Black culture and Black creators are often the biggest influence on social media and modern culture. This is just a small, very niche list of what I have foundー and I would love recommendations! Your favourite designers, your favourite artists to follow, your favourite gaming channels (especially those who focus on thorough lets plays!), your favourite Black creator in any sort of environment. Under a read more just because this post is already long. 

Black Spiritualists/Astrologers/Tarot Readers who I really love:

Shonnetta’s Divine Tarot ~ A YouTube channel which does really long, in depth tarot readings for the signs and pick a cards if that’s your thing, she’s super bubbly and energetic and has great energy

 Itsbabyj1 ~ She does really fun but also well-researched videos, she’s super playful and knowledgeable about the subject. She has some really fun, laid back videos like how to tell if your crush likes you based on your sign, which if anything is just fun to indulge

Similarly, astrokit does really fun but also educational videos! Some based on crushes, or pet peeves, etc, but likeー she can even help you figure out your own chart bit by bit like her latest video on Moon in the houses. She’s sooo cute and has such an airy energy, I’ve spent many an hour relistening to her crush or pet peeve etc videos in the background because she has a really nice voice

If you want to learn some more advanced techniques, this interview with Darren King is really educational! He hasn’t made a lot of content yet but he’s a great speaker and his vid is so good, and you can even book a reading with him through the website

Sunshine Tarot ~ all of her readings are super accurate imo, she has such a homely vibe, she’s so charismatic that her videos feel like she’s really there with you. 

Gaialect ~ does occasional Tarot readings for the signs, she’s super kind and direct, originally quite a presence on Twitter and I feel like she really has a great camera presence and a good friendliness.

AstroDeeStars ~ again, just super good charisma & really informative videos. Not super active but you can watch her old content and be informed on the subjects!

ijaadee ~ A very advanced yet really personable astrologer who specialises in offering horary charts, and works with really detailed methodsーshe’s really interesting if you’re into that sort of thing!

Jalen Astrology ~ a black, nonbinary (and potentially gay) astrologer whose personality is stunning, and they’ve done some great threads iirc!

RetroJ ~ similar to ijaadee in subject matter and advanced subjects, but he does have some great introductory threads that you can look through. Also does a wide array of consultations if you vibe with that!

BlackWomenCry ~ A sex astrologer! They do really fun yet in depth analyses of signs and qualities, especially regarding sex and unpacking trauma. Worth a follow for sure

Misc (ASMR, Book Youtube, Publishing Houses/Writeblrs, Influencers):

LatreceASMR ~ A black woman ASMRtist for if you’re trying to relax, her stuff is super chill & she has a really comforting voice! I really like her earlier low fi stuff

Sung Mook ~ another ASMRtist! I love her character work and her roleplays so much, she has the gentlest voice you will ever here. Big sleepy I really recommend

Mina Reads ~ A booktuber! I’m still getting into the booktube scene so I’d also love recs if you’re into it as well, they’re really funny! (I believe their pronouns might be she/her but I can’t remember completely so I’d rather stay on the safe side). Also, they often review or read books focused on and/or written by Black people, which can be a great introduction to fiction by Black authors!

Yah Yah Scholfield ~ Horror writing, fantastic short stories, also publishing a lesbian horror novel this year 

Sandra T. ~ Yah Yah’s publisher/editor and a writer herself, that’s her main blog but she also posts her work here and she runs her own publishing company which currently has a poetry book, a compilation of short surrealist short stories, and Yah Yah’s novel): Oni House Press

Lydia ~ Another black writer! She posts excerpts of her writing work and I’m a huge fan of her stuff. Her writing is so... emotive, rich and inspiring.

My favourite book trilogy that I reference often is N. K. Jemisin’s The Broken Earth trilogy which is an incredible fantasy series, and I really recommend it as an introduction to fantasy, right now I’m also starting her other series. TBE is notable not only for its incredible world-building and character work (I cried... several times lol) but also for its subtle, natural integration of LGBT peopleーand I mean LGBT people, not just a token gay character but also trans characters, with even minor reference to nonbinary people. She has some other series that I can’t advocate for yet, because I haven’t read them, but of course when one series is so good, of course I have faith in her other work. 

Warsan Shire’s poetry is also groundbreakingー you’ve probably already seen it everywhere, whether in snippets or in huge excerpts, and she even contributed the poetry to Beyonce’s Lemonade. I read Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth which is a super short but very rich poetry book, which is also a great entry into it. 

Rashida Renee ~ you’ve probably used one of her scans in a moodboard, or seen someone use it. A Black trans woman with a huge knowledge on fashion and fashion culture, and highly influentialー I love having her on the TL. Also was a huge Tumblr presence, I’m not sure if that’s still a thing, but I believe she was scorpioenergies and she was fuckrashida.

Silver Summer ~ also known on Tumblr as trapcard I believe (also used to be blastortoise, a huge “comedy” Tumblr acc), another Black trans woman who is just ... naturally funny, very quick-witted and livens up the TL. Also a fan of KPOP if you’re into that thing.

jaboukie ~ you’ve definitely seen his tweets screenshotted. Funny as hell but not afraid to use his account to amplify things, lost his blue tick (rip) for the cause of mocking fools. 

D4Darious ~ a film YouTuber! but not just film, the act of making film, for any aspiring filmmakers out there.

The commentary channels I found through research but have not fully immersed myself in their content yetー Kat Blaque, For Harriet, Angie Speaks, T1J, D’Angelo Wallace, Joulzey. This is obviously not a comprehensive list whatsoever so I’m always taking more recommendations <3

[aquaarising]

kim chi really isnt funny

When someone is just throwing playful shade but it starts to hit your personal insecurities so you just try to keep joking along 🙃

[ahistoryofanxietyandanxietyand]

Mutual aid is essential to the survival of so many, and that’s why I am making (another) post listing some people in need of financial help. This list is by no means an exhaustive one, and you can add yourself and/or members of your community. If you’ve got some disposable income you don’t know what to do with, consider helping some of the people below. 

@smoochuu and their partner need help for transportation. You can donate here and here. Their Venmo is tominova.

@chaosjudgement needs help feeding her nephew and gas money. You can donate here and/or here.

@youhateblacktranswomen needs help keeping a roof over her head. You can donate to her GoFundMe here.

@keepthatenergy needs financial help as she is working two jobs to support her family. You can donate here or here. Her Venmo is sleepisforlovers.

@fuckrashida needs financial help for the holidays. You can help her here and/or here.

@3timesweekly needs help getting some versatile technology to young Black students. You can read about it and donate here.

@asnowflakeuniqueamongsnowflakes needs money for school supplies and transportation. You can donate here.

@compassionlotion is a Black trans woman that needs urgent financial help. You can donate here and/or here.

[surra-de-bunda]

Me @fuckrashida were gonna come out as a rap duo years ago named Semen Demons and it’s wild to watch City Girls blow up how they did when it was apart of our vision. Let this be a lesson to you all, to follow through with your vision and your dreams. Someone else may come out with it and be the weaker product and find success in your image. Then you’re sitting around thinking, “I did that way better.”

[cardentist]

yeinesomemdarre replied to your post “insurrectionarycompassion: cardentist: fuckrashida: I knew we was...”

“It was written by an actual poc person” just say colored if you’re going to try and use it as an adjective, it’s painful watching whites do this shit. You even made it clear you know it stands for “person of color” so what exactly is a “person of color person?” Just blatantly showing your ass, that whites like you deep down think you can use POC as a new version of “colored.” Settlers aren’t immigrants. Lin is annoying af and that’s from an afroboricua. He’s made y’all twice as annoying, too.

you’re responding to a 2 year old post I wrote when I was 18. if I could go back and redo it I would have worded it very differently, I was an angry teenager online of course it wasn’t going to be worded well.

but what you’re doing right here is more or less calling me out as immoral for saying atm machine. the reason why I used the phrase “poc person” at the time was because that’s how I saw people say it. but people do That because doing it that way mimics how people usually refer to race in that context. “white man” “black woman” “japanese people” etc.  you’ll also see people say “he’s poc” for the same reason.  it doesn’t Technically make sense when you break down the acronym, but it flows better

you’re free to hate lin manuel and his work and you’re free to not like that term but this is just ridiculous. I’m open to learn and grow if you want to point out something that I did wrong, but a grammar pet peeve just isn’t it

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✨✨💎💎 QUEEN OF THE INTERNET @fuckrashida 💎💎✨✨

http://instagram.com/3DVAS

[iron-sunrise]

She finna pop, jesus

😭😭😭

[vagisil]

me and @iridescenticon personally co-created the fuckrashida fan club

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fuckrashida: Soo Joo Park photographed by Steven Meisel for... http://bit.ly/2t6qMvK

[quickweaves]

Hi guys.

Recently I've been having car lots of car trouble so I decided to take it to a mechanic after the power steering cut out. I've been having problems for a minute and know a bit about cars so I asked for a quote for my belt to be replaced and an oil change. I was originally told 417 for parts and labor now I'm being charged 620. I'm being charged for the cost of a diagnostic for which I DID NOT ASK FOR cause I knew what exactly is wrong with my car. The shop is refusing to release my car for the quoted price and I would explore my legal options just to be petty and sue but unfortanly my car is my life line I'm hemergoing money taking Uber's and it's @fuckrashida 's only way of getting around. Not having it for the past week has really fucked up both of our money. Between the both of us we don't have enough money to pay fully. If you would like to please consider donating. If not I would ask that you reblog this post so that someone who might be able to donate has the option. My ask is open for any questions you have but be warned if you respond to this with hate or mallice in anyway I will block you so do us both a favor and just scroll past. Thanks.

Cash.me/$shutupchris

[ahistoryofanxietyandanxietyand]

This is a non exhaustive list of content curators and creators that deserve the love, the limelight and the financial support.

Trudy is a womanist photographer and writer. She has created the framework around misogynoir through her now closed blog Gradient Lair, alongside with Moya Bailey who coined the term. You can find her writing about photography (and food) on Drift Sojourn and her writing about good film and TV on Cinemacked. You can also admire her food photography here and her black and white photography here. She also has a Patreon, that you can access here.

Angela Davis is a cookbook author, a private chef, a food blogger and a food photographer. You can find some of her recipes on The Kitchenista Diaries, her cookbooks here, and you can admire her food here.

@sarahnicolefrancois is a designer and a 3D artist. She recently did the commissioned 3D portrait of Solange for the visuals to her recent album. You can find her 3D art here and her design work here.

@pleadingthefilth is a visual artist whose work you can find on her Patreon and on Tumblr.

@thotscholar is a writer, a sex worker, an indie publisher and a single mother. She is at the origin of the concept proheaux womanism and you can find her Patreon here. She recently released a gorgeous book you can find here. You can find her on Twitter under the name @thotscholar.

@fuckrashida is a fashion archivist&digital curator and her responses to fashion asks are better than many Vogue articles. You probably already consumed her work. You can support her here or/and here.

@iv-fischer has a Youtube channel in which she does makeup tutorials, advocates for Black trans women and tells fascinating stories. You can find her channel here.

@thatadult is a designer and vlogger that discusses fashion, curates cool stuff, tells captivating stories&does lovely fashion hauls. You can find their channel here.

@youstillhateblacktranswomen is an electronic musician whose work you can find here as well as here and here  and who is particularly in need of financial support.

Cashawn Thompson is the creator of the phrase&hashtag BlackGirlMagic (you can find her on Twitter under the handle @thepbg). You can find her musings here and Black Girl Magic merchandise here.