#protect brown girls

[felucians]

My sister has already started being bullied by the white kids in her class for having body hair.

She's in 5th Grade.

Growing up as a brown girl, I had the same experiences with being ridiculed for dark body hair - on my legs, arms, face. I was emasculated by my peers and started over performing femininity. I began shaving behind my mamás back as soon as I started Middle School. It left me with scars from where I had a shaky hand and slipped, and I didn't know how to do it properly.

I bled to be "normal" by their standards.

From my trauma, I've been unable to shave in over a year. Now, I'm making the conscious choice to leave my body hair and embrace it - not for myself, but for my sister and for all the small brown girls who share our experience.

I'm still feminine and "normal" with body hair. It's beautiful and natural, thick and dark.

Let's change the standards, together.

#brown girl #brown woman #north african women #brown girls #brown women #latinas #body hair #woc #woc experience #'normalise body hair' EVEN WHEN ITS NOT ON WHITE WOMEN #'normalise body hair' EVEN WHEN ITS DARK AND THICK #self love #woc self love #brown self love #protect our brown girls #protect brown girls #protect girls of color #south asian women #imazighen women #turkish women #MENA women #middle eastern women #desi women

[protectbrowngirls]

Protect brown girls from unhappy marriages.

Protect brown girls from our elders’ narrative that all marriages are necessarily unhappy.

Protect brown girls from portrayals of divorce as “the easy way out” or “a choice only weak women make.”

Protect brown girls from the idea that they must put up with verbal and emotional abuse, lack of support, lack of intimacy and companionship, financial control, or more as necessary components of a successful marriage.

Protect brown girls from elders who are so unhappy with their own marriages that they cannot fathom any other kind of relationship.

Protect brown girls from the scare tactics and guilt trips they face any time they indicate the desire and intent to stick to their boundaries where relationships are concerned.

It is possible to find happiness and respect within relationships and marriage. There are people out there who will respect your boundaries, treat you with kindness and understanding, and work to ensure your relationship is a net positive for both of your lives. And if a relationship stops being a positive addition to your life, there is absolutely no shame in ending the relationship and seeking happiness on your own. Relationships are not the be-all end-all of joy, much less relationships that grate on you or take advantage of you or wear you down. You are worthy of a partner who meets your standards and makes you happy. You have no obligation to settle for less just because your parents or uncles and aunties did.

#brown girl problems #brown girl pride #desi #relationships #desi problems #protect brown girls #relationship advice #love

[inmyperfectworld]

Protect your peace. 🤍🌱

#black tumblr #aesthetic #aesthetics #black aesthetic #source: pinterest #pinterest #black women #black women aesthetic #brown women #prioritize yourself #protect your peace #black girl mood board #black girl moodboard #mood board #moodboard #peace aesthetic #peace #peaceful #inner peace #black girl #mental health #current mood #black aesthetics

[cephalog0d]

Tell me again how *Jason* was the angry, violent Robin.

(This is in no way a knock on Steph, to be clear, I adore her (obviously). But Fanon Jason bears a striking resemblance to Canon Steph sometimes, just saying.)

(Sources: Detective Comics (1937) #796 and Batgirl (2000) #53)

#This was probably meant to make me dislike her as Robin because they had it out for her at the time but JOKE'S ON YOU #I love my flawed beautiful girl #I adore chaotic!Steph for *all* the angles. not just the fun positive ones. also the recklessness and THIS #(like can we talk about the fact that she low-key almost killed a guy? and is not sorry?) #I also really like that high collar look (plus it being protective which is plot relevant) #stephanie brown #robin!steph #comic panels #dc comics

[an-architect-of-words]

Until Dawn Movie Announcement Thoughts

Moving over here because somehow Tumblr of all places is where I can more candidly put forth my Until Dawn movie reservations. Reddit is a bit touchy now.

Okay, am I happy this means there will be a resurgence in interest for the game? Absolutely. Totally. Stoked and on the hype machine.

But… a movie adaptation of what is already almost a movie except interactive? What do we gain in that? Like here are some immediate things that are hitting me:

1) It could just be boring because we’ve seen this… cinematically… before

2) You mess with the sensitivity that is making things more “canon” than other things because the source is choice based.

3) If everyone lives, that’s kinda an odd horror film (though at this point, I’m preferring this option). If anyone dies, fans will be inevitably pissed because you’re actively picking favorites, and it shows.

4) This isn’t old enough to get a new cast. Most people seem very attached to the old one (I super am). Like idk… it doesn’t feel right to recast this? I don’t like it. Especially for Josh like… does anyone think Rami Malek can be replaced in this role??? The problem is he was too perfect.

5) I’ve just been bitten so many times with new material in my fandoms reversing the effect of the old or weakening the original meaning/intention and I hate it and trust nothing new years later anymore.

6) Is this in place of a remaster or sequel because now I’m wondering if we could have had a remaster and now I’m bitter.

Like I’m going to stay semi-sane and optimistic because yay Until Dawn hype! I just want people to talk about it! And who knows, maybe the movie will just be og cast Until Dawn with extra focus on the astounding bond of friendship Josh, Chris, and Sam share and end with redemption for Wendigo Josh, rendering it literally the perfect movie! There could be gold here. But red flags. Red flags everywhere.

#I’m so protective over Chris #I’ll be actually heartbroken if they mess him up #or kill him #I have to live for years in fear that this film will upend him #Honestly if they just go with Ashley locking him out for the shock value I may walk out without finishing the movie #I’ll get over it #but I do care #I keep seeing posts about making Emily final girl over Sam #that’s a thing I’d hate #let Sam have her role gush durnit #so many opportunities for badness #until dawn #josh washington #chris hartley #matt taylor #mike munroe #ashley brown #jessica riley #sam giddings #emily davis

[umberandmochaagate]

The 🔑s

Coverup shawl & bathing suit from @chaleurswimlife-blog

#el mando ki la #that set from Rebdolls really got it too #when I said lil trip I meant it 😌 #the Atlantic just about cured me #the peace I felt #brown skin #dark skin #blackout #melanin #carefree black girl #black women in luxury #black excellence #natural hair #protective styles #chaleurswimwear #chaleurswim #black queer

[shitirishaterssay]

fizziewebb Replied to your post“I’m pretty sure this tweet is about the new...”

Dude, P@ul didn't have depth. He had a pathetic and half-assed backstory that did nothing to make him sympathetic. Also, don't compare him to Gary. The narrative constantly justified P@ul by going "lol different training methods!!!1!1" and P@ul never actually developed and we're just supposed to accept he's better now, even though we never see him improve.

Gary's development was largely off-screen, but he was also never an abuser. It was easier to swallow. He, unlike P@ul, also faced consequences.

Also, Iris is not a static character. Do you know what that means? Dawn is a static character. Iris is not. Iris literally has tons of development, and if you think there "isn't much to her" as a character then you just weren't paying attention.

#also people hate her because she's a brown girl #so jot that down #shit iris haters say #character hate #iris defense squad #iris protection squad #in this house we stan iris #iris #pokemon #pokeani #response #fizziewebb #pokeani critical

[protectbrowngirls]

Scholarship and grant opportunity from NAAAP NY

If any of you live in New York State, NAAAP NY has launched a scholarship program and a grant opportunity! Here are the details.

Scholarship program: $2000 (and other benefits) for API college-bound students or current undergrads who demonstrate leadership potential

Project grant: $2000, mentorship session, and more for anyone in NY (not just API individuals) who has an idea, community initiative, or project that will benefit the API community

The deadline for both is March 31, 2023, with finalists receiving notifications in early April for interviews. I’ll drop the application link in a reblog in order to avoid this post being hidden in Tumblr search!

#protect brown girls #desi #API community #scholarship #i know I’ve been silent and I’m sorry!! #I’m trying to find new ways to keep this blog sustainable so I can devote energy to it again

[jasontoddssuper]

A lot of Tim stans think that Stephanie stans who ignore the countless times Tim has been kind to Stephanie just because he wants to be to turn him into a one-dimensional jerk who's out to ruin her life are bad and a lot of Stephanie stans think that Tim stans who insist Stephanie is nothing but a toxic and generic love interest are bad and i'm just like well i think y'all are both bad

#bruh like SHUT UPPPPPPPP I WILL PULL A FUCKING CROWBAR ON YOU IF YOU DON'T STOP TREATING ABUSED KIDS LIKE MONSTERS #tim's not a bad person and neither is stephanie they are TRAUMATIZED AND HAVE NOT ONCE GOTTEN THERAPY AND THEY WERE *KIDS* WHEN THEY DATED #literally how do you read all their interactions and see anything but tim trying to protect one of the first people who loved him #and stephanie latching onto someone who understands her situation so much.their interactions are so healthy when they make fun of eachother #tim's not a misogynist he's a teen boy and stephanie's not a 'popular mean girl' she's just.a girl who has emotions and tastes #i have two younger siblings who have similar personalities to them are they 'abusing' me now?is that how it works?you're so progressive /s #this is partially not about timsteph it's also about kataang and karmiro and ichihime and probs more ships.a demonic ass pattern #also about how this plays into how y'all could end up treating irl teens i'm genuienly concerned because i have tons of younger friends #yeah i think that covers everything.sorry mom friend mode got activated #tim drake #stephanie brown #timsteph #pro tim drake #tim drake deserves better #pro stephanie brown #stephanie brown deserves better #pro timsteph #t4t timsteph #batfam #robin #red robin #spoiler #batgirl #batwoman #wfa #wfa spoilers #young justice #i hc tim as half cherokee and stephanie as blasian(jaimaican + south korean) + both of them as trans and bi and pan and autistic/mdd/adhd #letters from summer #*even when they make fun of eachother

[inmyperfectworld]

ιѕℓαη∂/вσнσ тωιѕтѕ ιηѕρσ. 🤎

#black tumblr #aesthetic #aesthetics #black aesthetic #source: pinterest #black women #pinterest #brown women #hair aesthetic #hair inspo #twists inspo #twists inspiration #island twists #boho twists #protective hairstyles #black women aesthetic #melanin #hairstyles inspo #inspo post #cute hairstyles for black girls #cute hairstyles for black women #hairstyles for black women

[lattce-art]

1/3: Braids! 😌✨

next.

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#lattce #mine #portraits #braids #digital painting #brown lipgloss #i'm really fuckin proud of the lipgloss oh my god #protective hairstyles #protective styles #black women #black is beautiful #dutch braids #crown braids #gold #piercings #bgm #q #black girl magic #makeup #glowing skin

[baddiessent]

#me #melanin #black girl #face #black girl magic #brown skin girl #black women #baddie #melanin monday #curlystyle #curly hair #natural hair #protective styles

[salemontrial]

Mosh Mum Hobie and I stand by this.

#he sees a teen girl next to a group of young adult guys who are giving Chaos Vibes and discreetly stands between them to protect her #i know it i was there i saw it happen. #hes the guy who pulls you up by the back of your jacket if you stumble in the middle of the mosh #atsv #spiderman atsv #across the spiderverse #spiderman across the spiderverse #hobie brown #spiderpunk

[foreverbaby25]

#selfie #honeycocoanut #black girl tumblr #black girl moodboard #black girl magic #black woman #black girl inspo #brown skin #fall aesthetic #curly hair #curlygirl #crochet braids #septum piercing #natural glam #protective styles #golden hour #clean girl

[mrdyketator]

it's weird but this is the first time i have fallen prey to the lesbian confusion of ''is she a friend (to me) or more''

#im never usually confused whether im experiencing platonic or romantic+sexual feelings #it's pretty much straightforward forward for me when i try to figure out my attraction to someone #i might be in DENIAL about it depending on the person; but im aware of the type of attraction #but this particular girl is a really close friend of mine and im really protective of her and lots of people think we're dating #but she's straight so um. yeah #she's really nice & just my usual type & i've known her for like 7 years & we're always together #really pretty too w chocolate-brown eyes & wavy hair & full lips even if the self deprecation & lack of self confidence is a turn off #but there's the heterosexuality and i thought i was still hung up on [redacted] #bc i KNOW i would go back in a heartbeat and regret it but still do it anyways(if i wasn't being ghosted rn smfh) #so idk if im attracted to her or just lonely and i really really don't want to ruin my friendship w this girl like i did w [redacted] #p #[redacted] was so far from my usual type it was insane but guess who's still hung up over what could have been🤡

[naturalreceipts]

5 Dermatologists' Tips to Take Care of Black Skin

Black skin contains more melanin than fair skin. As a result, the effects of inflammation and injury on melanin-producing cells can be more pronounced on black skin than on fair skin.

For this reason, we have identified five key points to consider in any black skin care program.

1- Cleansing and moisturizing.

To keep your skin fresh and supple, it is recommended to gently cleanse and moisturize it every day, ideally right after your shower.

2- Sun protection.

One of the most common misconceptions about Black people is that their skin doesn't burn and they don't need sunscreen. This is not true, and everyone should wear sunscreen.

3- Treatment of hyperpigmentation.

Hyperpigmentation, or areas of discolored skin, can occur on any skin type.

Sunscreens help prevent the formation of hyperpigmentation spots, but they cannot remove existing dark spots. Only dermatologists can recommend one or more products to treat existing dark spots.

4- Acne treatement.

If you have acne, it should be treated as quickly as possible.

Treating acne early can prevent it from getting worse. That can prevent the appearance of dark spots on the skin, a condition known as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.

5- Nutritional habits

As we always say, good skin care starts on the inside. Eat a balanced, high-fiber diet to provide your skin with the nutrients it needs to thrive and heal.

You can learn more by clicking on this link:

#black beauty #black skin #skincaretips #skincare #sunscreen #beautytips #moisturizer #skin problems #skin protection #brown skin #skin treatment #dark skin #black women #black community #black woman #black girl