AFRO-FUTURISM🚀💫👾
creative direction/styling by me.
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@makedakauthar
face paint/cowrie jewelry: Vision Art Risen (@ visionrisen on IG)
“the possible has been tried and failed, now it’s time to try the impossible” -Sun Ra
everyone keeps tryna tell me “that’s the aesthetic of Fader” like DUH i’ve seen other Fader shoots but my thing is, should it not compliment the model? you can keep an aesthetic and keep the model in mind. they’ve done it
you watch your peers becoming more conservative, classist, individualized. people your age becoming the adults we said we’d never be right before your eyes. it’s sobering. like wow, what the world did to your mother, and her mother, done convinced you that you need the same
@MannyMillenialM
this was 2021 i believe but showing up somewhere =/= creating and releasing music. also fans can do what they want, frank can do and not do what he wants. idk why you’re telling me this
@KiwiOnTheSticks
it’s called texturism. some curls and hair textures ARE more acceptable. it is absolutely a thing unfortunately. but the “all hair matters” take is funny
@Tunrolaa_
probably not, i only know bc it went viral on the blogs when it happened. but idk, do we also have to always know the details of someone’s life to give them grace? that’s probably the bigger debate
defunding third spaces like libraries and rec centers so people lose touch with community and community resources. and.. so the people have no where to organize
Musicians from Philly:
Jill Scott
Patti LaBelle
Eve
Left Eye
Phyllis Hyman
Marian Anderson
Franky Beverly
Jazmine Sullivan
Vivian Green
Billie Holiday
Joan Jett
Khia
Tierra Whack
Christina Perri
John Coltrane
Kenny Gamble
John Oats
Questlove + The Roots
Boyz II Men...
can we take a moment to stop and acknowledge how aesthetically pleasing Taurus women are? truly the daughters of Venus. exalted by Mother Earth. you secretly stan.
i never spoke up about my life or my feelings when i was younger so i thought oversharing was this revolutionary act of being brave & revealing myself to people & creating intimate relationships. but the times i overshared about my family & suicidal ideation, i felt the loneliest
all this DMX love & support on addiction but y’all still say shit like “crackhead energy” & share videos of people going thru substance abuse at their worst. but lmaooo we ain’t gotta talk about it today. i’ll wait.
@FlowingZesi
@AkeylaMonea
i know what they are doing. i know how terrible what she did was. but i don’t believe in the state making an example out of black women. and i don’t support the prison system. THATS my point. 20 years and we got white men walking away w a slap on the wrist
@mayajanae_
agreed. my point is just that in 2016 hillary had more votes than trump, she had an extra 3 MILLION votes over trump. in 2000 Al Gore had more votes than Bush, & after a “recount” Bush won the electoral votes. the legitimacy of democracy is def undermined by the electoral coll
another example of people asking stupid questions that they already know the answer to in order to project their feelings/beliefs onto everybody on the timeline without making a definitive statement.
side note: i think creatives need to have a lot of sex but i also think we need to be more picky about our partners. our sacral chakras be on fire, but we need to feed it w the right fire
sometimes i just wanna kiss on your neck, or rub on you and it not be sexual ya know. i really appreciate the human body and i love touching and pleasuring it. like intimacy doesn’t have to end in sex. it could just be that.
a lot of times people who say they “love too hard” actually just lack boundaries and overextend themselves so they can feel valued for all they give and do.
soul crushing. racist. sexist. a scam. elitist. heart shattering. thief. distracting. unfair. selfish. literal draining of my existence. but here i am. doing it everyday.
y’all be like “logic over emotions” when emotions is energy that’s gon move thru you and impact your logic and decision making anyway. no matter what.
movie villains think they moving w logic too, we all know they’re just angry and hurt.
@iJaadee
1. it doesn’t feel like it’s in my control
2. it feels like i need more than i can ever keep
3. i do see it as a tool for my enjoyment which is why i’m upset i have such a terrible relationship to it.
your favorite college dropout teaching artist is now actually a 9th grade English teacher at a school i used to slam against when i was in 9th grade. like wow bro. i used to be truant!😂shout out to Ms. Miner man
i gotta start taking more pictures of me and my friends doing fun shit bc what memories am i gonna be able to show my kids besides me in different wigs
i try to never pressure myself to be just one thing. i’m sexy and awkward and unhinged and conscious and impulsive and compassionate and wild and spiritually attuned and hedonistic and wise and chaotic and angry and loving and intelligent and funny and and and
i like the idea of a power couple. that’s why i love me a busy mf with a passion who’s on their shit. put pressure on me to keep up and chase my own dreams. some of these niggas will have you on your ass for days simply bc they are
ironically, i want to be able to submit to someone. to finally lay down my armor and my weapons and trust someone has me like i got myself. not just materially. but emotionally and mentally.
i be thinking like “do i even really like this shit” or “it gotta be me” & that’s why i chose abstinence & realized i only like sex when i’m really feeling the person😭 meaningless sex was fun but leaves me seriously unsatisfied every single time
men’s fashion is soo damn easy. especially artsy niggas, y’all go for the whole vagabond aesthetic and y’all be known for the drip for life??? all niggas need is an oversized shirt, cargo pants, and a tote bag
our generation lacks relationship accountability. btwn ghosting & the idea of “no one owes you anything”, the ambiguity of being accessible just enough to not feel alone but distant enough to never commit is ruining our chances for community and intimacy.
if talk ain’t know, i’m going to school to be a doula. so if you’re pregnant or planning to be pregnant, i can offer services for free! i need to see at least 5 births before i can get my certification as well. RT this for me
our next step is to not buy SHIT FROM THESE WHITE CORPORATIONS. looting and fucking shit up easy, but we need to be disciplined and pull our fucking money!!
familial circumstances like having an incarcerated parent, child abuse, neglect, etc. are known as ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) & are linked to chronic health problems, mental illness, and substance use in adulthood. the more ACEs you have, the more at risk you are