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going on holiday today so i’ll be in and out until next monday, but before i vanish for a bit, i wanted to leave a little note that stretches across every fandom space i’m in:

it is completely okay for non-black people to say the word black when describing someone’s race or identity.

i’ve noticed this hesitation, this reaching for words like “tan” or “golden” especially when talking about light-skinned black characters. baby they are light brown, yes, and still black. and it’s funny how we can write whole lyrical paragraphs about how pale a character is, but we stop short when it comes to blackness.

black is not a bad word. blackness is not something to be tiptoed around or avoided.

what ends up happening is that black and brown characters often just don’t get described at all. if a character is brownskin or darkskin they just completely absolved from the narrative. there’s this kind of silence, like you’re afraid of saying the wrong thing, but that silence erases people too.

so i’m just gently encouraging you to lean into that discomfort and move through it. if you’re not sure in how to write it, do research.

i emphasize this a lot in my own writing because sometimes i think people forget i’m black and also because i want to show that you can write blackness without turning us into metaphors or dessert.

i think we deserve to be seen clearly.

alright, that’s everything. all my love.

ally x

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how it feels to know youre being annoying but not being able to stop

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affirmations for writers: i know how to write. i have seen sentences before, and i know how to make one. i can identify up to several words and their meanings. i am not afraid of semicolons.

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at least theres still listening to music while staring at the ceiling

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heyy can we do a sexy roleplay where im a prince from a fallen kingdom and youre the powerful warrior who has taken me for their own pleasure. yes? yipeeee ok so before we start first here's a google doc with the whole history of the fictional land we're both from and the intricate geopolitical workings of the- oh yeah and here's a supplementary doc on the agriculture and trade routes of said fictional land and stuff and yes this is important. the dirty talk has to be lore accurate

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https://twitter.com/archeometrie/status/1170031822614474752?s=12

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forgive me father for i have sexualized an older man

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when george h.w. bush was naming george w. bush he was like you can have most of my name... but i'm keeping herbert. ok bro 😂😂

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“Jobless behavior” when referring to people who are absolutely deranged on the internet is so far removed from reality like I guarantee you most people who are obsessively unhinged have a job that is driving them to become absolutely insane because they are miserable and likely don’t have the energy to do much outside of whatever outlet they’re using to take their frustrations out on the internet. Employed behavior

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“This is your Sunday evening reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you.”

— (via properkidproblems)

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Donyale Luna photographed by Luigi Cazzaniga, 1974.

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These are so fun to make

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