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fuckyeahfamousblackgirls: So yall know I’m going to keep 100…I...

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 02:51:25 -0500

So yall know I’m going to keep 100…I made a Twitter for Fuckyeahfamousblackgirls as you know, I follow about 200 people. I search up certain celebrities: news, good, uplifting comments by people of them. So of course as you know, ignorant shit is retweeted on your timeline probably daily.

The dark skin-fucking-light skin bullshit was retweeted on my timeline a few times. And it was all fucking disgusting. I searched “dark skin” in the search and while I did see like four really cute, sensible and positive messages which really made me smile, this was the majority in a 40 minute span of tweets for the word “dark skin” were still just appalling. And most of the tweets were praising dark-skinned guys and downing dark-skinned women: everything from dark-skinned women have no right wearing red lipstick and pink lipsticks, blonde hair, certain colors of clothing to attractive dark skinned women being a rarity, like 1 out of a million. This shit has to stop!

I don’t know what it’s like to be a dark skinned woman, so I don’t know if the internet exaggerates how you’re ridiculed and treated in your every day life, but what I see on the internet every day from my own people makes me wonder where we are headed.

To every dark skinned person (not just females) I’m apologizing as an African American to you for your beauty being misunderstood, for your existence being made into a joke because of mind control placed upon the African American community. It hurts me because I’m Black. I see you hurting and I hurt. I see the self-hatred and I hurt. I think you’re BEAUTIFUL, REGAL and I see my ancestors when I see you so it’s something that fucks with me. The division of us really looks pathetic. As you’ve seen, we’ve been on a serious dark-skin spam because we’re so fucking sick and tired of people still feeding into this mindless, cow shit.

You know what bothers me most? I’ve noticed that about 80 percent of the tweets are by dark skinned people themselves. Are we suffering that severely from self-hatred? Like these people are making these delusional tweets as if they are light-skinned and as if making fun of other dark-skinned people makes them one of the “light skinned” people.

My mission for all of you is, whether your light, brown or dark as midnight, if you follow people on Twitter who degrade dark-skinned people, don’t laugh it off and constantly take it. Don’t encourage it. Unfollow them.

You listen to a Lil Wayne track or another rapper’s song and he’s clowning on dark-skinned women…Recycle bin that bullshit. We need to take a stand against this. We’ve been tolerate with this behavior for so fucking long and it’s about to be 2012.

Do you know that the retweets of these were typically by dark-skinned females? Do better babies. Please make sure you tell your nieces, cousins and daughters that they are beautiful because I’d hate for them to be the assholes in the photoset and bullying other dark-skinned black people.

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The 10 Weave Commandments

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:38:15 -0500

The 10 Weave Commandments:

blackfashion:

1. Thou shall blend. There’s nothing worse than a weave with conflicting textures. If you’re unable to manipulate your true texture to mimic that of your weave, then you should get a weave that replicates your true strands.

2. Thou shall not let thy tracks be visible. You might as well leave the house with a pack of Remy 1B 14-inch in your hand. If you’re unable to properly conceal your weave, just skip it all together.

3. Thou shall have thy tracks sewn on securely. Over time, tracks will loosen as you style your weave. But there’s no reason for them to be hanging on for dear life by a single strand of weaving thread after one week of wear.

4. Thou shall not leave the salon in discomfort. I’ve witnessed too many women leaving the salon with a headache because their tracks were sewn on too tight. Not only is it painful, but it also puts you at risk of traction alopecia.

5. Thou shall not wear a shiny weave. A quality weave will have a natural luster to it. There is no need to weigh it down with tons of product. This will only make it look fake. The more lightness and bounce your weave has, the more authentic it will look and feel.

6. Thou shall use the proper products for maintenance. Each weave has different needs. A curly weave might require a leave-in conditioner to reduce frizz, while a straight one might call for a lightweight moisturizer, or nothing at all. It varies, so do your research.

7. Thou shall care for thy weave as if it were thy real hair. Maximize the life of your weave by properly protecting it at night, avoiding over-processing with heat, and cleansing it regularly. Consult your hairstylist about how often you should shampoo and condition your extensions.

8. Thou shall protect thy edges and scalp. We’ve all seen the photos of Naomi floating around the web. Ladies, this doesn’t have to be your fate! Massage an oil, such as olive or jojoba oil, infused with a stimulating herb, like rosemary, along your edges, nape, and scalp, to prevent breakage.

9. Thou shall not wear a weave beyond its expiration date. It’s recommended that you keep your extensions in for 6 to 8 weeks. Any longer than that can lead to matting (of your actual hair) and result in hair loss.

10. Thou shall not become attached to thy weave. We’re not talking about having a styling preference. We’re talking about feeling that you need a weave to be attractive. At the end of the day, beauty exudes from the inside. Your weave should be an accessory not a mask for your insecurity.

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