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@leaveubreathles

They Call Her SHANIA . A 17 Year Old Girl , Aspiring To See The World .She's LOVED & She's LOST . Lives Her Life By Quotees & Songs That Explain EXACTLY how she's feeeling . Sings , & Models .always wanted to be a gymnast but settled for cheerleading. BIG BIG DREAMS ,Youngg, Fun ,Talented, Crazy & SO MUCH MORE ... Wouldn't Change It For The World . &Thats My Story ! Now Follow My Driftt ;-*

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Me watching my mom talk shit about me over the phone

lovelynervouschaos

Then got the nerve to ask why I got an attitude or fix my face. Why i dont tell her nothing cuase she run her mouth to damn much

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The look of history

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cosplayinamerica

Sailor Melanin was actually born from an Instagram post on my personal account. I decided to wear two puffs in my hair to work, some glittery makeup and wood moon earrings. I took a picture and captioned it “Sailor Melanin”. My friend was like, “ooh. That would be a cute cosplay!” I agreed, but didn’t think about it until I was in Joanns and walked past some kente fabric.

I bought a body suit from capezios and made the skirt and collar from fabric I bought from Joanns. I actually struggled a bit because I tried to use a pattern I bought…and it was waaaaaay undersized. Numbers lie.

I was super surprised by the response at the con. It went over way better than I thought. I had never been stopped for so many pictures! People told me they were inspired by me, and I was shocked. I inspire people? That was a crazy thought to me. I just thought it would be great to present the idea that there are black girls who grow up with magical girl dreams too.

I met my best friends through cosplay. I am relaxed and most at peace when sewing a cosplay. Cosplay brings my family together. I found confidence I didn’t know I had, pride that was dormant and a way to physically advocate the things that matter to me.

I don’t care who you are, cosplay is for everybody and EVERY BODY. Never do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable just to meet a standard. Cosplay the characters you love because you love them:)

—– https://www.instagram.com/ladylocosplay/

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Just because you did something wrong in the past doesn’t mean you can’t advocate against it now. It doesn’t make you a hypocrite. You just grew. Don’t let people use your past to invalidate your current mindset.