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Gas yourself up. Build yourself up. Compliment yourself often. Just love yourself without apologizing for it.

Black Cindy is me

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I’ve said it many times before–growing up among western beauty standards is really hard on a child of color. I mean it’s hard on everyone, but it’s especially difficult for women, and even more for women of color. Here’s some injustice that really infuriates me. Imagine feeling like your skin is too dark or that your hair is too nappy. Teachers/bosses telling you your natural hair is too distracting and unpresentable for a professional environment and needs to be straight-permed or relaxed. you need a wig. Or a weave. The blonder the better. In fact, The further you deviate from the western standards, the more untrustworthy or subhuman you appear to others. You have to play the game if you want a chance at success. And then suddenly “natural curls” becomes a trend, but only for white women. You can’t go back to your natural curls because the foundation for self-hate and racial stereotypes were set long before you were even born and you can only watch other women parade around the hair you naturally have but are pressured to hide. #thetheft #thedisrespect