Hello When I'm Crashing

I'm Cherokee Lotsa cats, fashion, art, humor, and other general interests.

[pmamtraveller]

"stress" by yoan capote - made of bronze and concrete

[weepingwidar]

Anthony Hurd (American, 1975) - You Have This Hold Over Me (2025)

[mondo-grosso]

[wholesome-animal-images]

[godkissedme]

[iridessence]

silver screen…

[iridessence]

I’ve been thinking a lot about this tag lately, which encompasses so much context in three little words.

You’re exactly right @magicmumu2. I’ve been fascinated in the way that desirable femininity has been portrayed in old Hollywood and how it was systemically withheld from fat black women. Despite emancipation being several decades before the 1930s, women that looked like me were erased of everything except our servitude. The closest it gets would be Lena Horne or Mae West but they’re both only checking half the box and in the lightest way (litcherally), at that. 80-90 years ago, I would only get to depict a maid, if the film wanted financial backing and wider distribution, at least. On occasion today, fat black women are portrayed as classic, glamorous beauties.

Needless to say, I’ve taken my image into my own hands. No mammies here.

[sahlesummerhill]

[adastrabbit]

[achillesinhighheels]

Nina Simone and Nicky by Carol Friedman, 1993

[pmamtraveller]

Chen Zishan aka 陈紫珊 aka Zishan Chen (Chinese, China) - Consideration

[pmamtraveller]

The life cycle of a cherry.

[theinternetarchive]

gaming table of wood and ivory marquetry; germany c. 1735.

[important-animal-images]

[salmon-n-hazel]

Cherry blossom

✿ Print shop: INPRNT

[peabah]

Krzysztof Grzybacz

Yellow, Blue, Orange, 2025 oil on canvas

200 x 160 cm

78 3/4 x 63 in

[lamignonette]

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