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[darkfountainspeaks]

coronation

my mother calls her boyfriend her "King" I wonder how many of her golden pieces did she break apart to create his crown

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#motheroftheyear

Toya Graham, a Black mother in Baltimore, was seen slapping her teenage son after catching him at the protests against the death of Freddie Gray, who died of severe spinal injury exactly one week after being arrested by police in the city. 

People have lauded her reaction, with the Baltimore police commissioner Anthony Batts commenting: 

“I wish I had more parents who took charge of their kids tonight”

Graham responded that she didn’t want her son to be a Freddie Gray. 

Toya, your pain as a parent was enjoyed by news anchors and people on Yahoo comments. 

When you first held your child in your arms, you saw a future teacher, or lawyer, or doctor. 

You didn’t see a hashtag. 

The pain of delivering a hashtag must be unbearable. 

You feel scraping in your uterus, wondering if this is what your ancestors felt when they saw their children thrown in the bayous of the deep south as gator bait by white hands. 

You wonder if this is what your cousins felt when they were forcibly sterilized in prison a few years ago. 

You saw your child grow up until he is now 16. 

A Black boy. 

Beautiful and dangerous. 

You hear that a Black man was shot. You worry that it’s your child. He comes home, and you want to keep him there. 

To keep him safe. 

Then you remember Aiyana Stanley Jones in Detroit, a little Black girl still wearing barrettes killed in her home by police in the middle of the night. 

You imagine her in Barbie pajamas. 

Hearing the praise from Commissioner Batts, you wonder if he realizes you were protecting your son from him. 

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HAVE YOU SEEN MADOKA MAGICA???

Nope lol, I just thought the gif was cute :P

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gardenfulloflavender replied to your photoset:9/17 OOTD - Damn my legs are cute. This is an...

I’m loving all this self love. And this outfit is great!

eeeeeeee! Thanks!!! I'm trying to make this a summer of radical self-love. We'll see where it goes!

[whydontyoucomeintomyhead]

Hiya! 7, 13, 23, 43, 74, 77 (ya know, for future reference) 91, 99!

ok study break means question time!

i followed you because there's really no point in not at this point. tell me if you mind. 

7: What's your strangest talent?

My first reaction to this was seeing if I could fit my whole fist in my mouth. (Almost.)

13: What's your religion?

I grew up in a Christian house, but I don't subscribe to any organized religion and just kind of take things as they come.

23: How do you vent your anger?

Krumping, obviously.

Or generally flailing around and making weird noises til I can tackle the source rationally. 

I'm all about talking about feeelings

43: Do you have any nicknames?

My friend MJ calls me Universe (because when I'd run into her I'd say that the universe aligned to bring us together in this moment, and she just referring to me as like the culmination of all existence.) My auntie-cousin called me Miss Muffin on account of my chubby cheeks. Some people call me Jay.

Alas, I have none that really stick.

But I am insistent on using nicknames for everyone I know.

74: What's a song that always makes you happy when you hear it?

My whole actively happy playlist aside, I tend to turn to this: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc20vMz0V7Q

77: How can I win your heart?

Eee, you're doing a pretty good job .

There's no secret formula. 

Just spending time and really caring and being real together. 

91: You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what's even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What is that power?

Turn-off-able telepathy 

99: If the whole world were listening to you right now, what would you say?

Listen up, world, and listen carefully for any deviance will be swiftly and severely punished. I am your leader. I command that you dance like nobody is watching... (and other things)

or i'd probably just be really nervous and start snorting in laughter. 

Thanks for asking :3

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Asking all dem questions! 10, 18, 24

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pride

Something that I find attractive

I like that I am literally the higgs bosom