“Society’s Glitch” by @its.moofasa on Instagram 🖤 Acrylic on canvas Feb. 2019 “I decided to name this painting “Society’s Glitch” as it reflects upon the African-American woman’s experience, specifically those who have darker skin. African Americans and black people around the world fear of persecution on the daily for being noticed and at the same time they don’t feel noticed enough in regards to proper self representation.” “It was historically preferential to have chosen a lighter skin or even a mixed heritage black woman to represent all black women in the media. Therefore establishing a beauty standard that did not include natural curly/kinky hair textures or a darker skin color. The natural black woman was labeled as “too distracting” or “ghetto” for no intelligible reason. So then attempting to blend in with the straight blonde wig, blue eye contacts, and skin bleaching, the dark skinned black woman was labeled as “crazy” or “white washed”. Hated for being herself and hated for trying to blend in, society has for the longest demonstrated its frustration with her existence, unknowledgeable on what to do with her, they’d just prefer to ignore her and pretend as though she doesn’t exist. Out of sight, out of mind.” “That is why I’ve decided to pixelate her entire image because we can make out what she is from afar but you cannot see who she is. So you get up close and personal, then you realize you actually don’t really see her at all anymore. Once you realize the complexity of the blocks that made her, you reveal the stunning effort of artistic presence. Just as the dark skinned black woman was/is in the representative media today.” Dear melanated woman, you are art 🖤🖤🖤 #SupportBlackArt #itsmoofasa https://www.instagram.com/p/CKew0ighmN9/?igshid=xxiesiuov05g