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Blackness in White Spaces 

My intention here is not to defend “Whiteness” or cast aspersions against people engaging in commentary about Whiteness or Blackness. I also do not want to single out Miss. Deddeh either; her post happens to be the most recent post I saw following this line of argument, necessitating this reaction. I must admit, my understanding of racial studies is elementary at best, but the idea of limiting pro-Blackness to those experiences not observed in white spaces or defining pro-Blackness as anti-Whiteness is dangerous and has very little usefulness. Continue Reading

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Boys will be boys

Girls will be perfect, for girls can’t afford to be anything less, girls might give up her dreams in exchange for everyone else, girls will be caged and lashed at for desiring anything fun, girls can’t afford to have so much fun, girls will be stereotyped by society, society will make laws governing girls’ “temples” but boys, boys will always be boys. Continue Reading