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I'm a story whore named Valentina who lives in Toronto. I'm 21 years old and trying to redefine what it means to be a lady. I identify as a straight black cis woman who wrestles with her mental health. I'm in too many fandoms to name, just explore and you'll see. And hopefully one day I'll be able to turn my infatuation with stories into a living.
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While I would need 2 years of your life to properly explain all my fandoms I can list which umbrellas I fall under; fashion | animanga | cartoons | comic books | fiction books | western shows | music | kpop |
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I'm a story whore named Valentina who lives in Toronto. I'm 21 years old and trying to redefine what it means to be a lady. I identify as a straight black cis woman who wrestles with her mental health. I'm in too many fandoms to name, just explore and you'll see. And hopefully one day I'll be able to turn my infatuation with stories into a living.
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While I would need 2 years of your life to properly explain all my fandoms I can list which umbrellas I fall under; fashion | animanga | cartoons | comic books | fiction books | western shows | music | kpop |
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The thing about cultural appropriation is that the appropriator does not have to face the same consequences that we do for practicing our culture or faith. For them, it is an accessory that can be taken on or off at will, while for us, it is a way of life. …in a society where immigrants and communities of color are marginalized at every level, we can’t pretend that power relations do not exist when we have this conversation about appropriation. Sharing and exchanging cultural and spiritual practices is great, but it gets more complicated when we’re not all on equal footing. It gets more complicated when meaningful things are taken, commodified, and exploited for a profit, with little respect shown to the community they were taken from.
- Turbans on the Runway: What does it mean for Sikhs? by Sonny Singh Brooklynwala (July 10th, 2012)
^^^this^^
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If you don’t like Kanye West, cool. But you’re just a liar if you say he’s untalented.
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behind every successful man is hundreds of years of privilege
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