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Black girls don’t get told we are beautiful enough. Black girls aren’t always told we can be princesses. Cute, sweet, innocent, pure- these are not words black girls often hear associated with us. Fast, sassy, mouthy, too grown, angry, aggressive- those are the words that get shot at us like darts. Black girls are not girls- we are mini women who are forced to be strong. You must tell black girls they are beautiful, innocent, sweet, magical. You must treat black girls as girls. Then, you can talk about black girl characters whose looks and femininity doesn’t matter. Otherwise, you are just maintaining the status quo- denying black girls our beauty and femininity.
-Brittney Jones, The Medicine of Hope (via octobermoe)
#racism#antiblackness#fandom racism#fandom antiblackness#media criticism#racism in media#antiblack stereotypes#black feminism#white feminism#strong black women stereotype#angry strong black woman stereotype#independant strong black woman stereotype#princesses#girl characters#women characters of color#princess characters#femininity#black representation#representation#black female characters#*Reblogging for the Commentary#IMPORTANT#trainer iris#alya cesaire#setsuna meiou#isis ishtar#gym leader nessa#gym leader bea#princess tiana#(Tagging some Favs relevant but honestly this applies to So Many Characters & its so Important Please At Least Try To Get It)