AF :
And even when we talk about features, especially facial features, I have had so many non-Black people tell me that I can’t possibly be full Black because they find a feature on my face, in their mind, exist outside of the realm of what they were taught/told what was beauty/attractive and they don’t want to acknowledge certain Black features as feminine and as beautiful so they will turn around and say it’s something else. “No, you must be mixed.” And I’ve seen other Black women experience this will say these Black women that they must have non-Black ancestry and that’s why they’re beautiful. Meanwhile, those women are also fully Black. Sometimes I feel like people are missing the conversation that is being had. No one is saying, Black women are not beautiful and are not feminine, we are talking about people who will refuse to acknowledge the beauty and femininity of Black women when in comparison to non-Black women when granting us grace, respect, dignity and humanity. Like I need people to lock in and really think about WHY people feel comfortable calling Serena Williams, Megan Thee Stallion, Michelle Obama, and Ciara men. All of these women exude femininity. All of these women are beautiful. And all of these women are cis. Connect the dots. It is that deep.
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