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Back to Black: A style chronical

@ladybacktoblack / ladybacktoblack.tumblr.com

Visual beauty, high fashion and style inspiration.
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A series for an assignment on social issues. I chose to focus on blackface in fashion and the double standards of beauty women of colour face.

damn. notice how the black woman has an unseen hand pressing her hair and applying makeup. while the white woman applies the makeup and uses the curling iron on herself?

I don’t know a thing about make up or fashion or design or anything like that really (I am a girl) an So don’t get this. Can anyone explain?

Deez Ovaries is correct. The 1st picture shows a black woman who is being whitewashed (by a white person’s hand) in order to FIT INTO white-dominant society so that she would be considered “respectable,” find a job, be taken seriously, and be considered “beautiful” by white standards. SOMEONE ELSE is straightening her natural hair because as current events have shown us too many times, black people (even black children) have gotten in trouble or fired for having natural hair. Notice that she herself (the black woman) is not trying to change her own appearance by her choice.

The 2nd image shows a white woman who applies dark concealer (or gets  a fake tan) in order to be more attractive to follow current trends. At the end of the day, she can wash off the concealer or get rid of her fake tan anytime she wants, and still benefit from white privilege, white femininity, and white supremacy. She is also curling her straight hair. Notice that SHE HERSELF is making changes to her own appearance because she wants to, and it’s her choice.

I believe the artist is saying that black women and white women above do not share the same struggle when it comes to society’s expectations of beauty standards. Black women are still fighting back against white dominant society’s expectations while white women benefit from white dominant society’s beauty standards.

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pasdecoeur

so.

i guess fanfiction wasn’t a phase….

anyway tag how old you were when you got into fanfiction, and your first fandom, and how long you’ve been stuck in the trenches with all the rest of us

Senior year in HS so 17-18. Gundam Wing but I haven’t read a few fic in AGES. Moved onto other fandoms since then.

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New Urusei Yatsura TV anime for 2022!

NEWS - It’s been confirmed that a brand new Urusei Yatsura TV anime in 2022 on Fuji TV, just in time for The Year of The Tiger! 

The Unofficial Shonen Sunday fan Twitter account posted this new illustration by Rumiko Takahashi herself to celebrate the new announcement! 

It hasn’t been confirmed yet, but these promo images that have leaked suggest not only the series new name (UY ALL STARS), but that Lum & Ataru will be getting new seiyuu! The actress in the image for Lum is Sumire Uesaka (Angela in Carol & Tuesday, Sawa in Kageki Shojo!!, etc), while the actor in the image for Ataru is Hiroshi Kamiya (Takashi Natsume in Natsume’s Book of Friends,  Trafalgar Law in One Piece, etc). The official website for the series is also called UY Allstars, and is currently counting down to Saturday, when it’s most likely they will either release an announcement or teaser trailer with more info! I’ll update with more once things have been officially announced.

Edit: It has now been confirmed via the official anime Twitter & website that the leaks are TRUE! Uesaka & Kamiya will be the leads in this new series! We also now have a very short teaser trailer where you can hear them both: 

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Unfuck tomorrow morning

  • Wash the dishes in your sink
  • Get your outfit for tomorrow together, including accessories
  • Set up coffee/tea/breakfast
  • Make your lunch
  • Put your keys somewhere obvious
  • Wash your face and brush your teeth
  • Take your medication/set out your meds for the morning
  • Charge your electronics
  • Pour a little cleaner in the toilet bowl (if you don’t have pets or children or sleepwalking adults)
  • Set your alarm
  • Go to bed at a reasonable hour
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Junji Ito talking about the drawing he did for Kyo's latest solo art exhibition. He was commissioned to make this drawing based on the photo he received and was enthusiastic about this work.

Source: VizMedia

In combination with the above video commentary, here are the descriptions of both Kyo works that Junji Ito wrote in his illustration book, Twisted Visions.

sukekiyo 2016 performance Ratai to Yuugu Doroshibai Ni Sanka No Shi: Shikkoku No Gi (Nudity and Toy, Mud Play, then Lyrics of Anthem: Jet Black Ceremony) - July 2016, merchandise: "sukekiyo's Kyo has a mysterious charisma. How much of that was I able to reproduce?"

Kyo solo show - Shikyu de Miru Noh Haisetsu (Brain Discharge Seeing by Womb) - May 2018, merchandise: "I borrowed a photo of Kyo and took great pains drawing this."

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