Erica⁷

24/7 Optimist in Training
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#blacklivesmatter

[Erica⁷ @Afrodacious]

Its so weird, but I can't hide emotions as well as I think I can..I'll get quiet for sure but THE SECOND I'm not? The feelings will seep from my mouth, bleed from my eyes and slither into my sentences. Unbeknownst to me.

Emotions are valid but chile the
b e t r a y a l...

[ǝdɐɔsǝʇıʍpıɯ @cnb_1992]

"There's too much talent trapped in poverty and too much mediocrity funded"

[🕯️ @MenAreMid_]

Being religious doesn't mean you're a good person.

[Peace 💕 @Peacerayy]

W — We
O — Owe
M — Men
A — Absolutely
N — Nothing 💅

[Allen Stone @allenstone]

This song came out 15 years today, and ya’ll are still asking me to hit that note….

[leah @flickersuggs]

i can’t explain how much i love watching two women dancing together and it’s so so special to see on #strictly. a big fuck you to everyone who has a problem with it xx🩷💚

[Matt the anarchist 🏴 Ⓐ @tigerfoos]

We need to also please be very loud and supportive for Kendall who was violently raped by an LSU football player and bravely told her story to the world

[Daisy @DaizyZeeX]

Someone told me I shouldn’t help spread pictures of the Cornell 7 guys, because it might destroy their lives.

Sweetie, that’s what I’m counting on.

[C O U R T N E Y @icourtneycries]

and let’s name them, shall we? 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Matthew Ingalls
Johnathan Newell
Winston Lee
Gillio Lopes
Diego Sarabia
Scott Norris
Scott Kretzschmar

[Latest in Cosmos @latestincosmos]

🚨: Mexican scientist Eva Ramon has successfully eliminated Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in 29 patients!

[a @aslikadinnn]

tokyo’nun en iyi üniversitesi yıllardır kız öğrencilerin sınav sonuçlarını değiştirip üniversiteye girmelerini engelliyormuş. biz fırsat eşitsizliğinden bahsedince beyler sene 2026 diye ağlıyor, al sana sene 2026

[LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @LongTimeHistory]

WHY is this leaked video of women detainees reporting that they are being physically abused by ICE being restricted as—"sensitive" content?

[Black @BlackLilith_25]

I am the stone that the builder refused
I am the visual, the inspiration
That made Lady sing the blues I'm the spark that makes your idea bright
The same spark that lights the dark
So that you can know your left from your right I am the ballot in your box, the bullet in the gun
The inner glow that lets you know to call your brother son
The story that just begun, the promise of what's to come
And I'ma remain a soldier 'til the war is won

[miss gurl @shes_rADIAnt]

I go to war behind this genre of Black classics. I loveeeeeed Drumline, Roll Bounce, Johnson Family Vacation, Dreamgirls, Remember the Titans, The Preachers Wife!

Nothing beats the family friendly Black Classics.

[mac @MacDoesIt]

It’s time to be loud as fuck. Pride month starts now, goddamnit. Raise those flags HIGH and KEEP THE PARTY GOING. I’m radically pro-transgender AF and proud

[🍂 @Lovandfear]

Cinderella wanted to party, it was the Prince who wanted marriage. Ariel wanted to travel, it was Eric who wanted marriage. Belle wanted to study, it was the Beast who wanted marriage. Patriarchy trains us to look at women through the wants of men, so that we lose sight of what women want.
— Farida D.

[ICYESTTWAT @FUCCl]

hang this in the Louvre.

[Grip Skylark 💕✨ @talleyberrybaby]

I want his ACL on my desk by monday.

[jezz @JezziiB]

Women’s bodies literally scream “make a baby” every month, and we still manage self-control. But men? Five minutes of temptation and suddenly biology is to blame? Please. Evolution isn’t the problem impulse is.

[onii 𓆌 @__Onixivy_]

Beyoncé gave birth to twins after a high-risk pregnancy. She developed toxemia and preeclampsia, had an emergency C-section, and described the delivery as extremely difficult. At one point (in her docu) saying one of her twins’ hearts stopped in the womb.

Less than a year later, she had about 8 months to prepare for Coachella. Rehearsals didn’t even fully ramp up until ~115 days before the show, and she was putting in 8–12 hour days while still recovering from major surgery. She lost 100 pounds and then stepped on that stage and delivered THE GREATEST coachella performance of all time.

In Homecoming, she made it very clear how physically and mentally intense that process was and that she would never push herself like that again.

And yet… look at the contrast. Men can get on stage unprepared, forget lyrics, sit down mid-performance, and it’s framed as “relatable,” “funny,” “he’s healing,” whatever narrative people want to spin that day.

But if a woman… especially someone like Beyoncé…showed up anything less than perfect? It wouldn’t be a joke. It would be “she’s washed,” “she doesn’t have it anymore,” “her career is over.”

Women in entertainment are expected to be superhuman AT ALL TIMES, even after literally risking their lives to give birth. Meanwhile, men are allowed to be mediocre in public and still be protected by the narrative.

Men should be stoned. The double standard is exhausting and it’s time we start being honest.

[IG: RealFamilyConcrete 🩸Crete Samuels @RealFamilyCrete]

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