Demilade Roberts

D.Roberts | Director of Photography; Black Canvas | Drone Pilot | ig/sc: demilader

[Demilade Roberts @DemiladeR]

Not all men are rapists and sexual predators but every woman alive is prey. Women are constantly scared and afraid of society; they also need respect and ears but all society does is respect the women with men and condemn the rest that want more without a man.

[𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 @OopsGuess]

Trevor Noah and his guest discussed the serious disconnect in the Western world’s understanding of China.

One point was especially absurd:
many senior U.S. lawmakers and policymakers had spent their entire careers writing, voting on, and shaping China policy — yet only recently visited China for the first time.

They saw modern China with their own eyes and came back stunned, saying they had never imagined China had become like this.

This is simply unbelievable.

Ordinary Americans posting nonsense about China online is one thing.
But officials responsible for China policy being this ignorant about China is another level of imperial arrogance.

For decades, America froze China inside old stereotypes:
Bruce Lee.
Jackie Chan.
Kung fu movies.
Cheap toys.
Fake goods.
The world’s low-end factory.

Then China changed.
And they did not update the file.

China built high-speed rail, EVs, ports, drones, shipyards, AI models, supply chains, and the world’s largest industrial system while Western elites were still staring at a VHS tape from the 1990s.

But that is still not the real problem.

America’s misreading of China does not come from a lack of information.

It comes from American exceptionalism.

They grew up believing the U.S. is the natural center of democracy, freedom, technology, culture, money, and military power — the country everyone should admire, imitate, and obey.

So when China rises without asking for American permission, they do not see reality.
They see an error.

They keep saying Chinese people live behind a firewall.
But Chinese people translate, repost, study, mock, analyze, and consume more foreign information than most Americans ever bother to read about China.

Millions of Chinese study abroad.
Tens of millions travel overseas.
Chinese people use VPNs because they want to see the outside world.

Meanwhile, how many Americans have actually lived in China before confidently explaining China to the world?
How many can read Chinese platforms?
How many follow Chinese debates?
How many know what ordinary Chinese people actually argue about?

A lot of Chinese people criticize America because they have seen America.

A lot of Americans criticize China because they have seen headlines about China.

That is the difference.

China’s so-called “closed society” produced people curious enough to climb over walls.

America’s “open society” produced people too arrogant to look outside their own mirror.

[Salz @s6safr]

thief first, make you resemble Teletubbies🤣🤣

[francisco @frankpalmiteiro]

gente to simplesmente encantado com essa transição

[LADIPOE @LadiPoe]

Revival OUT NOW 🕊️

Enjoy!

[LADIPOE @LadiPoe]

REVIVAL OUT AT MIDNIGHT

[Dr Ahmad Rehan Khan @AhmadRehanKhan]

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶-𝗬𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁:

Many people have wondered how five-month-old Lamine Yamal, born into an ordinary, working-class family with no influential football connections, ended up in a photoshoot with Lionel Messi.

The answer is beautifully simple: PURE CHANCE

In late 2007, the Spanish newspaper Sport and UNICEF were producing a charity calendar featuring Barcelona players with babies. Yamal’s parents entered him into a public raffle, and he was among the children randomly selected. Messi, then a shy 20-year-old rising star, happened to be the Barcelona player assigned to their session.

The shoot took place at Camp Nou, where photographer Joan Monfort captured Messi holding and gently bathing baby Lamine as his mother watched nearby. Nobody involved knew that the child would later join Barcelona, wear the iconic No. 10 and become one of football’s biggest stars.

The photos remained largely forgotten until Yamal’s rise brought them back into the spotlight. Now, nearly two decades later, that anonymous baby and the young footballer holding him will lead Spain and Argentina against each other in the 2026 World Cup Final.

No influence. No special connections. Just a raffle, a charity photoshoot and a coincidence that now feels like destiny.

#Fıfaworldcup #lionelmessi #lamineyamal #ARGvsESP

[Harlan Coben @HarlanCoben]

If you were kind enough to watch I WILL FIND YOU on Netflix and are looking for another binge, I may have an immodest suggestion...

[BREEZY SUPREME @BreezyxSupreme]

Tbh idk how to promote my band with these wild ass algorithms on here so if you black and fuck with rock just repost a nigga plz

[Mr. Láyí @layiwasabi]

pov: you tried to banter your project supervisor

[Demilade Roberts @DemiladeR]

@Truly_Aaron What’s up, please DM me.

[Demilade Roberts @DemiladeR]

I’m looking for a videographer based in London.

[Oyo State Government @oyostategovt]

While we express gratitude for the safe return of the children and teachers abducted from Oriire LGA, we also wish to honour those who lost their lives.
We extend our deepest condolences to the bereaved families. We commit to supporting them during this trying period. May their souls rest in peace.

[Demilade Roberts @DemiladeR]

@MofeDuncan Fucking donkeys! Started defending like cowards.

[Demilade Roberts @DemiladeR]

@Mr_Cazia Cultural swag

[Demilade Roberts @DemiladeR]

Red card sure for this match. Loool

[Demilade Roberts @DemiladeR]

World Cup semifinal between Racists and Colonizers.

[Demilade Roberts @DemiladeR]

That man is exhausted.

[Olori🍒 @OloriOfOloris]

He hates her. What does it take to just reassure her?

[@sindizulu86 @sindizulu86]

Me showing up at the bar again after they put me in the uber to go home 😅😅😅😅

[Demilade Roberts @DemiladeR]

@ajigsayomide Beyoncé and Rihanna.