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[Kay_dee🌜 @Its_kaydeee]

If she puts her phone face down around you, she has something to hide. If she keeps it face up, she’s confident you won’t find it.

[Kay_dee🌜 @Its_kaydeee]

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[🎀🎀 @alimahtoxic]

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[Ralph Justice 🐂🀄️ @Ayodejiralph24]

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[Τεχίλλα @blakboii2]

October 6 – the day Lionel Messi's no. 10 became a memory.

[Velox🔱🐺 @hey_velox]

I'll so much miss him😭🐐🇦🇷❤️

[Daniel @dan_p_ofem]

The Imagined Kingdoms

Paris, 1796
A man named Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur sat at his desk. He was a French diplomat and artist who documented world cultures.

He had never been to West Africa, but he was fascinated by the stories coming from the continent.
To bring these places to life, he read the travel letters of sailors and merchants. He studied old colonial notes and maps. Using these sources and his imagination, he began to draw the people for a massive costume encyclopedia.

His collection featured four pictures from the region:

First picture: "Warrior of the Kingdom of Benin"
He drew a strong soldier from the historical Edo Kingdom (in modern-day Nigeria).
The man wore a patterned cloth around his waist and decorative red beads on his neck and arms. In his hands, he held a long spear and a shield.
Grasset added a red feather to his hat because traders noted that West African chiefs wore feathers to signify rank.

Second picture: "Minister and Servant of the Kingdom of Benin"
This plate featured two men to show social order. One was a court official wearing heavy ceremonial beads and a long, flowing robe. Beside him stood a helper holding a massive parasol over the minister's head to shield him from the sun.
Grasset wanted European readers to see that Benin was highly organized, with clear rules and royal hierarchies.

Third and fourth pictures: "Warrior of Whydah" and "Lady of Whydah"
Whydah was a bustling coastal trading kingdom located in the modern-day Benin Republic. Grasset depicted the warrior standing guard near the shore, holding a long lance and a heavy shield. The noblewoman was drawn wrapped in bright textiles and wearing numerous bracelets, looking wealthy and dignified against a backdrop of coastal architecture.

At the Same Time, in Africa
Thousands of miles away from Paris, the reality was both different and remarkably similar.
In Benin City, a high-ranking court official dressed for a palace ceremony. He put on heavy, authentic royal coral beads and wrapped himself in exquisite, locally woven cloth. While his attire did not look exactly like the French artist's drawing, the core purpose was identical: his clothing was a visual language showing power, responsibility, and importance.
Meanwhile, in the port kingdom of Whydah, a wealthy woman wrapped herself in premium textiles brought in by trading ships. As she put on her jewelry, a European ship sat in the harbor. Someone on that vessel would look at her, write down a description in a journal, and eventually carry that story back across the ocean to Paris.

Why These Pictures Matter Today
The illustrations made by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur were not completely accurate. He had to guess many details, blending European artistic styles with secondhand descriptions.

However, his book was important for its time. During the late 18th century, many people in Europe viewed foreign cultures through a highly biased lens. When readers bought Grasset's book, they did not see "wild men." Instead, they saw African societies with established kings, sophisticated courts, legal structures, fashions, and immense cultural pride.

Today, these old engravings serve as a fascinating historical mirror. They allow us to ask: What did the artist get right? What did he misinterpret? Most importantly, they show us how two cultures were connected by stories, trade, and a shared understanding that clothing reflects who we are.

[Monique @OkimMonica3936]

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[savage @SayitSavage_]

I live for confusing the enemy cause why you in my business anyway 🤔

[Merlin @Merlinmeta_x]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[MERLIN @MERLINMAINUSER]

I LOVE TATTOOS

[Ismail Saleh @Ismailsalehgw]

I’ve learned that changing my mind after receiving better information isn’t inconsistency.

I don’t want pride to keep me committed to a decision that no longer makes sense.

For me, growth includes being willing to admit, “I see this differently now.”

[Nedlar @Nedlar2]

Happy 28th Birthday to my beautiful sister! 🎂❤️
28 looks good on you! 🥳✨
May God bless your new age with endless joy, favour and success. 🙏🏾

[21. @Saint_badda]

Be honest…men, would you actually let your woman wear this on a date with you?

[Biyi ✍️ @cornecares]

Stop worrying about how quickly everyone else is moving.

Someone else’s timeline is not a deadline for your life.

Take your time. Build properly. Learn what you need to learn.

You are not racing anyone. You are building a life.

Today is blessed!

[Kay_dee🌜 @Its_kaydeee]

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[𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝙵𝙾𝚁 𝙰𝙻𝙻🥷🏾 @alithasimp]

science is so fake because they say the sun is the hottest thing but obviously it’s you.

[Davies_jak @davies_JAK]

DO YOU SERVE THE APPETIZERS AND ACT LIKE YOU’RE DEAF, OR DO YOU TRY TO BLACKMAIL A DANGEROUS CRIME SYNDICATE FOR AN EARLY RETIREMENT?

[Ominabo Minapere @thatlora1]

You start caring less, trusting less, feeling less. Then one day someone genuinely loves you, and you realize you don’t even know how to receive it anymore.🤦‍♀️

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Rihanna as a baby. Rihanna’s daughter

[Nasreem4real @Nasreem4real]

Messi’s trophy cabinet is getting ridiculous.
He has more major trophies than Cristiano Ronaldo, Pelé and Maradona combined.

That’s not a debate anymore… that’s HISTORY.