brown daughters

giaraffe:

We are our mother’s most prized possession

Pristine, plucked, preened

“look at how fair my daughter is”

“look how I waxed her hair away”

My dark skin is something to fix

We clean and make tea while they chat

And laugh about how we didn’t clean the dishes right

There is a lull in conversation when they realize their gifts

Are ready to be wrapped up and sent to someone else

Someone who will appreciate my bleached, waxed face

While I serve him hot tea.

(via aiyshawaiysha)

Source: giaraffe

journeyintotheendnight: orobolicious: nerdpoet: mrjones91: youngkidshadedblack: blackhippy-1914: strikinglysilent: usernamebri: eli-toyou: iwas-thinking: kidxforever: Damn smfh Disrespectful yo . Wut but how he do that?? That’s some weak shit right there. I’m almost offended that he wen’t out of his way to be lightskin.. Am I the only 1 trying to figure out how tho? lol The ignorant self hating people bleach their skin in Jamaica, young ignorant ones. It doesn’t just happen in Jamaica. This happens everywhere that we teach “light is right”… so umm… EVERYWHERE. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Skin bleaching happens EVERYWHERE there are brown people who have been mentally enslaved by colonization, imperialism and/or mercantilism. Things like this, though common, break my heart. he was perfect before..:\ sad crap
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journeyintotheendnight:

orobolicious:

nerdpoet:

mrjones91:

youngkidshadedblack:

blackhippy-1914:

strikinglysilent:

usernamebri:

eli-toyou:

iwas-thinking:

kidxforever:

Damn

smfh

Disrespectful yo .

Wut

but how he do that??

That’s some weak shit right there. I’m almost offended that he wen’t out of his way to be lightskin..

Am I the only 1 trying to figure out how tho? lol

The ignorant self hating people bleach their skin in Jamaica, young ignorant ones.

It doesn’t just happen in Jamaica. This happens everywhere that we teach “light is right”… so umm… EVERYWHERE.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Skin bleaching happens EVERYWHERE there are brown people who have been mentally enslaved by colonization, imperialism and/or mercantilism. Things like this, though common, break my heart.

he was perfect before..:\ sad crap

Source: kidxforever