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Quote from: Murrah on July 13, 2019, 08:23:00 PMUse your spending power wisely, Stop empowering people and companies who disrespect you. I shun brands for life.I was once kicked out of the Supreme store in SoHo, because the bouncer said he didn't like my attitude. I was in the store for all of 5 minutes.
Quote from: CREAM. on July 12, 2019, 08:50:43 PMI recently hit my friend/co worker's car mirror while pulling into a spot @ work She questioned me about it and I gave a "oh! Umm! No I don't think I did! Lolz" knowing damn well I didShe said she was gonna get the camera's ran back to see who did it so I gave a little playful confession like "oh gorl on second thought maybe I did! rotf!"I think she looks at me kinda different now 🥴
Quote from: the ophelia edition on July 14, 2019, 09:28:41 AMQuote from: CREAM. on July 12, 2019, 08:50:43 PMI recently hit my friend/co worker's car mirror while pulling into a spot @ work She questioned me about it and I gave a "oh! Umm! No I don't think I did! Lolz" knowing damn well I didShe said she was gonna get the camera's ran back to see who did it so I gave a little playful confession like "oh gorl on second thought maybe I did! rotf!"I think she looks at me kinda different now 🥴dffgggggg she looks at you as a lying ass fag babeshe knew u did the mess too. she wasn't finna run back no camera. she said that shit to make you SWEAT.fold under pressure self
Quote from: CREAM. on July 14, 2019, 10:02:53 AMAnd fuck that damn mirror
Quote from: Twitter User on July 14, 2019, 10:58:42 AMI was hesitant to watch "Pose" because I felt it would be just a grossly inaccurate and blatant exploitation of gay culture but I am so glad I gave it a chance. They got it so right. These are very real stories.....young Black/Hispanic gays/trans tossed out on the street to fend for themselves because their parents are truly homophobic. It was tough for me because it they shot it right in NYC . I wasn't expecting that. It kinda dragged me back to those days that I kinda forget about these days...Being out there at 16 and 17 at "the pier" and seeing boys who look like and act like me ... homeless with nowhere to go. Hearing their stories and finding it hard to believe that their parents would do that to them. Almost feeling as if they were just lying or something. And becoming friends with them because we had more in common than we did differences. Only difference was I had a home to go home at night, they did not. Being out on the streets was a way of life for them. They managed to turn it into a culture of some sort. They were homeless, but they made such a horrible situation into something kinda fun. I became so close to some of them that a "mother" eventually took me under her wing. The mother was a trans girl just like in "Pose". And I remember her roughing me up because I got into a fight with one of my brothers Man that shit is so real . They are really respected like mothers in that sector of the community. A couple of weeks ago, my best friend took me out to those same streets to celebrate Pride weekend. When I got there, I found myself looking around at the gorls gathering in the streets, being rowdy and mess. Just doing the shit they always do. I kinda had to check myself like...ummm why are you so nervous? You used to be out here with them. What are you scared about? These are your people...you're in a safe place. You'd think I was in the middle of a hood brawl or something.It's moments like that where I realize how much I have changed over the years. I kinda was beginning to check myself on it, but last night I was the final nail in the coffin of my denial. I have to remember how my story could have been if I was one of those gorls who didn't have a home to go back to at night. Where would I be if my grandmother labeled me as a problem when she found out that I was kissing on boys in school? I know one thing, I probably wouldn't be somewhere living comfortably and building apps . That's for damn sure. I'm no better than any of them. I just happened to have someone looking over me who was more concerned with me being safe and doing something with myself than about my sexuality and trying to change it - even though she loves her Bible. SHE is the reason why I have managed to survive beyond just being a statistic of some sort. Nothing spectacular about me that magically did that.I don't know what happened to me. But somehow, over time, I have clearly lost some sort of connection...especially over the last few years. And watching that show really forced me to remember the ins and outs of the connections and understanding I used to have. I felt horrible, privileged, and just sad. But it was also so nice kinda taking that stroll through memory lane .... I'm telling you they got it so right when it comes to the real experiences. I wrote this thesis to say....I'm glad I watched. I thought that "When They See Us" kinda hit home for me - just remembering how I used to be out horsing around with my friends and could have easily been scooped up somewhere by cops....But this shit was a damn bullseye.
Quote from: jtwoeleven on July 14, 2019, 04:14:46 AMListening to Whitney's MLIYL album, and wondering why Brandy isn't all over this? She could really dig her heels into these songs.
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