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TaLynn Kel
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The Anti-Forgiveness Mantra

Does forgiveness really need to be part of our lives? — Repeat after me: I don’t owe anyone forgiveness. No one has the right to demand my forgiveness. I do not need to forgive anyone for a damn thing. Demands for forgiveness disrespect my autonomy. Requests for forgiveness are attempts at manipulation. Forgiveness is not required. Ever. I am anti-forgiveness. Forgiveness was not a…

Society

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The Anti-Forgiveness Mantra
The Anti-Forgiveness Mantra
Society

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Published in The Establishment

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Demanding Black Forgiveness Is Just Another Way To Control Us

Forgiveness is complacency. I cannot be outraged by you and forgiving of you at the same time.

Brain Body

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Demanding Black Forgiveness Is Just Another Way To Control Us
Demanding Black Forgiveness Is Just Another Way To Control Us
Brain Body

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Dec 9, 2022

Pandemic Fatty — AmericaHates.US

I didn’t realize how much I relied on body movement during my pre-pandemic lifestyle. Work-related walking, running errands, engaging in hobbies — I was constantly on the go. But, of course, that abruptly stopped in March 2020. There’s been a gradual increase in where I go and what I do…

Weight

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Pandemic Fatty — AmericaHates.US
Pandemic Fatty — AmericaHates.US
Weight

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Dec 5, 2022

Yes, ALL White People
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White people really think they can somehow opt out of benefitting from and engaging in racism when…

White people really think they can somehow opt out of benefitting from and engaging in racism when they can't. They can fight it. They can refuse to accept it. They can call it out, hold other white people accountable, put themselves at risk, but the moment they aren't actively doing…

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White people really think they can somehow opt out of benefitting from and engaging in racism when they can't. They can fight it. They can refuse to accept it. They can call it out, hold other white people accountable, put themselves at risk, but the moment they aren't actively doing…

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Nov 21, 2022

All Skinfolk Ain’t Kinfolk in Wakanda Forever

Namor Can Fucking Kick Rocks — *Warning: Ain’t nothing but spoilers in this bitch. Black Panther 2, Wakanda Forever, was a beautiful ride, heartbreaking but beautiful, just like real life. Taking the time to honor the loss of its star is something one rarely sees in this white supremacist capitalist hellscape. That Ryan Coogler was able…

Wakandaforever

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All Skinfolk Ain’t Kinfolk in Wakanda Forever
All Skinfolk Ain’t Kinfolk in Wakanda Forever
Wakandaforever

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Published in AfroSapiophile

·Nov 8, 2022

No Passes For White People

I’ve heard all their bullshit rationales for anti-Blackness, and I’m not entertaining them anymore — I’ve spent too many years undoing the lies of white supremacist patriarchal capitalism. It has permeated every aspect of my life, from the ways I wore my hair, the clothing in my closet, the food I’d deemed acceptable, my size, my skin tone, how I speak, where I live, and…

Racism

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No Passes For White People
No Passes For White People
Racism

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Sep 16, 2022

Black Men Protesting Black Panther 2 = Agents of Patriarchal White Supremacy — AmericaHates.US

I recently heard Black men were planning to boycott Black Panther 2 if Shuri dons the Black Panther mantle. They even started a hashtag movement,#RecastTChalla. I wish I were surprised or disappointed, but I’m not. People don’t see Black MaGes as peers. Instead, we’re reduced as tools they discard on…

Wakandaforever

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Black Men Protesting Black Panther 2 = Agents of Patriarchal White Supremacy — AmericaHates.US
Black Men Protesting Black Panther 2 = Agents of Patriarchal White Supremacy — AmericaHates.US
Wakandaforever

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Published in ZORA

·Sep 6, 2022

Tenderheaded

From violence to self-care — “You can become an unremarkable part of my day or act in a way that makes me remember you.” When I was a kid, I wanted to be unremarkable. I wanted to move through the world mostly unnoticed because to be noticed was to be bullied. To be noticed was…

Black Hair

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Tenderheaded
Tenderheaded
Black Hair

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Jun 15, 2022

When People Tell You That Your Trauma Stays With You, Believe Them

I’ve been in a terrible headspace for the past couple of days. Not the general “everything is awful” shit that is our current reality (thanks white people) but that questioning my desire to exist type shit. It’s bad. It’s REALLY bad. Yesterday I started crying and I’ve been on the…

Pain

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Pain

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May 15, 2022

Sunday Morning Thoughts on Whiteness

TLDR: It’s Violently Self-Centered Fuckery — I read something the other day about neurodivergence where the person said that they didn’t think peer pressure was a real thing because they’d never experienced it — mainly because they kept asking why until whoever suggested the thing got frustrated and went away. I know what they were saying…

Racism

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Racism

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TaLynn Kel

TaLynn Kel

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Fat, Black, Femme Geek. I’m a writer & cosplayer. My blog is www.talynnkel.com. My books: Breaking Normal& Still Breaking Normal http://amzn.to/2FW5kl3

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