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TaLynn Kel
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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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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Aug 8

When You Are Both The Hero And The Villain In Your Story

Also Known As Black In Amerikkka — Navigating western culture is a never-ending study in power dynamics. They shift every time another person enters the room, because in western culture, power is everything. The ability to dominate and control other people is encoded into western life, and specifically amerikkkan life. …

Fatphobia

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When You Are Both The Hero And The Villain In Your Story
When You Are Both The Hero And The Villain In Your Story
Fatphobia

5 min read


Jul 26

Decolonize Your Cosplay Community

Several years ago, I was part of a close-knit geek community. It was composed of mostly Black people, but everyone was marginalized in some way, be it for their size, skin color, gender, sexuality, or ability, we were all oppressed in some way. We attended DragonCon together and would hang…

Racism

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Decolonize Your Cosplay Community
Decolonize Your Cosplay Community
Racism

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Jul 9

Productivity — A Poem

Nobody cares if you don’t feel sane. Life goes on and shit still gotta get done. Nobody cares when your smile carries pain. A smile is a smile and a smile means you’ve won. I refuse to see the sheen in my eyes. The tears unspent. The silent cries. I…

Poetry

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Productivity — A Poem
Productivity — A Poem
Poetry

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Jun 30

That Which Does Not Kill Me…

Will Eventually Kill Me — I’ve always been challenging to control. Not in the greater scheme of things. I obey. I got my degrees. I follow the laws. I pay my bills. I wear a bra under my clothes when I leave the house. I keep my fat body covered in public. I maintain a…

Racism

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That Which Does Not Kill Me…
That Which Does Not Kill Me…
Racism

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Jun 23

To All The People Demanding Compassion For The Titan Casualties

Your privilege is showing — I have lived my entire life having the murders of people who look like me and my family justified, belittled, dismissed, and even blamed for their own murders simply for existing and not being deferential enough for white people’s satisfaction. I have seen their murders put on repeat in news…

Submersible

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To All The People Demanding Compassion For The Titan Casualties
To All The People Demanding Compassion For The Titan Casualties
Submersible

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Jun 12

Thoughts on “Loving” Day 2023

Whiteness is violence. Racism, patriarchy, capitalism, homophobia, transphobia, and xenophobia, the hallmarks of whiteness are violence. Western culture is founded on violence. Every aspect of it and its institutions — marriage, health, class, even its geography are rooted in eugenicist violence. It is a culture that will tell you…

Loving Day

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Loving Day

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May 17

Your Fatphobic Violence is Actively Killing Me — Breaking Normal

We’re going to start with some basics: the united states is fueled by oppression. Every aspect of this nation runs on oppression, which means the united states’ institutions run on oppression. The united states healthcare systems and its minions are no different. The idea of health is based on a…

Fatphobia

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Your Fatphobic Violence is Actively Killing Me — Breaking Normal
Your Fatphobic Violence is Actively Killing Me — Breaking Normal
Fatphobia

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Apr 6

Birthday Depression 2023

April is my birthday month. This is my birthday week. And here I am, avoiding my phone and barely telling people because my brain is lying to me and I don’t know how to make it stop except to feel how I feel, continue my routines, and wait it out. …

Age

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Birthday Depression 2023
Birthday Depression 2023
Age

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TaLynn Kel

TaLynn Kel

1.7K Followers

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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