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Toni Braxton: Film Analysis
Hey, Hey, Hey, It's ya girl GiGi coming at you on a Saturday night. Why Saturday night? I was watching Toonami and a Toni Braxton documentary. (Have i ever mentioned how much i love Toni Braxton?) Moving on. The Royal Rumble is tomorrow and i, honestly, have no predictions. I don't have any, not one. I've heard some things, some of which i hope are true, others i sincerely hope are not. Although as i've said i have not predictions.
As you all know i blog about a variety of things, good and bad, fun and chill, i'm like a sample platter of thoughts. And with that being common knowledge, i have a habit of seeing things then blogging about it. And i saw something.
"Self Hatred", almost everytime someone does anything cosmetic wise, From hair, to …show more content…
You think you are not good enough for me. So therefore in your mind i must hate myself because i supposedly didn't want to be like you. Not my words just an idea because I know this personally. I've known it my whole life. I'm part Native American and part Black. (I don't say "African American" because i've never been to africa, nor has my mother, or grandmother, or great grandmother, or great great grandmother. I'm American dammit! Lol) It's my ancestor's history, it's in my DNA. But since i for the most part identify with being Black, people automaticly say i have Self Hatred. It's win or lose, if i identify with either side more i'm supposedly hating the other. Then there's other forms of "Self Hatred" apparently women only wear makeup to attract men and disguise themselves. I'd love for someone to explain why Lesbians (Not bashing them in any way btw.) and married and/or taken women wear makeup then. Then there's the idea that if you wear contact lenses you have Self Hatred. People love to use Tiny Harris as an example so i will too. They say her changing her eyes to Grey means she wants to be white. First of all, she's half white. Second, since when does ANYONE of any race have natural grey eyes. Her eye color is completely unique and doesn't in my eyes (Which aren't grey) look like any form of her wanting to be a particular race. Then there's the hair debate, saying if
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