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Does Femininity Look The Same On All Races Of Women?

Let’s go down the Tik Tok rabbit hole together to unpack this mess about Black women being more masculine

If I Ain't Readin'
6 min readNov 27, 2022
Photo by Emris Joseph

Disclaimer: this by no means is written to pick on ANY race of woman. As women, we should stand together against nonsense. Especially because of what I am about to present to you. Thank you for reading.

A young, beautiful brown girl with a stunning face said one day she was online and found that some dude (presumably a Black dude), used her image to place a boy’s face over her own, and slapped Kylie Jenner’s face next to hers and said, “This woman (Kylie), is the standard of beauty.

The young woman/girl then said,

“Why are so many people obsessed with erasing Black girls/women’s femininity and softness?”

The first responder, an equally GORGEOUS ebony skinned woman, said it goes back to home training really. Darker skinned girls are taught to stay in the books. Think about your education because that “love stuff” is for light skinned girls”.

Then some “white dude” came on there to say,

“I’ve NEVER met a feminine Black woman! Never! they gorgeous AF but they have a masculine energy about them.”

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If I Ain't Readin'
If I Ain't Readin'

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Erica is an essayist and poet who enjoys reading, creating content, and helping others find their purpose too. Above all, she loves to read🖤

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