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You're So Pretty... for a Black Girl.

You're So Pretty... for a Black Girl.

☕️Deep Brew | I Spent Years Playing the Part—Now I’m Finally Stepping Into Myself

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Sophia Fifner
Oct 19, 2024
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Disclaimer: 
I really struggled to write this week’s article. I’ve been stuck on questions of masking, double consciousness, identity, gender, sexuality—where we, as humans, belong. All the things. I rewrote the intro at least 15 times, mindlessly daydreaming about how to encompass all the layers of a person’s identity in 1,500 words or less. Should I ta…

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