Tumblr (3.0; @shellygray)http://shellygray.tumblr.com/http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/51151433925http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/51151433925Thu, 23 May 2013 11:20:26 -0400awesome21birthday“You’re not an African because you’re born in Africa. You’re an African because Africa is born...http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50971157635http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50971157635Tue, 21 May 2013 01:30:28 -0400“Who will love our daughters? Who will love our daughters when abuse is the norm? Who will...http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50971136375http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50971136375Tue, 21 May 2013 01:30:05 -0400: there are people in this world that have never consciously known i...: blunthought: there are...http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50964047146http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50964047146Mon, 20 May 2013 23:35:49 -0400: “love is a battlefield” - the days of daze passed as i contemplated...: blunthought: “love is a...http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963949304http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963949304Mon, 20 May 2013 23:34:28 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c492c2c14f414d8d0b533b335268da3/tumblr_mku97gqkvZ1riqxlyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963766097http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963766097Mon, 20 May 2013 23:32:00 -0400http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963304019http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963304019Mon, 20 May 2013 23:25:45 -0400“Ode To You, Woman You ARE beautiful today. Not just today but everyday. Beautiful...http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963222741http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963222741Mon, 20 May 2013 23:24:40 -0400shelly grayshellygraywomanodethoughtrantfeminismfeministwomenpower<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6c0214c4b9a1aff5be3a2c9427c9b4a8/tumblr_mmxkbkdr4K1s4r8e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963119523http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963119523Mon, 20 May 2013 23:23:16 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3754213f382e827cc1d118b8d1dfcf96/tumblr_mn44rjUHvc1qb6t6wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://swirlingsince1981.tumblr.com/post/50958450402/null" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">swirlingsince1981</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Love this</p></blockquote>http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963057160http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963057160Mon, 20 May 2013 23:22:26 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f0144a878d3f0956abccad9973640829/tumblr_mmwt0tjhc81qasnrqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blackfashion.co/post/50701994101/black-white-johannesburg-south-africa" target="_blank">blackfashion</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Black & White</p> <p>Johannesburg , South Africa</p> <p>Photography by : <a href="http://www.rebelswithoutpause.tumblr.com" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.rebelswithoutpause.tumblr.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.rebelswithoutpause.tumblr.com" target="_blank">www.rebelswithoutpause.tumblr.com</a></a></p> <p>Instagram : CoolCoolBeverage</p> </blockquote>http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963019717http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963019717Mon, 20 May 2013 23:21:55 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0b6d6e6fc4a8e7cbefc935f525872f76/tumblr_mjglk0bdIa1qcdba6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://letmeunzipy0urgenes.tumblr.com/post/50953140572/i-will-always-reblog-this" target="_blank">letmeunzipy0urgenes</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I will always reblog this. </p> </blockquote>http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963006927http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50963006927Mon, 20 May 2013 23:21:45 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b6dea8cabfd663e0171d81d2511cbc53/tumblr_mm582050Td1s7zrb6o1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3eaee5359f5c6f0d9662cedc163398b3/tumblr_mm582050Td1s7zrb6o2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://holaafrica.tumblr.com/post/49432062196/even-if-it-makes-others-uncomfortable-i-will-love" target="_blank">holaafrica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Even if it makes others uncomfortable, i will love who i am. </p> </blockquote> <p>This. #janellemonae</p>http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50962945121http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50962945121Mon, 20 May 2013 23:20:56 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b4e8cef43b0333b68b102804bc1aa69e/tumblr_mj5g1p80TC1qj5qvfo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/15ce7eb25b2140c0dd0a63840ccd2edf/tumblr_mj5g1p80TC1qj5qvfo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7a85015b18e8b86afe3de534c691148a/tumblr_mj5g1p80TC1qj5qvfo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fairytalemood.tumblr.com/post/50599736573/photos-by-gustavo-papaleo-for-john-lewis-magazine" target="_blank">fairytalemood</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>photos by Gustavo Papaleo for John Lewis magazine</p> </blockquote>http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50684824685http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50684824685Fri, 17 May 2013 19:21:40 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/32b6cbcf1474d0f21e4554b1c1c49f6b/tumblr_mmtvtzTjiS1qhkkp7o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ebab050032f42457d65220466c57744f/tumblr_mmtvtzTjiS1qhkkp7o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://therearecertainshadesoflimelight.tumblr.com/post/50669536140/nievie-arachnis-deathicus-gonna-quickly" target="_blank">therearecertainshadesoflimelight</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nievie.tumblr.com/post/50618269717/arachnis-deathicus-gonna-quickly-throw-in-an" target="_blank">nievie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://arachnis-deathicus.tumblr.com/post/50567848044/gonna-quickly-throw-in-an-epic-quote-i-found-on" target="_blank">arachnis-deathicus</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="aimFont">Gonna quickly throw in an epic quote I found on <a href="http://www.racebending.com/v4/featured/star-trek-whiteness/" target="_blank">this article</a>.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><em><span class="aimFont">KJKJ: Gene Roddenberry, with balls of brass, got up on national tv and said, “hey people, if a geneticist took all the best DNA from planet Earth and put it together to make the best human the world has ever seen - he wouldn’t be a white guy.”</span></em><br/><br/><em><span class="aimFont">This is why I find the casting of a white actor in this role to be so repugnant. They are not whitewashing an Asian role, they are saying that the best genetic material that the entirety of this world and it’s diversity has to offer….still comes from a white guy.</span></em></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>Reblogging again for that</p> </blockquote> <p><br/> </p> </blockquote>http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50684766091http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50684766091Fri, 17 May 2013 19:20:49 -0400Ann Cunter claims that the new Star Trek Film has too many minorities: Conservative commentator Ann...http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50684662758http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50684662758Fri, 17 May 2013 19:19:19 -0400belindapendragon: theblackcollegian: “Please join us in congratulating identical twins Kirstie...http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50684443204http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50684443204Fri, 17 May 2013 19:16:06 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6m8gc2SB31qkl35do1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6m8gc2SB31qkl35do2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6m8gc2SB31qkl35do9_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6m8gc2SB31qkl35do4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6m8gc2SB31qkl35do5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6m8gc2SB31qkl35do6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thegoddamazon.tumblr.com/post/50671718259/theuppitynegras-princess-sikhanyiso-dlamini-of" target="_blank">thegoddamazon</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theuppitynegras.tumblr.com/post/26466081871/princess-sikhanyiso-dlamini-of-swaziland-she-is" target="_blank">theuppitynegras</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini of Swaziland. </p> <p>She is the oldest of 23 children. Her father is King Mswati III. Swaziland is Africa’s last absolute monarch. </p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">In 2001, Mswati III instituted the <span class="Apple-style-span">umchwasho</span> – a traditional chastity rite – in Swaziland as a means of combatting the <span class="Apple-style-span">AIDS</span> epidemic. The princess became a focus of controversy as, while she was staying abroad, she was not bound by the strictures of the umchwasho. While studying abroad, Princess Sikhanyiso has developed a reputation for ignoring or rebelling against her native country’s traditions. Sikhanyiso wears Western-style clothing something women in Swaziland are discouraged from doing</span><span class="Apple-style-span">The Princess also criticized the institution of <span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">polygamy </span></span>in Swaziland, saying “Polygamy brings all advantages in a relationship to men, and this to me is unfair and evil”.</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Right now the</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> Princess i</span><span class="Apple-style-span">s in </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Australia working a ma</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span">ster</span><span class="Apple-style-span">s degree at Sydney Univer</span><span class="Apple-style-span">sity.</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Al</span><span class="Apple-style-span">so I kinda really<strong><em> REALLY</em></strong> wanna be her friend. She </span><span class="Apple-style-span">seem</span><span class="Apple-style-span">s pretty awe</span><span class="Apple-style-span">some.</span></p> </blockquote> <p>Swag her the fuck out, tho.</p> <p>That traditional pic with the glasses is giving me life.</p> </blockquote>http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50684432319http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50684432319Fri, 17 May 2013 19:15:56 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/305c8fd8b05cf1eccd3c5cc7e828b46d/tumblr_mmjtm7T8Op1qitigdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blackgirlwhiteboylove.com/post/50679294714/kuchenbaeckerin-aric-wiser-follow-my" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">blackgirlwhiteboylove</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://kuchenbaeckerin.tumblr.com/post/50034252240/aric-wiser" target="_blank">kuchenbaeckerin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://kuchenbaeckerin.tumblr.com/tagged/aric%20wiser" target="_blank">Aric Wiser</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Follow my blog: <a href="http://blackgirlwhiteboylove.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://blackgirlwhiteboylove.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://blackgirlwhiteboylove.com" target="_blank">http://blackgirlwhiteboylove.com</a></a></p></blockquote>http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50684339656http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50684339656Fri, 17 May 2013 19:14:35 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e34b0c58d634f1b307cf7445e2bd44fb/tumblr_mkkk9gPITf1qffcrao1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8acafbcda65b0e5d185d9c6e55f7c38c/tumblr_mkkk9gPITf1qffcrao2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/57e208fd17dd5292fc08575e2c170be8/tumblr_mkkk9gPITf1qffcrao4_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/700257e01b46c07fcdf5cff2f63e79dd/tumblr_mkkk9gPITf1qffcrao3_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0336c71b61593300c88aad8504a099ec/tumblr_mkkk9gPITf1qffcrao7_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/38e35b899e19d108a3bdcc5e8286db98/tumblr_mkkk9gPITf1qffcrao6_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c20781bf97386619a8d3f43dece838b7/tumblr_mkkk9gPITf1qffcrao8_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c231a433a874ec6ff3aad42c13599656/tumblr_mkkk9gPITf1qffcrao5_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c3cd231407f34d01a36402ab7f2d579f/tumblr_mkkk9gPITf1qffcrao10_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a2c5a694adfe83896e09926f01faa66f/tumblr_mkkk9gPITf1qffcrao9_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://blackgirlwhiteboylove.com/post/50679294988/men-who-inspire-me-tristan-burnett-by-dana" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">blackgirlwhiteboylove</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://men-who-inspire-me.tumblr.com/post/50582048210/tristan-burnett-by-dana-scruggs" target="_blank">men-who-inspire-me</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Tristan Burnett by Dana Scruggs</p> </blockquote> <p>Follow my blog: <a href="http://blackgirlwhiteboylove.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://blackgirlwhiteboylove.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://blackgirlwhiteboylove.com" target="_blank">http://blackgirlwhiteboylove.com</a></a></p></blockquote>http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50684309866http://shellygray.tumblr.com/post/50684309866Fri, 17 May 2013 19:14:08 -0400