orchidsangel

[orchidsangel]

influence of pop culture and social commentary are probably some of my most watched topics on yt (even though I prob never finish the videos) not to be a debby downer but something I find most interesting are the longstanding effects and consequences of slavery on black people, and everything dating back to slavery; from the respectability politics of having to look put together and composed when going out in public esp to be taken seriously, (probably) to why black people sing out any time any place at any given moment, to the cultural significance of our family reunions and why no other culture does it like we do. *sigh* I miss going to a school that offered classes about black people in the whole department that focuses on black studies. I love our people and I so love learning about our history and just knowing and understanding us better. anyway, I love hearing ab your hobbies- 💌

i wrote a very long, almost 800-word, response to this, but i scrapped it. so i'm gonna keep this brief.

i grew up in a white neighborhood, very, very insecure about my race, and i purposely avoided thinking about those topics because they felt like someone was forcing me to look in a mirror that i was trying my hardest to pretend wasn't there. 

aside from that, i was just generally detached from my racial identity because i was branded "white-washed" from a very young age. before i, or anyone my age at the time, was even aware of race, and that played a big role in how i viewed myself.

i wasn't close to any of my family except my mom, and she's way light-skinned, so her experiences weren't the same as mine (she also grew up in brooklyn, pre-gentrification). and aside from that, like many black adults in the generations before mine, she harbored some kinds of internalized racism. i was taught to assimilate to the white people around me so as to not appear ghetto while also being criticized for not being black enough.

what a roller coaster, right?

all of that is to say that i never thought about race beyond something that deterred me from fitting in with my peers. so it's been interesting to dive into topics regarding race and realizing how heavily it's weaved into our society because i never associated really anything with race or even thought about it beyond my point of view.

like, i've never thought about the cultural significance of black family reunions because my family stopped going to and hosting them when i was very young. i never thought of it in any capacity as being related to being black.

i think all of the topics you listed are very interesting, but i find myself leaning toward modern-day racial issues and their relation to pop culture and media. i guess it's because they're the ones that attributed to how i felt growing up, and since i've become significantly more aware and accepting of my race and african-american culture, i've felt very strongly about them because it hurts my heart to think that there are little bipoc children who feel the same way i felt growing up.

of course, you can't talk about modern-day racial issues without acknowledging our history in relation to everything we experience today. we've progressed as a society, but progression wouldn't have been necessary if we hadn't been put in those awful situations in the first place, ykwim.

(this wasn't as brief as i intended it to be whoops)

#orchidsangels

[orchidsangel]

you pop up in my feed sometimes and every time i have a heart attack thinking it’s me, got me doing the spiderman meme like 🫵🏽 !!

lmao, i feel the same way when i see u in mine

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[orchidsangel]

also the sexyy red verse. yeah drake needa sit his ass down. last one sorry

hear that @drake??? yous a bitch!

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[orchidsangel]

him and onika twinnem wit the popped n botched bbls tho. good for them

nicki, drake, summer walker, and matt rife probably have the same plastic surgeon

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[orchidsangel]

my beef with drake started when my dad made it clear he was a drizzy drake dick rider. i hate anyone my dad listens to as a default 😛 also the lover boy era bullshit had me pissed off bc he so clearly dislikes women… and his face is stupid as fuck too. idk how to explain that bit but i hate his face

FINALLY. someone else who thinks drake is ugly. every time someone has asked if i would fuck drake i've contemplated choking them out for even making me think about. i hate his face and i'm praying on his downfall. aubrey drake graham you will begin to cough in three days.

also having a drake dickrider as a dad is so...like good luck to u girl

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[orchidsangel]

i wish tumblr had voice notes so i could tell you guys the story of how i got wasted in puerto rico and started cursing out people i went to middle school with in the back of an uber

#✧ orchids in bloom ✧

[orchidsangel]

shoulda stayed on degrassi.

i’ve hated drake’s bitch ass since i was in elementary school. some people have spent their lives waiting for true love but i’ve spent mine waiting for that toronto born big-headed botched bbl ass loser to get the lashings he deserves. and the time has finally come. this must be what the rapture feels like

#✧ orchids in bloom ✧

[orchidsangel]

i’ve hated drake’s bitch ass since i was in elementary school. some people have spent their lives waiting for true love but i’ve spent mine waiting for that toronto born big-headed botched bbl ass loser to get the lashings he deserves. and the time has finally come. this must be what the rapture feels like

#the beef has mostly been unwarranted #it started bc i hate his voice #✧ orchids in bloom ✧

[orchidsangel]

took one bite of a crumbl cookie and now my stomach’s cramping

#✧ orchids in bloom ✧

[orchidsangel]

my high school graduating class had 15 kids and i only went to school with 5 of them

#your weekly dosage of ro lore #✧ orchids in bloom ✧

[orchidsangel]

challengers takes place in my home town. i have never had new rochelle pride a day in my life but right there in that theater…i felt it

#i don’t live there anymore #but it’s my home #✧ orchids in bloom ✧

[orchidsangel]

drakes career is over. rest in peace like he ain’t dead, but he might as well be.

[orchidsangel]

you hoes wouldn’t know real music if it pushed you down the steps and laughed in your face

#☆ ro's headphones ☆ #Spotify

[orchidsangel]

watching drakes downfall in real time 😁😁😁

#✧ orchids in bloom ✧

[orchidsangel]

underrated banger

camp rock soundtrack ranked:

1. our time is here

2. 2 stars

3. play my music

4. hasta la vista

5. gotta find you

6. too cool

7. who will i be

8. here i am

9. this is me

10. we rock

11. what it takes

12. start the party

#✧ orchids in bloom ✧ #Spotify

[orchidsangel]

camp rock soundtrack ranked:

1. our time is here

2. 2 stars

3. play my music

4. hasta la vista

5. gotta find you

6. too cool

7. who will i be

8. here i am

9. this is me

10. we rock

11. what it takes

12. start the party

#☆ ro's headphones ☆

[orchidsangel]

whoever edited art and patrick to good luck babe…trust, you will be dealt with.

#✧ orchids in bloom ✧