Tag: Feminist

Woman Crush Wednesday: Jasmine Guy 💐

Let me say something about Jasmine Guy.

This woman was a bombshell in the ’90s. Beautiful. Talented. Magnetic. An absolute star.

And now that she is over 60, people have decided that her aging body and face are somehow public property for commentary.

Jasmine Guy does not owe us her 1990s face.

She does not owe us tighter skin.
She does not owe us fewer wrinkles.
She does not owe us the appearance of being 30 forever simply because we thought she was beautiful at 30.

She owes us nothing.

And honestly? There is something deeply feminist about allowing a woman to age without treating it like a personal failure.

We live in a culture that tells women:

~Be beautiful, but don’t try too hard.
~Age gracefully, but don’t actually LOOK your age.
~Take care of yourself, but don’t admit you’ve had work done.
~Embrace aging, but whatever you do, don’t visibly age.

Pick a damn lane. Please.

Men are routinely permitted to accumulate gray hair, wrinkles, laugh lines, dad bods and decades of experience and somehow become “distinguished.”

Women? We get interrogated for every line on our faces.

That isn’t aging being the problem.

It’s misogyny.

And Jasmine Guy is still Jasmine fucking Guy. 💐

An actress. A dancer. A singer. A director. A performer. A cultural icon. A woman who has given decades of her life to her craft.

Her value did not expire when her collagen production changed. Her beauty did not disappear because time moved forward. And she certainly doesn’t need to audition for our approval every time she walks into a room.

So for this Woman Crush Wednesday, I’m celebrating Jasmine Guy. Not because she looks like she did in 1990, but because she has had the privilege of making it to 60+ and is allowing herself to be a whole human being through every chapter of it.

That should be celebrated. Not ridiculed.

Because one day, if we’re lucky, we’ll all get old too.

And I hope the women coming behind us learn that getting older isn’t something to apologize for. Age is not the insult you think it is.

Happy WCW to the legendary Jasmine Guy. 👑

And to everybody making fun of an older woman’s appearance:

May you age exactly as gracefully as you deserve.

And THAT’S the bottom line.

Six Black Women Artivists

Source: @aapolicyforum
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Artivism has always been at the heart of AAPF’s work because art has always been a tool for resistance. That is why this #womenshistorymonth we want to celebrate and uplift six Black women artivists whose work merges creativity with activism, pushing boundaries and reimagining what’s possible.

Feminist Friday ♀️

“No” does not mean persuade me, wear me down, reinterpret my boundaries, or audition better arguments, it means stop. It is a complete sentence, not an opening bid in a negotiation, not a flirtation tactic, not a test of persistence. In a culture that too often socializes women to soften refusals and socializes men to treat resistance as a challenge, reclaiming “no” as final is an act of bodily autonomy and self-determination. Consent is not the absence of a fight; it is the presence of an enthusiastic, unpressured “yes.” Anything else; coaxing, guilt-tripping, repeated asking, strategic charm; is coercion dressed up as romance. Respecting “no” is not courtesy; it is the baseline requirement for dignity, safety, and equality.

Feminist Friday: Angelina Jolie ♀️

This woman needs no introduction. 💕

Angelina Jolie embodies a modern feminism rooted in agency, accountability, and global impact, redefining what it means for women to wield power in public life. She has consistently leveraged her visibility not for self-mythology but to advocate for women’s bodily autonomy, refugee rights, and the protection of women in conflict zones, often confronting entrenched political and cultural systems head-on.

By speaking openly about choices surrounding health, motherhood, and survival, she has normalized female decision-making without apology, challenging the expectation that women remain silent, ornamental, or agreeable. Angelina’s trailblazing lies not only in what she has achieved, but in how she has reframed female influence as strategic, compassionate, and unapologetically authoritative.

Thank you Angelina for being a fierce advocate and trailblazer for women’s rights.

Feminist Friday ♀️

Norma McCorvey (Jane Roe) and her lawyer Gloria Allred on the steps of the Supreme Court, 1989

“He don’t wanna be kept, don’t keep him. He don’t want the baby, then b🩷tch don’t keep it, h🩷e.” -GloRilla

Exactly why we need Roe v. Wade restored.

Sarah Weddington
Linda Coffee
GloRilla

Pink Relief Bags 🎀

It was such a privilege to give back to a school that afforded me so many great opportunities and memories. The illustrious Lewis Cass Technical High School! 💚🤍

Kelsey, thank you for accepting my invitation to collaborate! You are a beautiful spirit, and your students are truly blessed to have you as their educator. 👑

P.s.: You deserve flowers always. 💐

🗣 SONYA MASSEY SHOULD STILL BE ALIVE.

‘On July 6th, at approximately 1:21am, Sonya Massey, a disabled 36-year-old Black woman from Springfield, Illinois, was tragically murdered in her own home after calling 911. Concerned about a possible intruder, Sonya did what anyone would do—she reached out to the authorities for protection. Despite being unarmed and attempting to comply with his instructions, Deputy Sean Grayson shot her three times and told his partner not to give her medical aid.’

‘Sonya Massey is survived by her children and parents, Donna Massey and James Wilburn. Wilburn has been vocal about his daughter’s death, including how he and the family were left in the dark about what happened to Sonya.’

🕊️ Rest in POWER Sonya Lynaye Wilburn-Massey (2/12/1988- 7/6/2024) 🕊️

Protecting Black women and girls should not be revolutionary. It should be the standard.

Take action by supporting racial justice organizations, including:
👉 Color of Change (@colorofchange)
👉 Dream Defenders (@thedreamdefenders)
👉 The Movement for Black Lives (@mvmnt4blklives)

Credit: @devthepineapple 🍍

Source: @feminist ♀️