
winter miller
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winter miller
@itswintermiller
Playwright. Author of a new kid’s book, NOT A CAT: a memoir by Gato, celebrates kids exactly as they are. https://t.co/Rg5nbhjMLe Adj Prof BU SOT




I am embarrassed to admit how many times I’ve watched this remix.






People hate on Sha’Carri Richardson since she is not their vision of a respectable Black woman athlete. Sha’Carri has tattoos, is queer, not light skinned, wears long multicolored weaves and long nails many consider unprofessional, “ghetto and too Black.” Her name sounds Black and we live in an anti-Black world. Regardless, Sha’Carri is unapologetically herself She’s not trying to assimilate to Eurocentric beauty standards. She won’t adhere to respectability politics to gain the “respect” of racists and self hating Black people. Sha’Carri exercises boundaries with the public and press in ways women athletes are told not to. When you can’t be controlled and are happy with who you are and what you’ve achieved your confidence will be seen as a threat to those without it. That’s why she’s an icon. 💜 We should celebrate that not shame her.




