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A haunting photo from the Houston Slutwalk.
The "I'm Tired" Project - "I'm tired of being told what I can't be. "As a woman of colour, I’m often associated with stereotypes or beliefs of what a black women "can’t be": how we can’t be quiet, how we can’t be nice, how we can’t be gentle, and other negations. These stigmas are attached to us by those outside of our race and by a few within. Many of us react to these assumptions—and with good reason—with anger or frustration, and by constantly refuting these stereotypes or beliefs, we lose sight of the quieter, soul-refining qualities about ourselves. "In today’s society, the black woman is gaining a bigger platform to voice herself but she is often criticised, devalued, or summed up with stereotypes regarding her gender/race and not regarding what’s coming out of her mouth. "So, I’m tired of being told what I can’t be because I am quiet, and I am nice, and I am gentle. I’m not frustrated about being who I am anymore, not the way I used to be, because I see that there’s nothing negative, or wrong, with being; I am, I am, I am." Photo Credit: Harriet Evans and Oxford Skin Deep Photo Editing: Harriet Evans | Facebook