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Franchesca Ramsey
Franchesca Ramsey
American Comedian
Born: Nov 29, 1983
Black Internet Me People Think You
Related authors: George Carlin Groucho Marx Milton Berle Mitch Hedberg Robin Williams Rodney Dangerfield Steven Wright W. C. Fields
Social media, unfortunately, just makes it a lot easier to be jealous. It sets up false expectations of reality, so it's really easy to look at someone else's life online and assume that they have everything going great for them and that their life is perfect. Franchesca Ramsey
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Becoming a police officer is a choice. It's not something you're born into. Franchesca Ramsey
You Police Born Something Police Officer Becoming Officer Choice
It took me years to realize that 'normal' is actually super boring and that being myself was harder but infinitely more rewarding. Franchesca Ramsey
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It's just not funny to disrespect other people's beliefs, backgrounds, cultures, or identities when those are deeply rooted in longstanding oppression. Jokes that punch down on marginalized people require no creativity because they've existed since the beginning of time. It's like telling a knock-knock joke and believing you're Richard Pryor. Franchesca Ramsey
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In many ways, being yourself is dispelling stereotypes. Franchesca Ramsey
Yourself Ways Stereotypes Being Many Being Yourself
Over the years, I've found that dealing with white people faux pas can be tricky. If I get upset, I could quickly be labeled the 'angry black girl.' But if I don't say anything or react too passively, I risk giving friends and acquaintances permission to continue crossing the line. Franchesca Ramsey
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I think, even before social media, it was really hard to not look at other classmates and say, 'Well I wish I looked like her.' Or even to look at celebrities and wish that 'I looked like them.' Franchesca Ramsey
Social Media Wish Before Think Other Say Classmates Like Look Looked Well Celebrities Social Them Really Hard Even Media Her
If you're brave enough to search 'Franchesca Ramsey' on YouTube, you'll find a sea of ranting white dudes pinning the 'angry black woman' stereotype onto my smiling face. Franchesca Ramsey
Angry You Woman Black Face White YouTube Enough Find Onto Stereotype Smiling Dudes Brave Sea Search
Social media isn't as quaint as it was when I started my Livejournal back in high school. Franchesca Ramsey
School Social Media Back High High School Quaint Social Media Started
People feel like using the word 'joke' removes responsibility for the hurt their words may cause. It doesn't; in fact, it may make things worse. Franchesca Ramsey
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Whether you have locs, natural hair, wear a relaxer, or rock wigs and weaves, thinning edges can be a frustrating issue. Franchesca Ramsey
You Natural Hair Wigs Wear Edges Rock Issue Whether Frustrating
For me, YouTube was about creating content because I had an interest in beauty and comedy and wanted to find a way to mix those two things, and I could do it from my home, own my own time. Franchesca Ramsey
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What's really great about social media is we have tremendous access, and there's a wealth of information about the people that we admire online. Franchesca Ramsey
Great People Wealth Social Media Tremendous Admire About Online Access Information Social Really Media
I think that the most important thing when it comes to achieving your dreams is just that you have to be realistic. Franchesca Ramsey
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I've had lots of people say, 'Oh, Franchesca's content is just for white people.' But I try to talk about identity in a way that's accessible to lots of people and is not a pointed finger. Franchesca Ramsey
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We can't all wake up and know everything. Franchesca Ramsey
Wake Up Everything Know Wake Up
The Internet has been so good to me; I see its potential to help other people. Franchesca Ramsey
Good Me People Internet Other Has-Been See Potential Been Help
I'm obsessed with cute gym clothes in bright bold prints, so as soon as Mara Hoffman expanded into activewear, I knew my wallet was in danger. Franchesca Ramsey
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What I love most about SZA's music is her unflinching vulnerability. Franchesca Ramsey
Love Music About Most Vulnerability Her
I have really long legs, so I like cropped pants that make it look like I intentionally wanted my pants short instead of pants that happen to be too short for me. Franchesca Ramsey
Me Long Too Pants Instead Like Look Make Short Intentionally Wanted Legs Happen Really
I love my journal as much as I love my phone. I find it to be a big part of my self-care to reflect on my day and write words that inspire me or paste business cards and pictures. Franchesca Ramsey
Love Day Me Business Words Phone Inspire Big Reflect Find Write Part Journal Pictures Paste Big Part Much Cards
My undergrad degree was in graphic design, and I don't work in that anymore, but I obviously do a lot of design and editing and Photoshopping, and the Adobe Creative Cloud is essential! Franchesca Ramsey
Work Creative Editing Degree Cloud Design Obviously Lot Essential Anymore Graphic Graphic Design
Just as you're allowed to be angry about injustice, it's natural to express feelings of sadness or fear, especially if you're exhausted by the prospect of trying to keep a brave face. Franchesca Ramsey
Angry You Injustice Natural Fear Sadness Face Feelings Exhausted About Allowed Prospect Trying Brave Just Express Keep
I'm so inspired by people like Issa Rae who started on YouTube or Abbi and Ilana from 'Broad City' who also started on YouTube. Franchesca Ramsey
People YouTube Broad City Inspired Like Also Who Started
I'm embarrassed to admit that I thought the world was ending my junior year of high school after a dye job reacted badly with my perm and left me with a sparse and burnt up hairline. Even though I went natural a few years later, my edges never seemed to recover. Franchesca Ramsey
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It's important to understand you can't remove the historical context of racially charged stereotypes or slurs as much as we like to pretend that we can. Franchesca Ramsey
You Remove Important Charged Pretend Stereotypes Like Understand Context Historical Much
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