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Poet Taylor Steele captures the problem with appropriating Black slang.

In her poem “AAVE” (which stands for African-American Vernacular English) Taylor Steele explains why appropriation of Black slang is the worst.  African-American culture is being popularized on a daily basis and while Black people are judged and mistreated for using something they came up with ages ago, White people come off as cool and original when they use it.

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“Shhhh. Baby, you didn’t do anything. I was just… It’s been a very bad day. I didn’t mean to take it out on you at all. You didn’t deserve what I did in there today. I didn’t mean anything I said… I was just being a dick…” He said, running his fingertips along her spine. “I’m so sorry… I’m going to have that lamp fixed first thing in the morning, okay? I really didn’t mean to break it…” He added, burying his nose in her hair. “I can’t apologize enough.”

Some vintage-inspired sports anime prints I did last year and this summer. I had fun playing with the typography on these.

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