All is Violent, All is Bright

I think this question is asking several different things. What do I think about individual Black women traveling, getting money, and generally enjoying life? I think that's awesome.

What do I think about the "Black women in luxury" movement? That it's kinda useless if not outright classist.

To be clear, I'm defining luxury as "something desirable but expensive and hard to get" and "something that adds pleasure but isn't necessary" (via Merriam-Webster). I've seen some folks try to define luxury as being loved or well rested or eating well and those things shouldn't be considered luxuries at all. These are things we should all have access to as human beings--although capitalism has unfortunately made many of these things inaccessible to many Black women. I'm more talking about expensive cars, clothes/ bags, vacations, access to hired help, etc.

And it's not that I think those things are "bad" but rather that a small minority of Black women having access to these things won't do anything for Black women as a whole.

And moreover, most Black women don't even have access to many basic things never mind luxury things. Despite what we see on social media we must remember that Black women as a whole are one of the poorest demographics in the US. We need better worker rights, better and safer housing, better healthcare, a more robust social safety net, to get rid of food deserts, etc. Not Chanel bags. So this "movement" is based on an aesthetic that is largely out of reach.

DOPAMINE ~ the reward chemical

Complete a task

Doing self care acitivites

Eating some food

Celebrating your little wins.

OXYTOCIN ~ the love hormones

Playing with a dog

Playing with a baby

Holding hands

Hugging someone

Giving someone else a compliment

SEROTONIN ~ the mood stabiliser

Meditating

Running

Be in the sun

Walk in nature

Swimming

ENDORPHIN ~ the pain relief

Laughing exercises

Essential oils

Eating dark chocolate

Stay away from crowds

What humans see:

What Vulcans see:

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