WASH DAY – 2019, dir. Kourtney Jackson

As they get ready for the day, three young Black women discuss the public perception of their Blackness in relation to their cultivation of a strong sense of self. Wash Day is an intimate exploration into how private, domestic acts such as washing your hair or putting on makeup become a significant re-acquaintance with the body, before and after navigating the politics of one’s outwardly appearance.

                            𝚒'𝚖 𝚜𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚢, 𝚒 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚊𝚕𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢.

taken from various disney (including pixar) movie. nothing belongs to me. feel free to change any pronouns or sentence structure according to your muse’s preferences!

❝   i have no strength with which to speak,  when you sit me down and see i’m weak.   ❞

❝   we will run and scream; you will dance with me; we’ll fulfil our dreams and we’ll be free.   ❞

❝   we will be who we are.   ❞

❝   they’ll heal our scars; sadness will be far away.   ❞

❝   so i had done wrong, but you put me right.   ❞

❝   when i give less than i take - it is my fault, my own mistake.   ❞

❝   say that i’m crazy, or call me a fool - but last night it seems that i dream about you. ❞

❝   when i open my mouth, what came out was a song. and you knew every word and we all sang along.   ❞

❝   we sang along to a melody that’s playing to the strings of our souls.   ❞

❝   our love for each other will live on forever.   ❞

❝   when the cold wind is calling and the sky is clear and bright, i will ride.   ❞

❝   i have to be strong as the seas are stormy, and proud as an eagle’s scream.   ❞

❝   if i never knew you, i would have no inkling of how precious this life could be.   ❞

❝   if i never knew you, i would never have a clue how at last i’d find in you the missing part of me.   ❞

❝   if i never knew you, i’d be safe but half as real.   ❞

❝   what’s the matter with me? you’d think a girl would learn.   ❞

❝   if there’s a price for a rotten judgement, i guess i’ve already won that.   ❞

❝   no man is worth the aggravation.   ❞

❝   it’s ancient history; been there done that!   ❞

❝   who you think you’re kidding? he’s the earth and heaven to you!   ❞

❝   no chance, no way! i won’t say it, no.   ❞

❝   it’s too cliche, so i won’t say i’m in love.   ❞

❝   i thought my heart has learnt its lesson.   ❞

❝   my head is screaming, “get a grip, girl! unless you want to cry your heart out.”   ❞

❝   check the grin: you’re in love.   ❞

❝   put your faith in what you most believe in.   ❞

❝   trust your heart. let fate decide to guide these lies we see.    ❞

❝   two worlds, one family.   ❞

❝   raise your head up, lift high the load; take strength from those that need you.   ❞

❝   build higher walls, build stronger beams!   ❞

❝   tell everybody i’m on my way; new friends and new places to see.   ❞

❝   there’s nowhere else i’d rather be.   ❞

❝   i’m loving every step i take.   ❞

❝   i can’t keep this smile off my face.   ❞

❝   there’s nothing like seeing each other again, no matter the distance in between.   ❞

❝   the life of a princess from birth is well defined.   ❞

❝   a [princess/prince/king/queen] must humbly serve their country, play the part they’re assigned.   ❞

❝   who could ever ask for more?   ❞

❝   i wanna be like other girls!   ❞

❝   climb up the trees like other kids can!   ❞

❝   gotta keep one jump ahead of the bread line.   ❞

❝   these guys don’t appreciate i’m broke.   ❞

❝   i steal only what i can’t afford - and, well, that’s everything.   ❞

❝   i can take a hint, gotta face the fact. you’re my only friend, [Name].   ❞

❝   i’d blame parents except he hadn’t got them.   ❞

❝   i think i’ll take a stroll around the block.   ❞

❝   gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat; otherwise, we’ll get along.   ❞

❝   i admit that in the past i’ve been a nasty.   ❞

❝   they weren’t kidding when they’re calling me, well, a witch.   ❞

❝   i fortunately know a little magic; it’s a talent i always possess.   ❞

❝   poor unfortunate souls, in pain! in need! and do i help them? indeed.   ❞

❝   there you see her, sitting across the way.   ❞

❝   she doesn’t get a lot to say, but there’s something about her.   ❞

❝   yes, you want her. look at her, you know you do.   ❞

❝   it’s possible she wants you too. there is one way to ask her.   ❞

❝   you think i’m an ignorant savage?   ❞

❝   still, i cannot see that the savage one is me.   ❞

❝   you think you own whatever land you land on. the earth is just a dead thing you can claim.   ❞

❝   if you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you’ll learn things you never knew.   ❞

❝  for a long time we’ve been marching off to battle. in our thundering herd we feel a lot like cattle!   ❞

❝   bet the local girls thought you were quite the charmer.   ❞

❝   and i’ll bet the ladies love a man in armor!   ❞

❝   there’s no place i’d rather be than on my surfboard out at sea.   ❞

❝   and if i had one wish come true, i’d surf till the sun sets.   ❞

❝   i know you, i walked with you once upon a dream.   ❞

❝   i know you, the gleam in your eyes is a familiar gleam.   ❞

❝   visions are seldom what they seem.   ❞

❝   you’ll love me at once, the way you did once.   ❞

❝   i don’t have time for dancing! that’s just gonna have to wait for a while.   ❞

❝   ain’t got time for messing around, and it’s not my style.   ❞

❝   i know exactly where i’m going; getting closer, closer each day.   ❞

❝   people down here think i’m crazy, but i don’t care.   ❞

❝   so, he’s a bit of a fixer upper.   ❞

❝   i know he washes well, but he always ends up sorta smelly.   ❞

❝   you can fix this fixxer upper with a little bit of love!   ❞

❝   remember me? though i have to say goodbye…   ❞

❝   even if i’m far away, i’ll hold you in my heart.   ❞

❝   remember me, though i have to travel far.   ❞

❝   so many things to tell you. but how to make you see?   ❞

❝   the truth about my past? impossible. you’d turn away from me.   ❞

❝   all at once, everything looks different. now that i see you.   ❞

❝   they’ll fall in love, and here’s the bottom line: our trio’s down to two.   ❞

❝   standing here, it’s all so clear: i’m where i’m meant to be.   ❞

❝   with all this romantic atmosphere, disaster’s in the air.   ❞