āOn Wednesdays, we wear pinkā is a line from one of my favorite movies of all time, āMean Girls.ā (The original film, not the musical, although they may say the line in the musical as well, I havenāt seen it yet. Iāmma fix that real soon, though.)
Because I love āMean Girlsā so much, I buy every graphic T-shirt I can find that has catchphrases from the film. In addition to the aforementioned line, I have ones that say āIām a mouse. Duh,ā āShe doesnāt even go here,ā and āThatās so fetch!ā I have the feeling Iām forgetting some, but you get my point. I have a lot of āMean Girlsā graphic T-shirts.Ā
My collection of āMean Girlsā shirts is as large as my collection of āDariaā T-shirts.
Me and graphic T-shirts go together. Iāve lost count of how many I have, but Iād say at least 100. I have so many that it would take me months to wear every single one I have.
If I donāt have anything else going on, my standard casual outfit is a graphic T-shirt whatever bottoms I put on that day (shorts, jeans, sweats, or leggings ā which are in fact pants), and a pair of Chucks. My Chucks collection is large and full of different colors.Ā
Iām telling you all of this because as a proud member of Generation X when I became an adult and could spend my own money on my own clothes without anyone telling me what I could and could not wear, I decided to wear whatever the heck I wanted, and my clothing choices became an expression of my daily mood.
If you are an adult, there is no such thing as ādressing your ageā
ageism
Calling me ‘old’ or ‘fat’ doesn’t faze me
VideoI recorded a little message for the men who get mad at me online and try to insult me by calling me “old” or “fat.” Pro tip: Those don’t work as insults against me. I’m proud of my age, and I know that I am beautiful. Try to come up with something better.
Ageism in any direction is wrong
LinkAgeism is an ugly practice that needs to end
“As I have matured and become more aware of the way ageism works, my thinking and behaviors toward age have changed. I realize how damaging it can be, especially to us as Black women, and I have vowed not to participate in it in any fashion.”