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  • #28DaysOfBlackCosplay: Seeing Yourself in the Positive

    I’m one of those people who visibly twitch at those supposedly clever online posts about how technology is killing our ability to socialize. You know, “We live in a society, dang nabbit, and you kids with your darn tootin’ Facebooks and Tweeters have forgotten how to hold proper conversations.” Let’s be real. It’s not as…

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    Briana Lawrence

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  • #28DaysBlackOfCosplay: Learning to Love Myself by Playing Dress-Up

    I’m a cosplayer. A black geek. A black, queer, cosplaying geek in a plus-size body. I conduct a body-positivity panel at conventions called “Love Your Cosplay Body.” For about an hour, I wax philosophically about accepting yourself and ignoring the randos of the internet who comment on fat-black-girl pics with witty remarks like “whale” or…

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    Briana Lawrence

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