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" I've had lots of people say, 'Oh, Franchesca's content is just for white people.' But I try to talk about identity in a way that's accessible to lots of people and is not a pointed finger. "

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" For me, YouTube was about creating content because I had an interest in beauty and comedy and wanted to find a way to mix those two things, and I could do it from my home, own my own time. "

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" For me, at least with my parents, I feel that they wanted me to have all the opportunities that they did not have, and for them, that meant going to private school. "

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" What's really great about social media is we have tremendous access, and there's a wealth of information about the people that we admire online. "

" I love Uniqlo for all the staples, but what I really love are the palazzo pants. They are just so flattering. "

" For whatever reason, illiteracy continues to plague the racist troll community. "

" As much as we try to deny it, media plays a huge part in how we view the world. "

" People feel really uncomfortable talking about race and identity, largely because the subject is so taboo. "

" Sounds cliched, but I can't survive without my calendar. "

" I left acting school really hoping that I could be on a television show of some sort, working in movies in Hollywood. "

" The Internet has been so good to me; I see its potential to help other people. "

" I think, even before social media, it was really hard to not look at other classmates and say, 'Well I wish I looked like her.' Or even to look at celebrities and wish that 'I looked like them.' "

" The biggest thing I try to do is to unplug and give myself time away from social media and the Internet. "

" My undergrad degree was in graphic design, and I don't work in that anymore, but I obviously do a lot of design and editing and Photoshopping, and the Adobe Creative Cloud is essential! "

" People that are not happy in their offline life tend to turn to trolling to fill the void. Oftentimes, the people saying racist things do not even necessarily believe in what they are saying. They are just looking for attention they do not get in real life. When you keep that in mind, it is easier to avoid indulging those people all together. "

" For a black activist, for an activist of all walks of life, the Internet has become this kind of meeting place where we can exchange ideas, where we can learn from each other, where we can get inspired about new ways that we can make changes within our own communities and own homes. "

" In many ways, being yourself is dispelling stereotypes. "

" I have been talking about social issues on YouTube for a long time now. I think it's very important in terms of being able to reach people around the world and people who have never been exposed to certain topics or are maybe misinformed about certain things. "

" I think that everyone on the Internet has to deal with people saying negative things. It can be tough! "

" I was looking for help with styling my hair and was really struggling to find it, and I have very much been of the mind that if you see a need for something, and you can create it yourself, then go for it, so I started creating content around beauty. "

" I like to think my work is furthering black culture by educating and empowering black people. "

" Beauty is really cool because it's something that can make you feel good about yourself. "

" 'Lemonade' resonated with me, and I love the direction Beyonce is going with her music and her career. "

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" I enjoy working out because I struggle with anxiety, and exercise has been a great way for me to combat that. "

" I have really long legs, so I like cropped pants that make it look like I intentionally wanted my pants short instead of pants that happen to be too short for me. "

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" Now I have a standard for how I make sure people do not speak to me in a way that I feel uncomfortable with. When I was younger, I didn't have that. I was like, 'Try not to make waves.' I wanted everybody to like me, and so I stifled a lot of the discomfort that I had. "

" Black women come with all sorts of personalities. So it's time for media to wise up and show us in all of our complexity. "

" I'm somewhat wary of being called 'woke' because it feels absolute in a way that I don't think is realistic. "

" For me, social media isn't just about connecting with friends and sharing photos; it's a bigger, more tangled web that's led me to jobs working in television, speaking gigs around the country, and it's even helped me land my first book deal! "