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" 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. "

Franchesca Ramsey

People

You

" If I know you, and you want to touch my hair, you should ask me first, and most of the time I'll say yes. But if I don't know you, and you just reach out and touch me without asking or touch while simultaneously asking, I'm going to give you a side eye. "

Franchesca Ramsey

You

Eye

" I can recall an instance where I was in a meeting at work giving a presentation in front of my board of directors. I was taking questions at the end and someone asks, 'Is that your hair real?' The man then reached out and started stroking my hair. It was completely bizarre to me. "

Franchesca Ramsey

Work

Giving

" 'Stop playing the victim.' - unless you've been cast in a community theater production of 'Law & Order: SVU,' I'm not sure why anyone would choose to play victim. "

" Do not feed the trolls! Racist commenters usually troll the Internet looking for people of color to harass online. If you avoid responding, oftentimes they will get bored and move on. "

" I think society perpetuates a lot of mixed messages about what it means to be beautiful for all women, but especially for black women and women of color. "

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

" Women really love their hair. Like, our hair is very important. "

" 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. "

Franchesca Ramsey

Feel

Opportunities

" Castor oil has long been a used as a remedy for a whole host of ailments including arthritis, digestion, insomnia and even period cramps. But it also stimulates hair growth. "

" I don't want to tell anybody who to vote for; I'd rather people just do their homework and make sure they vote for the person that they feel like is best to run our country. "

" I initially started making videos about my hair because I was struggling to style it and didn't know where to find help. Similarly, I started creating comedy content and doing characters and talking about things that were important to me because I didn't find a place to do that in the career that I wanted as an actress. "

" When I get to meet my audience when I go speak at colleges or when I'm walking down the street, it's been really eye-opening how many people have been touched to see someone that looks like them on television. "

" I think that if you stay positive and remain positive, you can definitely achieve the things you set out to. "

" 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. "

" We can't all wake up and know everything. "

" My consciousness is a process, and that includes my relationship with my husband. His being white doesn't make me any less black or invested in black issues, the same way him being a man doesn't make me any less of a feminist. "

Franchesca Ramsey

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Husband

" My channel is an opportunity to give people a new perspective on natural hair. Love what you have and work with what you've got. I think that's really important. "

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

" I'm obsessed with cute gym clothes in bright bold prints, so as soon as Mara Hoffman expanded into activewear, I knew my wallet was in danger. "

" For content creators, it's really important to be honest. Your audience will appreciate if you're stingy with the brands you work with. "

" Self-esteem doesn't have to just be about the way you look; it can be about your talents and passions. All of those things can build someone's confidence and show them that they have self worth and they are important. "

" Whether you have locs, natural hair, wear a relaxer, or rock wigs and weaves, thinning edges can be a frustrating issue. "

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

" 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! "

" Social media, unfortunately, just makes it a lot easier to be jealous. It sets up false expectations of reality, so it's really easy to look at someone else's life online and assume that they have everything going great for them and that their life is perfect. "

" 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. "

" YouTube is an amazing platform to talk about social issues because it gives people the ability to tell their own stories and reach audience around the world who may otherwise never be exposed to these people and conversations. "

" The Internet is a blessing and a curse. I mean, it's a place where lots of people can express themselves, which is amazing, but it's a place where a lot of people can express themselves that probably should keep those expressions to themselves. "