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" 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. "

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" I'm so inspired by people like Issa Rae who started on YouTube or Abbi and Ilana from 'Broad City' who also started on YouTube. "

Franchesca Ramsey

YouTube

Inspired

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

" The Internet is an actual dumpster fire. "

" 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 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! "

" 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. "

Franchesca Ramsey

Comedy

Home

" Everyone's journey is their own journey. Everyone gets to where they are supposed to be. Everyone's journey works out the way they're supposed to. "

" Becoming a police officer is a choice. It's not something you're born into. "

" 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

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

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

" 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. "

" I think the beauty of the Internet is that it's giving a lot of people the opportunity to reach people around the world that they never would have been able to, and for people to tell their own stories where they don't see themselves reflected in mainstream media, or the media is misrepresenting the truth, right. "

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

" 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. "

" I think that's the thing I love about making content online - you get instant response. "

" There are some white people who are very unhappy that I am in an interracial relationship. "

" 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! "

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

" You have to realize that people are always going to be confused or sometimes threatened by someone who has the confidence to do something different. "

" 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 think what's been really awesome about the Internet is the ability to reach people from so many different walks of life and stages in their life. "

" 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. "

" Social media isn't as quaint as it was when I started my Livejournal back in high school. "

" 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. "

" My ultimate goal is to make people laugh and make them think, which isn't always an easy task. "

" I think doing research is probably the most valuable thing you can do for any career you're interested in pursuing, and not just a career on YouTube or in media. Really take a look at people whose careers you admire and learning from their successes, but also their mistakes. "

" I create videos for my YouTube channel Chescaleigh and for 'Decoded,' a series with MTV. "

" 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. "

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