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" There are some white people who are very unhappy that I am in an interracial relationship. "
Franchesca Ramsey
I Am
Who
Unhappy
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" 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! "
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Media
" 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. "
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Black
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" I'm, like, not a science person at all. "
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" The Internet is part of my job, so I have to approach it with a level of professionalism. I don't necessarily think it's changed who I am, but if anything, it's impacted the opportunities that have come into my life and the people that I've been able to develop relationships with - which I'm very fortunate and thankful for. "
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" You create content because you love it, not necessarily because you're looking for fame or know what it will potentially lead to. "
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Create
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" My ultimate goal is to make people laugh and make them think, which isn't always an easy task. "
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Goal
" Growing up, I was constantly labeled an 'oreo' by my black peers because of my proper speech and 'valley girl accent.' "
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Speech
Black
Girl
" 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. "
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Know
Style
Place
" 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. "
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Going
Confused
Confidence
" Sounds cliched, but I can't survive without my calendar. "
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Calendar
Sounds
" Whether you have locs, natural hair, wear a relaxer, or rock wigs and weaves, thinning edges can be a frustrating issue. "
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You
Hair
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" 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.' "
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Media
Wish
Think
" I believe there's a huge conflict of interest when local prosecutors investigate cases of police violence within their own communities. "
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Own
Violence
Police
" Self-care is really about taking care of you and focusing on feeling good about yourself - mind and body. "
Franchesca Ramsey
Care
Good
Mind
" I think that the most important thing when it comes to achieving your dreams is just that you have to be realistic. "
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Dreams
Think
Achieving
" Beauty is really cool because it's something that can make you feel good about yourself. "
Franchesca Ramsey
Feel Good
Good
Yourself
" I always make sure to moisturize my hair. I love natural oils, coconut oil. Moisture is one thing you can never go wrong with. "
Franchesca Ramsey
Oil
Love
Hair
" I create videos for my YouTube channel Chescaleigh and for 'Decoded,' a series with MTV. "
Franchesca Ramsey
Videos
Channel
Create
" I'm embarrassed to admit that I thought the world was ending my junior year of high school after a dye job reacted badly with my perm and left me with a sparse and burnt up hairline. Even though I went natural a few years later, my edges never seemed to recover. "
Franchesca Ramsey
Job
Me
School
" 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. "
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Internet
People
Amazing
" It's important to take time away from the Internet as much as possible. For me, I love working out, and my husband and I do it together in the mornings! And it's really our time to check in with each other, but it's also our time to really not think about work or what's happening on the Internet. "
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Work
Time
" 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. "
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People
You
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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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Comedy
Home
Me
" In many ways, being yourself is dispelling stereotypes. "
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Being Yourself
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" When I started in 2007, YouTube was just a fun hobby for others and myself. "
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YouTube
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Hobby
" I left acting school really hoping that I could be on a television show of some sort, working in movies in Hollywood. "
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Movies
" 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. "
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Place
Ideas
Black
" 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. "
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Life
Reach
Internet
" 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. "
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Vote
Run
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" People feel like using the word 'joke' removes responsibility for the hurt their words may cause. It doesn't; in fact, it may make things worse. "
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Hurt
People
Responsibility