#FreeTheBaddies

#FreeTheBaddies

I SHOULD HAVE CUSSED HER THE F*CK OUT!

"a growing body of evidence says holding our emotions in is damaging to our health, especially and specifically as Black women and women of color." - Fatima Kay

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Coral Bello-Martinez and Fatima Kay
Jul 29, 2026
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Hi y’allllll,

Okay, so I’ve heard this one may sting, but at the end of the day, I just want you to be nicer to yourself.

Pull up a chair.

A lot of people seem to think healed means calm; healed means never reacting.

But is that even who you’d want to be?

I don’t think our ancestors ever wanted us to swallow our anger and swallow our pride like they had to…

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Queer, writer, Black without zooming in. I believe a better world is inevitable; I plan to help create it and I damn sure plan to see it. she/her You said you like to pay people for their work... I have a link for that.
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