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@Tansuru

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Cosplayer. Photographer. Part-time Dora Milaje. Autistic. #BLM . Non-binary (they/them) 30+ 🔞 Current Fixation: IWTV /Trigun /Bloodborne / FFXVI / Nu:Carnival

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@Tansuru
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🩸🩸🩸Our #BIPOCVampDay gathering is coming up on September 21! We can't wait to sink our teeth into this year's meetup! 🩸🩸🩸
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@Tansuru
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I'M HOWLING
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@Tansuru
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@InThierry This is exactly the type of person who was protesting to end lockdown so they can get their hair done
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@Tansuru
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This weekend was my first time cosplaying since recognizing myself as nonbinary and honestly, it's been great. #eccc
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@Tansuru
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"You seek favor from the Autumn King? He of Shadows and Lost Things, of Whispers and Flame? What do you offer? Quickly, now." (Happy #BlackFaeDay ✨!!! 📸: self-shot)
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@Tansuru
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"Now that is something, a right princely gift, there, Zag, and just so happens I got something here I have been meaning to give you!" Dionysus from Hades by @SupergiantGames Dionysus: @MooreLikeThat 📸 by me Absolutely loved this Dionysus at #Magfest !
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@Tansuru
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Happy #blackfaeday ! Let me introduce you to the Lady of Pearls, one of the sea oracles for the eastern seaboard fae. Leave tribute and they may pull you a card~
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@Tansuru
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People still going on with 'I want cosplay to be an escape and not think about political things' while ignoring how black cosplayers never get that refuge because our literal existence is deemed 'political'
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@Tansuru
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Anyone have "Angry Birds Leather Daddy Single-Handedly Ending The Kink At Pride Discourse" on their bingo cards?
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#AngryBirdsEvolution is wishing you a happy #Pride ! Change never happens without a little revolution.
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@Tansuru
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The crazy thing about cosplaying Domino is how many men decided I needed to know how disappointed they were to see her as a black woman.🤨
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@Tansuru
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There are two wolves inside you. One is a Cosplayer The other is a Photographer Both are broke.
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@Tansuru
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@IWriteAllDay_ Here until throwing bisexuals and pansexuals under the bus. A lot of biphobia out there that comes just from bisexuals existing and this is a tweet I KNOW they'll gleefully reach for to continue the narrative. Get where you're coming from. But...please...
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@Tansuru
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For #BIPOCVampDay I bring you Athanasius. High Priest and first sired by the Mother of All Darkness herself. Careful around this one. He has no great love for humans, but he may find some use for you yet.
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@Tansuru
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Heyo #LGBTCosplay hypefest! I'm Tans, now an DMV/East Coast cosplayer. Non-binary (they/them), bisexual, and a very lazy goth.
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@Tansuru
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Can I get in on this too? I'm Tans! Black, queer and genderfluid cosplayer out of Seattle. 👌🏾 #BlackCosplayerHere
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@Tansuru
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Here with Uranus to slipping in late for #MoonieMonday . One of these days I'll find a Neptune to cosplay with! 📸 : @CMCPhotography4 and fuelthedreamphotography (IG) #BlackCosplayerHere #NonbinaryCosplayer
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@Tansuru
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I'm here to end captialism. 📸: @marienewbyphoto
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@Tansuru
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@leoxeloo I've listened to gay audio porn that's less gay than this sweet jesus
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@Tansuru
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Homestuck cosplayers walked so that lore olympus cosplayers could run with sealed bodypaint.
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@Tansuru
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@twizzloop @HillaryMonahan Now this is the Yuri on Ice I'm really here for
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@Tansuru
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There's few things better than being able to see yourself in a character on the big screen. Domino is black and she is beautiful. #staylucky
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@Tansuru
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Happy #28DaysofBlackCosplay 💥 Tans. They/them. East coast. 2020 was a break for cosplay but we're getting back in :) I share other black cosplayers year-round. The talent and skill we have is boundless!
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@Tansuru
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@Tansuru
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@Dham0624 He adapted himself right out of the mess of this franchise
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@Tansuru
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@makeshiftGnome "SEVEN DAYS" howls your cosplay girlfriend from within a pile of cut thread and foam shavings. The convention is next weekend.
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@Tansuru
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Just throwing in for #DragonAgeDay Vivienne was a wonderful character. She deserved more than she got. This was my first go at cosplaying her. Definitely have plans to revamp!
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@Tansuru
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>Going to finish styling wig! >Opens lightroom??? >Gets sucked into editing... (man twitter cropping is the worst)
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@Tansuru
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World 👏🏾 Shaking 👏🏾
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@EYHUisME
EYHU | KNUCKLES THE KNUBIAN KING ARC
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BLACK COSPLAYERS, USE THIS QRT THIS TO SHOW OFF THE COSPLAY THAT YOU’VE DONE THAT YOU CAN’T GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD BECAUSE ITS SO GOOD!!! I WANNA SEE HOW Y’ALL WENT OFF!!!
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@Tansuru
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Ghostly? My man is out here looking like a 14 year's gamer rig
@PlayOverwatch
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I’m dressed to kill… Reaper’s ghostly new look for Overwatch 2.
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@Tansuru
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A tiny selection of the black magic and majesty at renfaire today 💕💕💕
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@Tansuru
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@Akakioga We aren't rare. We aren't hard to find! We're amazingly talented! And we are just a part of the community as anybody else. #Blackcosplayerhere I'm Tans. DMV cosplayer and cosplay photographer.
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@Tansuru
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@LouisatheLast Somebody put kpop Twitter on this one too
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@Tansuru
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Don't revoked my card but does anyone else with ADHD *like* using lists? They actually help me a lot. ADHD manifests in my ways so I wanna find my other list folks.
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@Tansuru
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Today we pay homage to the Fae Prince Alassane. The Golden One, The Beloved. Kissed by the wisdom of the Sun herself. Long may he reign! Happy #BlackFaeDay everyone!!
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@Tansuru
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Good morning. Goodnight. You were a tasty sacrifice~ #BIPOCvampday
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@Tansuru
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Let's give it up for Captain America! Cosplayer: Corey1914 (IG) Photo and edit by me
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@Tansuru
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Black women should be cherished. And I mean *all* black women, trans and cis. Masc, femme. They are beautiful. They are warm and smart and the bravest of us all. The *most* talented. We have to fight for them. We have *got* to protect them.
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@Tansuru
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@depressive97 His chaotic energy was too much for the universe to contain
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@Tansuru
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@_amrenee Yeah. I agree. She fucked up yknow again. 🙄 And I have to push back against the bisexual=messy terrible stereotype. It's awful and you wonder why we don't fit in the community well when we'rehated from the get go.
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@Tansuru
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#29daysofblackcosplay is still going! I'm Tans (nb, they/them) and I love kicking around with cosplay and photography. Got some great stuff planned for March at #ECCC . 📸 : @Oakland_Jedi (1,3) ; fuelthedreamphotography(2); CosplayPNW(4)
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@Tansuru
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Yeah I was feelin it
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🌛 𝕷𝖚𝖓𝖆 🌜
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Can I get a plus sized cosplayer thread going?? If you're a plus sized cosplayer quote retweet this with a cosplay that you're proud of 💖
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@Tansuru
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The headpiece came in so enjoy some feral fae king energy #blackfaeday
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@Tansuru
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Celebrating 3 years of Black Panther. Never will forget that opening night #WakandaForever @girl_with_the_blue_hair (IG)
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@Tansuru
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This article resounds real deep. via @manrepeller
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@Tansuru
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Range? 🤔 Range.
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@Tansuru
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@Variety "Movie Slotted In February Deadzone Makes Its Production Budget On Global Opening Weekend To Glowing Fan Reviews"
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@Tansuru
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She said she loved fall on her, and I love it too! Model: lbk2925(IG) Photo and edits by me
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@Tansuru
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Vette's about to compete at #ECCC ! Everyone like and RT to show your support for all this incredible work! The entire cloak is hand beaded and embroidered. She's never done so before this!! @thatgamecompany
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@Tansuru
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A singular bisexual is a Disaster. A group of bisexuals is a Catastrophe.
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@Tansuru
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@blkgirllostkeys Still getting this from older relatives and friends of your family is absolutely infuriating too. "You never struggled"😩 No, you never noticed it
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@Tansuru
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LGBTQIA+ train! RT with cosplay/selfie and flag(s)! I'm Tans, and I'm non-binary and bisexual. Happy pride y'all!! (Sorry had to redo!)
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@Tansuru
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2 years
Are you ready for your initiation, young one? Remember, this too is holy #BIPOCvampday
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@Tansuru
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4 years
Anyway, here's a 2013 cosplay throwback. Couldn't find the one where I'm stabbing @poisonhakushaku
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@Tansuru
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My mom is getting a puppy so everybody say hi to Bucky, the Winter Schnauzer (She decided on Bucky 100% on her own)
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@Tansuru
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@lixhani @LouisatheLast If yall can light em up with fancams or cams of the police like Dallas 🙏🏾
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@Tansuru
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So excited about the Sailor Moon Eternal movies being out today on @netflix Here's more Uranus to celebrate #SailorMoonEternal ✨✨✨ 📸: @CMCPhotography4
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@Tansuru
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Trying to a convince to a dear one their work is at a level to enter a cosplay contest, bc they say it is not. They have bern HAND EMBROIDERING everything you see here. Pls leave some encouragement
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@Tansuru
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4 years
"... Go on stranger. Plenty more shades looking to fight with you out here." Foolin around with some makeup/beard testing 👀
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@Tansuru
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4 years
@TheMarySue I really hope you guys put someone who is black on deck for reviewing this show. Because this sort of commentary really isn't it and this author seems to have a negative bias towards black men
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@Tansuru
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We have Lavender as a fae of the vine. Will you revel with them? Model: LBK2925 (IG) 📸 by me #blackfaeday
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@Tansuru
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On the way to establishing the Wakadan Institute at #ECCC and I found cap!
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@Tansuru
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Missing cons photoshoots o'clock. This was my comics-verse Dora Milaje 📷: @cosplaypnw @FearlessZombie
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@Tansuru
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Gender on gender on gender 👏🏾
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@itsbunniblack
Ronnie 🐰🖤 LIVE 10/4 @ 5PM PST
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FUCK A FACE CARD SHOW ME THE COSPLAY YOU FEEL THE BEST IN
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@Tansuru
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The council has spoken and we'd like to inform you it's not simply #blackfaeday but #BlackFaeMay 🌺
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@Tansuru
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The real twist is that I am on occasion *the best princess of them all*
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@Tansuru
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One year today since top surgery!! 8/8/22!! 👏🏾
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@Tansuru
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@Rude_Astrology There's no comments because we're all agreeing with you in private
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@Tansuru
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@IvyKungu @sarahlugor They all said they used like a dime size amount of shampoo, i said like no i use way more and i got called a liar for the rest of the year???? For having thick hair?? ....they all got lice tho 👀
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@Tansuru
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Was going through my camera roll and look how fucking CUTE I WAS (lolireaper pls call me)
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@Tansuru
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Don't forget yt ppl found out about Juneteenth and promptly made it a federal holiday that disproportionately gives *them* an extra day off. If u wanna buy a black person that still has to work today lunch I got c*shapp and v*nmo both at 'Tansuru' ✌🏾
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@Tansuru
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3 years
Aiight heading out to try modeling as a lost matrix/jojo villain
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@Tansuru
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3 years
Speaking of, the 'World of Wakanda' comic run focusing on Ayo and Aneka is really worth checking out. This is my Aneka cosplay from it! #DoraMilaje #FalconAndWinterSoldier ( 📷 : @FearlessZombie , @cosplaypnw )
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@Tansuru
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Diana's swinging on her right now, I know it
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@Tansuru
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Loudly asking for all black and/or plus size cosplayers to work with me
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@Tansuru
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I have been trying to find this Clive cosplayer since #Magfest . But they were fantastic 📸 by me
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@Tansuru
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The Fairy Queen Mercedes. 🌸 Cosplayer: @Racer_Z
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@Tansuru
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My whole family is sick. They took my brother to the ER. He has diabetes. They've confirmed it's not the flu. If you're the praying sort please spare some.
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@Tansuru
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Listen... I'm tired.
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@Tansuru
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Listen, the presidential race is a mess. An absolute shitshow. So now is a great time for us to look downticket and focus on our state and local elections. Dead serious. There's still influence we can push there. One could argue we have to start there anyway.
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@Tansuru
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Good morning! Welcome to #28DaysOfBlackCosplayPhotographers While we highlight the talent and skill of Black cosplayers this month, let's also celebrate the photographers and videographers in our community capturing the cosplay spirit!
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@Tansuru
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6 years
@UniversalFanCon How can you ask people to continue to trust, believe and invest in this with no compensation and so little accountability for mismanaging the money already put up? Most of us are marginalized in some way yet we gave so much good faith and what funds we could.
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@Tansuru
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Oh hell yeah these new glasses
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@Tansuru
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The Louis'ing intensifies
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@Tansuru
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I think the most exhausting thing is non-black pplwill be outraged for the weekend and then it'll go back to business as usual. We keep reading the same tweets every time. The same articles. The same declarations.
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@Tansuru
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5 years
Bucky's not sitting around wondering how he can live up to Steve's legacy, he's staring at Sam throwing around the shield wondering how the fuck he ended up with another noble asshole he needs to keep alive He slurps the dredges of his frappuccino extra loud to annoy Sam.
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@Tansuru
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Millenial dreamgoals: being financially stable enough to help keep your friends afloat when they aren't
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Got a preview back from our Bridgerton shoot ✨️✨️Marie is SO talented, I've loved hosting these shoots together. 📸: @marienewbyphoto (IG)
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@Tansuru
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When u finally start self shooting at 930....
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@Tansuru
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3 years
@BepDelta Just learn how to draw dark skin. It's hard, it's not exhausting. The artist didn't even try to color the whole thing correctly. They kept leaving off her hand. It's disrespectful- and *that's* exhausting.
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@Tansuru
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Shoutout to everyone else living alone and doing their best to keep their mental health together bc whew This is getting tough.
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@Tansuru
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BISEXUALS HOW WE FEELING???
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I really need to just put this damn thing on my head
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@Tansuru
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@NONBlNARY This is how you get to the other timeline
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@Tansuru
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Aiight not half bad
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@Tansuru
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Careful this weekend, DC Friends
@elizondogabriel
Gabriel Elizondo
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Washington DC police have gone on full department activation through Tuesday in response to Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision and expected protests.
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@UniversalFanCon I am sorry for being so frank but this explanation is absolutely unacceptable. You can't do this. You can't decide to just not run a con because it might not be up to your standards. A bad first year con can grow and improve.
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@Tansuru
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If you ever get down on yourself know you can't be that bad because you haven't gone out and protested against staying safe during a pandemic.
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@Tansuru
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Okay good news. Bro is currently off all machine support, his heart and brain look good and while it's taking a while to wake up he has been able to respond to the nurse asking to squeeze his hand 💕💕🎉
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@Tansuru
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@grievdemption FFS not everyone needs to be related to have a connection!!
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@Tansuru
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HOZIER GETTING A #BlackLivesMatter FLAG IN THE MIDDLE OF TAKE ME TO CHURCH!!!!!!!
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