S.J Mansfield
Bio
Just 25 with a dream to live life the way I want. Fiction, non-fiction, I'll write it all. I just want to share my crowded mind with the likes of others. Dream, Live Wild, and don't let anyone stop you.
Stories (3/0)
The Freedom of the 90s
If there ever was a fashion time period that represented the times and the period I wish I was in longer than just 96 and beyond, it would have to be the defining decade of Generation X; the 90s. There was a style for everyone to take into consideration. Whether you liked the scruff look of grunge, or the flowery glitter montage of dELiA’s or Lisa Frank, you could have it your way. But I think I’ll go for the defining style of the hip hop boom.
By S.J Mansfield3 years ago in Styled
A Sister's Love
Dear Kee, Never could I be able to thank you as much as I truly want to. There is so much about you that the world just doesn’t know. That I wish I could shout and everyone would know just how strong you are. You haven’t had an easy life, and I know becoming an older sister to twins when you’re about to turn nineteen two weeks later, might not have been ideal, but you’ve taken life and you’ve worked with what you have. I couldn’t imagine how you felt that day. I couldn’t be there because I was only two, but I was there when you needed the laughs. When you needed to know, we came to help you. You lost your child when you were only twenty-one. He was only a day old. And not just that, you found out you had a devastating autoimmune disorder; lupus. I can’t remember your tears, but I remember your pain. Every day you staggered to your feet and went through your day, even when your body couldn’t handle it. Even when you were on the bathroom floor crunched up in pain. You never gave up. But that day still rings inside your head and sometimes still makes you cry. You never let it show that you were as hurt as you were. You took the role and you became a mother to your sisters. Loving us like no one had ever done. Until one day, you did have a child of your own, but you never forgot the two that were there for you in the beginning.
By S.J Mansfield3 years ago in Families
The Lost Tape of Controversy
A horribly disturbing time period in our history is probably the owner of one of the most disgraceful and humiliating movies of our time. It’s an unfortunate, but relevant and vital part of American History being a huge part in the cinematic revolution. The movie in question is The Birth of a Nation. The Birth of a Nation is a white supremacy propaganda movie. It was the first big blockbuster; drawing in attention from everyone, but also bringing out the disgust and hatred of the north and the NAACP, which had been a new creation during this time. It paints the south as a victim and the Ku Klux Klan as heroes “avenging” the Civil War’s Reconstruction-Era. It portrays African Americans as degenerates who will be a danger to the White Race. The movie was an absolute success, despite the riots, changes to the movie, and censorship in many cities. Birth of a Nation was still popular. Being the first ever shown in the White House and bringing a significant rise to the KKK population and the groups that would follow using blatant lies and racism to promote the agenda of white superiority. It’s a horror to watch for the black community (which includes myself) and a part of history that has long perpetuated White Americans with a reason to be “proud” of their southern heritage and being able to use race to give credence to the mistreatment of Black Americans.
By S.J Mansfield3 years ago in Geeks
