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DeliberatelyVague
05/19/09

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when i showed this pic to my partner, he said, "wow! too bad norman rockwell's dead - it's so reminiscent of one of his iconic saturday evening post covers." so, i went to work in photoshop channeling rockwell, and this was the best i could do: [www.rubyinthedust.us]
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Anna
05/19/09

@DeliberatelyVague: Beautiful. Good work!
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The HZA.
05/19/09

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This is what they call a Kodiak moment....
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tinydundie42
05/19/09

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Oh my gods that is beautiful.
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ellaesther
05/19/09

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Oh man. How many little boys are looking at the picture (ok, not on Jezebel, but somewhere else) and running their hand over their own hair. And something inside them is shifting, some knowledge about who they are and who they could be and how their society and country might see them -- changing. Wow.

I've got the goosebumps, I tell you what. And a little bit of the weepies.
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PhillyLass
05/19/09

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What is this strange sensation of warmth and fuzziness in my chest?
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shorty63136
05/19/09

@PhillyLass: It's either acid reflux or pride.
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MizJenkins
05/19/09

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I totally get it, kid. I am still in disbelief too.
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willwriteforfood
05/19/09

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Wow, I really needed this! After a morning reading my colleague's right-wing, batshit rant about how all Muslims hate America and the left is deluded and Obama's a socialist who's going to take our guns, I was feeling so cranky and angry. I told my bf at lunch I wanted to move out of the South asap but then got depressed thinking we couldn't move right away b/c he doesn't have a job yet and I couldn't easily find another that would keep us in rice and beans.

So I really, really needed a hopeful, happy image to dispel the free-floating anger. Now I have happy tears instead of angry frustrated ones. Thanks for this.
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sassy
05/19/09

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Holy shit.

I want to frame this picture and hug it, it makes me happy in so many ways.
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Rosaxé
05/19/09

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I saw this photo on HuffPo the other day, and I thought - Wah? Black on black touching of hair???
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hortense
05/19/09

@Rosaxe: What? Can you explain what you mean here please?
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CubeRootOfPi
05/19/09

@Rosaxe: Ha!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but a pet peeve that many black people have are white (or non-black) people asking if they can touch the black person's hair.
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formergr
05/19/09

@CubeRootOfPi: Ah, now I get it, and yes, ha! Good one! I'm loving all the comments in this thread-- between the hilarious jokes about bowing and tearing up at the power of what this picture symbolizes, it has really raised my mood!
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Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
05/19/09

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Add me to awwwww awe. This makes me tear up. Yay America.
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Mafalda para Presidente
05/19/09

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I'm MELTING...MELTING...MELTING....

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MELTED.
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Chamalla,barren crone
05/19/09

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I don't think there is a more beautiful sight anywhere than a wee little child with an expression of awe.
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maneki neko
05/19/09

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OH MY GOD. This is the cutest thing I've ever seen.
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AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
05/19/09

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little boys in suits have got to be the cutest/goofiest things ever. I think that's pretty much the number one reason I'd want a son if ever my ovaries start asserting themselves.
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bluebears
05/19/09

@AtomiClash: my cousin dressed her boys in short pants suits when they were little. ADORABLE.
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DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
05/19/09

@bluebears: I<3 a little one in the grown up duds. The shorts however freak me out.

Makes me think of 1910.

And Spats.

With sock garters.

Great, now I've got an image of old 1980's drunk Teddy K in my head.
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LolaQuinn is full of beans
05/19/09

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Nicest. President. EVAR.
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