![im MariahOlufemi.
a puerto rican/ west indian/ scandinavian/ queer.
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im MariahOlufemi.
a puerto rican/ west indian/ scandinavian/ queer.
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(light skinned woman, wearing winter clothing, with long curly hair and brown eyes.)
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Don’t mess with us.
CutiePOC fatty realness.
Tierracita and Jrahrah keeping it real.
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2013: Fierce fat femme of color magic
Happy new years.
Xoxo
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Tierracita is a fat femme of color badass! She also happens to be one of our moderators!](http://24.media.tumblr.com/4c5074a61f391c61b4b735b4b9a0b6b7/tumblr_mfxryuxjm21qd6c5wo1_r1_500.jpg)
2013: Fierce fat femme of color magic
Happy new years.
Xoxo
[Fat xicana woman stand sideways with hand on hip, slightly smiling with long brown hair draped over one shoulder, in front of a purple and green backdrop. She is wearing a turquoise pleated shift dress with gold belt, grey sheer tights, gold earrings, and black flats.]
Tierracita is a fat femme of color badass! She also happens to be one of our moderators!
Image Description: “A photo of an African American woman dressed in the green leaf dress that appears in Princess and the Frog,”
Character: Princess Tiana
Series: Princess and the Frog
Cosplayer: brichibi
Costume done by: snowtigra
SUBMISSION
Submitter’s comments:
Notes: As soon as I saw the movie I knew what I had to do. I had to wear that green dress. And so, I did :) I want to thank everyone for showing so much appreciation to the costumes I’ve been posting here. Since I am plus sized, I get a bit worried about sharing pictures and what people will say, but I’ve gotten nothing but positive feedback, so thank you to all of you (and to this lovely tumblr page, too!)
Fun fact 1: This is one of the few costumes where I don’t need a wig, wow! Well that’s a lie, I needed an extra hair piece the first time because I had JUST gotten my hair cut, then we saw the movie, and I looked at my hair like, “DAMNIT!”
Fun fact 2: In real life I don’t really wear dresses, like at all, yet somehow when it comes to cosplay I always end up picking the characters with the biggest dresses ever. ”Oh hey I really like Tiana and her green dress, of LEAVES, that should be fun, right?!” My partner loves making them though, and I love wearing them, we just both think its funny that, normally, I’m in comfy pants everyday but I never seem to pick characters with pants.
More cosplay of me :) Tiana is one of my favorite ones to wear.
Of course!
Description: After seeing Princess and the Frog for the first time and seeing a black princess (who’s awesome, by the way) I knew that I wanted to cosplay her. Then it got to the end of the movie with that green dress. I knew what I had to do after that… and so did my partner, for that matter. So she made the dress for me. It’s one of my favorite dresses to wear to the conventions I go to.
The entire thing is handmade by my partner (except the frog, thank you Disney Store), from the green leaves, to the multiple skirts (I think there’s about three), even the headband ^^ I’m terrible at sewing, so she does everything. I was a bit apprehensive about wearing it, since I am plus sized, but I’ve gotten some really positive reviews :) I hope all of you enjoy it!
![[A photo of a black woman sitting on steps looking off into the distance with one hand on her head. Description of clothes below.]
Beneath the makeup and behind the smile i’m just a girl who wishes for the world. - Marilyn Monroe
I’m Branisha Walker, a 19 year old sophomore at Old Dominion University. For years I struggled with my self image but now I embrace what God has blessed me with. This is from a photo shoot I did for a friend. I am wearing a black high waist skirt a black and beige blazer and red pumps.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me0d8bdIgM1qj0hpmo1_500.jpg)
[A photo of a black woman sitting on steps looking off into the distance with one hand on her head. Description of clothes below.]
Beneath the makeup and behind the smile i’m just a girl who wishes for the world. - Marilyn Monroe
I’m Branisha Walker, a 19 year old sophomore at Old Dominion University. For years I struggled with my self image but now I embrace what God has blessed me with. This is from a photo shoot I did for a friend. I am wearing a black high waist skirt a black and beige blazer and red pumps.
![[Image Description: A photo of a African American male from the mouth down to mid torso. He is smiling.]
So, I saw a post about men of color submitting, and I thought “Well, why not?” This is a recent photo of me, (though the facial hair has since been shaved off.) But I think that men of color, especially fat men of color, should be seen a lot more often on sites like these, and everywhere else. ^_^](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mduirj6fy21qj0hpmo1_500.jpg)
[Image Description: A photo of a African American male from the mouth down to mid torso. He is smiling.]
So, I saw a post about men of color submitting, and I thought “Well, why not?” This is a recent photo of me, (though the facial hair has since been shaved off.) But I think that men of color, especially fat men of color, should be seen a lot more often on sites like these, and everywhere else. ^_^
brichibi asked: Hi! I'm not sure if you guys post cosplay or not, but if you do, I am a fat person of color who cosplays and I would love to submit here, if possible :) My most popular one, I think, is Princess Tiana from Princess and the Frog, and I'd love to share it here.
We accept submissions so long as it is safe for work and respectful! You can totally submit cosplay! The only other guidelines for submission (like writing an image description) are on the submit page which is at : http://www.fatpeopleofcolor.tumblr.com/submit
We screen all submissions so if there is something that needs to be altered or if your photo is not appropriate for this site we’ll let you know.
