Retro Sonya (@retrosonya)

If you share your dream, people will piss on it who have jealousy. If you share your personal experience, people will gaslight you. If you have an extraordinary feature or two, people will single you out or exclude you. If you speak against anti-whiteism, people will paint you as a someone who hates other races while they hate on you. If you uplift your own image, people will put you down, or slander it while comparing you to others they deem as “more attractive”. If you seek work experience, people will call you an idiot for doing so while poking fun of your lack of experience. If you want to make video games that have Christian values, people will say they don’t want or “need” your “overly religious alternative“. This is my personal experience, guys. And it can be frustrating dealing with people like this. Anyone here relate? They speak as if we should care about what they think. It’s as if they believe their opinions hold weight with us. People who aren’t rooting for us. And people, with their best word; want to put hate on us. Imagine needing validation from people who don’t like themselves, people who never walked a mile in your shoes, people who don’t appreciate your uniqueness, people who will hate you for the color of your skin, people who put you down, and people who laugh at your pursuits and goals, people who won’t value the preciousness of that which you give? Imagine me needing validation from you. If they don’t believe in you? Who cares??? Believe in yourself. They cannot stop you! Hate doesn’t come from a very happy place. It doesn’t come from someone who is loving life. So let your character respond. Let your greatness respond. Tell your story. Because there are those who will hear it and relate. There are those who will be blessed! So tell your story. Don’t hide your talent in the sand. If you’re not hated, you’re not doing anything important. And for the record, if someone is calling you bad names, congratulations! You’ve won the argument. Let them see you win, and keep winning! 👏🏻👏🏻💕 They can keep talking. But we don’t have to listen! They don’t get to tell us who we are!! #IAmNotYourLabels #keepwinning #BelieveInYourself #BeUnique #DreamBigFightHard