👋🏾 Oh hey there! It’s me, Star... and yes that is my real name. . . I was about 7 when I realized my name was unusual - we were on a field trip, the bus lady asked me my name, I responded - and she said “whatever happened to normal names like Alice + Mary?” My teen years & early adulthood my name was seen as raunchy & I’ll let you imagine the questions I was asked smh ... but it wasn’t until my 25th Birthday, that I began embracing my name and appreciating it’s uniqueness. . . During my travels to Asia I realized the importance of a name: the constant requests to use a nickname or being given a western name because so often their told “your name is to difficult to pronounce” - I found those moments freakishly parallel to Black American culture where you’re teased if you’re name is too ethnic/ghetto — and I know for a fact it happens within other cultures/ethnic groups... . . As I’ve traveled and learned from different cultures, I’ve learned the importance of controlling your narrative, explicitly stating who you are, and reveling in it. So yup, my name is Star, just like in the sky. • • http://liketk.it/2uVmrto get the product deets for this link, click the link in the bio. #liketkit @liketoknow.it