Twitter User Re-imagines Janelle Monae As Classic Black Feminist Literature
Janelle Monae fans and black feminist literature book worms are in for a treat.
A Twitter user by the screen name of @Newmoonemoji created a Twitter thread of Janelle Monae as classic black feminist literature.
She paired photos of the “Pynk” singer with classic literature by writers like Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Gwendolyn Brooks, Audre Lorde, Maya Angelou, Zora Neale Hurston, Octavia Butler, Alice Walker, and Lorraine Hansberry.
Monae noticed the thread and thought it was “genius.” She retweeted it and shared it to her timeline.
Genius https://t.co/qva1RygL7F
— Janelle Monáe👽🚆🤖🚀🪐 (@JanelleMonae) April 21, 2019
Check it out below.
— *deep sigh* (@gemsofindia_) April 21, 2019
— *deep sigh* (@gemsofindia_) April 21, 2019
— *deep sigh* (@gemsofindia_) April 21, 2019
— *deep sigh* (@gemsofindia_) April 21, 2019
— *deep sigh* (@gemsofindia_) April 21, 2019
— *deep sigh* (@gemsofindia_) April 21, 2019
— *deep sigh* (@gemsofindia_) April 21, 2019
— *deep sigh* (@gemsofindia_) April 21, 2019
— *deep sigh* (@gemsofindia_) April 21, 2019
The reactions to the thread on the social media platform were heartfelt.
😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/4VTbc2A5zR
— Ruha Benjamin (@ruha9) April 21, 2019
— LOfficielEbony, JD (@LOfficielEbony) April 21, 2019
Not only is this thread amazing, but so is your twitter name
— amberlynn (@simplyambyy) April 21, 2019
This is incredible, I love it. Thank you
— 🕸🐘🕷️Meg🕷️🐘🕸 (@SikuMeg) April 22, 2019
My favourite thread on Twitter is this.
— this barbie exudes joy (@arzoodles) April 22, 2019
This is pretty dope
— Sheen Bean (@SheenaOMurray) April 21, 2019
Glennisha Morgan is a Detroit-bred multimedia journalist and writer. She writes about intersectionality, hip-hop, pop culture, queer issues, race, feminism, and her truth. Follow her on Twitter.