FuckI thought to myself, Are black girls allowed to have bad days?

Fast forward to 2022 and mega rapper Megan Thee Stallion says yes.

Megan launched badbitcheshavebaddaystoo.com last weekend. Named after a line from her song “Anxiety,” the website is a mental health site, including sites for black people and sites for her LGBTQIA+ community, including black girl therapy, black man therapy, and LGBTQ. and a hub of wellness resources. Color directory psychotherapist.

When I first started following Megan in 2018, it was because of her sharp lyrics and, yes, her body-ody-ody-ody. Here was a brilliant, beautiful black woman who wasn’t afraid to speak her mind and didn’t apologize for her curves and sexuality. she’s a woman like me

But we learned more about her personal story: starting therapy after losing her parents. Her promise to finish college to make them proud. Our mutual love for her Houston native Beyoncé – I fell even more in love with her, and the rapper has also never shied away from talking about her vulnerability and her struggles.

In an interview last fall with actress Taraji P. Henson on the Facebook Watch series, she said: peace of mind With Taraji, the rapper spoke about her mental health and how she maintains a positive outlook despite the difficulties.

“I feel like mental health is more important now than ever because there’s more pressure than it used to be…when I was Megan, I’ve been criticized so much and in situations like that. I’m a magnifying glass now,” she says.

Megan’s resilience in the face of constant adversity is admirable and I wish black women didn’t have to be so resilient all the time. Nobody likes angry black women because heaven forbid if you want to.

After all, her new album, Trauma Zinea fictional chemical “released in the brain when it is forced to deal with painful emotions caused by a traumatic event or experience.” What we are doing with acknowledging is making it safe for people in marginalized communities — communities where the topic of mental health is still very taboo — to do the same.

Not only does she make mental health resources accessible, but she also makes sure they are culturally relevant so she can reach where her fans (and hopefully countless others) are. to And because she so vehemently ditches the strong Black woman trope, many of us have been raised to perpetuate.

By simply being herself, Megan shows that black women can be soft. Black women can have bad days too.