ISSA Photoshoot
Clearly you must be living under a rock if you have yet to see the impromptu photo shoot “wedding” of our sister, friend and cousin Issa Rae. She shut us all down by posting that she is married with a caption that was simply a “chef’s kiss.”
A) Impromptu photo shoot in a custom Vera Wang dress. B) My girls came to help me, but they all coincidentally had on the same dress! They were so embarrassed. C) Then took a few flicks with Somebody’s Husband.
As if we needed more of a reason to love her, she does this!
Not only are these pictures breathtaking they make you cheer even louder for her. Issa has been teaching us long before this moment but she’s definitely leading the way for a while.
Issa gave us the most memorable quote of, “I’m Rooting for Everyone Black” words we are still speaking to this day. She has inspired me personally through words I am paraphrasing here, “Create the platform you want to be apart of and connect with those you know.” She created the show Insecure that we all love so much along with so much more.
Here she is with an “impromptu photo shoot” teaching us again the REAL lesson in how real G’s move in silence like lasagna. Some are shocked, some are happy above all we should be taking notes because class is in session! Issa has been teaching for a very long time. All the lessons have been rich I would like to say this was may be the richest of all!
Issa has dated, got engaged, got married and utter not one word to anyone outside of her circle of friendship and family. We stan and love to see it.
Social media has made us believe that it’s about being loud and oversharing. Believing the lies told to us with the most perfected edited photo. Social media has opened the doors to entitled followers feeling they need to know every intricate detail of the lives of those they follow. The pressure to show the world our success has become so addictive that often nothing seems sacred.
We live so loudly that true silent moves make most nervous as if they are missing out. We are driven by numbers, we are pushing ourselves to come up with creative hashtags, we want to be thee most shared, retweeted, addicted to the views all while being so incomplete. It’s truly the rate race of the social media world.
Again, Issa Rae is coming through with the win! No hashtag, no announcement just a caption of completion. No loud talking a real life silent masterpiece. No raining on your parade or celebration from me. I do find there is much beauty of silence in our moves.
If I may let me leave you with the lessons I believe Issa wants us to hold close to our hearts:
Live Your Life for You
You Ain’t Got to Tell a Person a Thing!
Social Media Aint Everything.
Shut Your Damn Mouth!