AUNTIE ON PIXIE CUTS + BITERS + EUPHORIA

Hey bbs! Auntie is back with another episode, and this week we’re moving through a few very different threads that somehow all circle the same question around being a Black creative, making it big, and separating yourself from the pack… We get into: Pixie cut energy Not just the haircut, but the feeling of wanting a reset.

Identity shifts, aesthetic decisions, why it’s hard to keep this lewk, and when your boyfriend hates it LOL Being copied (and why it hit a nerve) I talk through a recent moment that irritated me more than I expected: seeing my work + IP echoed elsewhere. Less about ownership, more about emotional reaction—why it felt personal, and what that says about boundaries, recognition, and self-authorship in today’s increasingly optimized creative ecosystem.

The “good girl” performance The quiet pressure to be agreeable, polished, quiet —and how that can flatten your instincts over time. Especially when you’re building something creative and public-facing, this performance can become second nature without you noticing it.

Euphoria (what is going on there?) A loose unpacking of what the show is currently signaling culturally—style, excess, emotionality, fragmentation—and what Sydney Sweeney and Sam Levinson’s creative partnership says about sex work and race. Sound off in the comments and let Auntie know what you’re thinking too.

Until next time, Auntie sends her love xx This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yourfavoriteauntie.substack.com/subscribe