Hi, I Was Trying To Write About A Character Who's A Beautiful Black Woman. I'm Trying To Describe Her

Hi, I was trying to write about a character who's a beautiful black woman. I'm trying to describe her wide nose in a positive light but I just can't think of a nice way to describe it. A lot of it comes from me because I'm a WOC that always hated her wide, flat nose. I feel like every time I read a description of a wide nose, it's always very masculine and animalistic, which is obviously messed up. I think wide noses are beautiful now but I don't know how to express it. Help!

Describing Wide Noses

I know what you mean about not crossing positive associations of wide noses. A shame since there’s no such problem with narrow, straight noses that I know of.

I hope we can reach a point where wide noses are normalized in the narrative without needing to be assured it’s something positive and attractive. I do think, though, if you note or describe her as beautiful, all the while mentioning her wide nose somewhere in a description of her, then you’d be fine.

As long as you’re keeping negative associations “away” from her nose so to speak and aren’t attributing it to masculinity (Black women being connected with masculinity is almost always rooted in misogynoir) or animalistic.

Otherwise, you could use a combination of positive and/or neutral words in your descriptions to imprint the idea that you’re describing her (and her nose!) favorably.

I’ll spin up a list for ideas, though all the following words might not apply to her as wide noses have a variety of appearances and can be short, long, pert, etc.

Adjectives for wide noses

Ample

Broad

Button

Full

Prominent

Round

Short

Short-bridged

Small

Soft

Wide

You could also pair positive adjectives with her nose or her face in general, such as attractive, cute, beautiful…

Just note those words are judgments, i.e. “Telling” description that do not convey a specific physical image and is also a matter of opinion (and imagination). Though probably best used sparingly, if you’re wishing to “direct” the audiences’ perspective as you are here, they could prove helpful!

Some example sentences:

“She was attractive; warm brown skin, even warmer brown eyes, a cute, rounded nose…”

“…Her short, wide nose centered prettily on her face.”

“She had a broad, attractive nose that went well with her delicate features.”

I hope this is helpful to you!

~Mod Colette

I HC that Naruto is the last to find out that Gai and Kakashi are dating not because they never showed affection, but because Naruto is so woefully oblivious (and a hot mess himself) that he just...doesn’t notice. Kakashi low key gets a kick out of it because he’s so blatantly obvious with Gai (especially in their retired years), but Naruto still asks him, “Ah, Sensai, you should really look for someone to love and get married to.” And Kakashi’s just like, “Mmhm. I’ll get right on that.” And then two weeks late Gai is gleefully handing out their weding invitations. At first Naruto thinks it’s a joke but realizes he is literally the LAST PERSON to realize Gai and Kakashi have been together for years. Even Sasuke who was never at the village knew.

Gifts that people bring:

Sasuke: sends a basket to Kakashi with a notecard that says, “Congragulations on tricking someone into marrying you” along with a few adult novels he thinks Kakashi will like.

TenTen: Makes little figurines of Gai and Kakashi out of weapons to use as their wedding cake topper.

Neji (cuz Neji ain’t dead. Nope. He’s not): it’s actually a very sweet poem from when he first met Gai and Kakashi and tells the version of their love from his point of view (like how it progressed and how he admired them for their dedication to each other). It’s delivered in private, and even Kakashi is almost moved to tears by the genuine sincerity in Neji’s words.

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so today i saw this tiktok that ruined my life

Can we talk about the note Kakashi taped to the wall in Naruro's apartment to remind him to eat vegetables?

So adorable. He just wanna make sure that his kid is eating healthy, he's doing his best 🥺❤️

Naruto: What is Gai-sensei to you?

Kakashi: The reason I wake up every morning.

(that morning)

Gai: *barging into his room with heavy metal on full blast* WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP RIVAL WAKE UP

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