tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post7474910331457152952..comments2023-10-28T09:42:58.346-04:00Comments on iS iT jUsT mE?: yes, i'm really black!Blu Jewelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850562981453356321noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-68833903768758558572007-10-29T12:27:00.000-04:002007-10-29T12:27:00.000-04:00Well Amen! You know for years I had trouble adjus...Well Amen! You know for years I had trouble adjusting to the not black enough stereotype. It was hard to be told that I was acting white because I spoke properly. *SIGH* <BR/><BR/>I'm glad that as a person you are able to see the flaws in their reasoning...it took me a while. Not sure about dating the white boys... but hey the brotha's have been dating the white girls for years and no one is saying they are less black. <BR/><BR/>Anyhow...I loved this post and continue to be a trend setter because at the end of the day your are right...the old white lady is gonna continue to mean mug you and clutch her bag as the security guard peeks around corner and you will still be a black girl, but isn't it nice to be her on your own terms? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-79893064349850563312007-10-28T19:05:00.000-04:002007-10-28T19:05:00.000-04:00I hate those stereotypes so much, esp. the ones th...I hate those stereotypes so much, esp. the ones that say black people can only be one way and if they aren't they aren't black. You be however you want to be and be proud of your heritage.<BR/><BR/>Have you ever read Michelle Cliff by the way?Wide Lawnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00709122293174246759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-6885358569291058342007-10-27T00:03:00.000-04:002007-10-27T00:03:00.000-04:00You're beautiful just the way you are and you owe ...You're beautiful just the way you are and you owe no one an explanation why you speak, dress or act the way you do. <BR/><BR/>Next time you hear some negative comments, politely lift you arm and make this gesture...talk to the hand!Believerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957900267165698972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-730502401244635842007-10-26T17:02:00.000-04:002007-10-26T17:02:00.000-04:00blah - i respect your opinion, but i will not limi...blah - i respect your opinion, but i will not limit myself to one pool; it's just the way i am and i'm not going to change that to suit other people.<BR/><BR/>terry - you're just a bloody nutcase you know that? and maybe YOU'RE the one who needs to learn English.<BR/><BR/>don - having a book known for more than it's cover may be a Utopian concept, but one i still entertain it and hope that there will be a "one day".<BR/><BR/>beauty - you're right and it sucks, but i won't allow myself to be pidgeon-holed by anyone.<BR/><BR/>wendy - i'm still trying to figure that out, but gave up because it's such a waste of time. as long as i know who i am; that's all that counts. LOL @ sale on "black people" clothes.Blu Jewelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850562981453356321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-64649658334169885342007-10-26T12:00:00.000-04:002007-10-26T12:00:00.000-04:00What the heck is black enough? I can't stand when ...What the heck is black enough? I can't stand when people say I "speak so proper". Like they are amazed that I can form sentences without using slang terminology.Yahmean? LOL. <BR/><BR/>Dressing Black? I have never heard that one.But is there a sale on <B> black people</B> clothes? LMAO<BR/><BR/>I am <I>sooo</I> glad you are back!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11407765712632358176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-80566117203773943092007-10-25T19:43:00.000-04:002007-10-25T19:43:00.000-04:00To many people have a very narrow vision of what a...To many people have a very narrow vision of what a black woman can and should be.BeautyinBaltimorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213041285476494126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-65661365909310371632007-10-25T15:26:00.000-04:002007-10-25T15:26:00.000-04:00it’s time to stop judging a book by it’s cover and...<I>it’s time to stop judging a book by it’s cover and open it instead. One might be pleasantly surprised by the content.</I><BR/><BR/>I don't know if this will ever happen, but I completely agree that people should stop judging a book by its cover and learn the words.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-3451992544340083862007-10-25T14:59:00.000-04:002007-10-25T14:59:00.000-04:00Well I can't say if you sound white or not. I've n...Well I can't say if you sound white or not. I've never really thought about it. I just know when you're tired or excited, I can't understand a damn thing you say.<BR/><BR/>Trust me folks, my conversations with The Jewel, always have lots of, "What was that again" and "Okay, say that one more time" or "Run that by me again."<BR/><BR/>Damn British, I wish y'all would learn to speak English. *wink*Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176853633460981781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-5114609048828842432007-10-25T14:22:00.000-04:002007-10-25T14:22:00.000-04:00Ok...I had your back holding up my fist and yellin...Ok...I had your back holding up my fist and yellin' "hell yea, power to the ppl"...until you said you dated outside your race....<BR/><BR/>I mean...I have dated puerto rican men...but I look like one so it was ok...<BR/>I dated a mexican too...bet again, I look like one...<BR/>I think you should only date ppl you look like.<BR/><BR/>What?<BR/>Did I say something wrong?<BR/>LOLBlah Blah Blahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01705137082476839411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-38516887819207248682007-10-25T13:45:00.000-04:002007-10-25T13:45:00.000-04:00darius - i'm diverse and proud of it.yazmar - you'...darius - i'm diverse and proud of it.<BR/><BR/>yazmar - you're so right and that's my whole point. I look black and am black, so the foolishness needs to stop.<BR/><BR/>su - *blush* thanks<BR/><BR/>hawa - i knew this would get your knickers in a twist as we've had similar discussions. what i think is funny is that with all this "emphasis" on blackness, why are people still acting like straights in the names of their blackness?! *smh*<BR/><BR/>royce - i like what you said, "There is no such thing as acting black or dressing black or talking black...that's part of the problem within our community...ignorance expects ignorance and when you fail to live up to the standard of ignorance you're deemed an outcast." I'll be that cause the alternative doesn't seem so impressive to me.<BR/><BR/>Honey - you are just wrong for that heffa! *lol*Blu Jewelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850562981453356321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-26935714812451523042007-10-25T12:53:00.000-04:002007-10-25T12:53:00.000-04:00Ok Stella ;)Ok Stella ;)Ms.Honeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741794749164112555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-88971704868561297432007-10-25T11:36:00.000-04:002007-10-25T11:36:00.000-04:00Oh good Lord. "White branded" jeans? Did anybody n...Oh good Lord. "White branded" jeans? Did anybody notice that those jeans were wrapped around the beautiful curves of a brown woman?<BR/><BR/>It's amazing what black people will value as "black." You get it for your dress, your features, your accent, and the way you carry yourself like a sophisticated lady.<BR/><BR/>I catch it for my skin shade, my attention to grammar, and hell... sometimes just for the way I walk.<BR/><BR/>For somebody (or some-BODIES) to even approach you with that garbage reveals the sickness in their own hearts. When I see you, I see a beautiful black woman. When THEY see you, I guess they only see a wall of green because envy casts a serious cloud on judgment. Id-jits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-49169910149762530032007-10-25T11:01:00.000-04:002007-10-25T11:01:00.000-04:00And you're also beautiful, Blu.Very beautiful. :-)...And you're also beautiful, Blu.<BR/>Very beautiful. :-)Suzan Abrams, email: suzanabrams@live.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818807164881810296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-17973993185979213392007-10-25T10:31:00.000-04:002007-10-25T10:31:00.000-04:00I can appreciate you expressing this foolishness.....I can appreciate you expressing this foolishness....this is down right pitiful....dressing a certain way doesn't warrant your ethnicity...gosh this is so so so foolish!<BR/>I've known your ethnic background and I consider you to be black...bottom line and when other cultures look at your skin color they will see you as the same...<BR/>people lack the knowledge and spew silly things.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-60688489296260168252007-10-25T09:09:00.000-04:002007-10-25T09:09:00.000-04:00Well - you know diversity is a many splendid thing...Well - you know diversity is a many splendid thing!Darius T. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225878800405121386noreply@blogger.com