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Anyways, I swear sometimes I convince myself to stay awake and busy myself (on some unnecessary shit) so I can try and talk to him when he's available. Alas...here is this entry:
-Sunday, at church, a white woman was walking in front of my mother and me, with her two black (bi-racial to be use more "proper" terms) babies. A woman walking out of the church commented on how beautiful they were. Granted, they WERE. But it just led me to thinking about how much we (as black people) need to learn to compliment ALL of our children on their looks...REGARDLESS. They don't have too many other places to look (the media/entertainment industry, in particular (which hits close to home: When I was younger I always thought it was one of the highest and/or coolest compliments to be compared to a celebrity. Throughout my years and transformations I have been compared/related to so many different people (Brandy---loong time ago,Dee from What's Happenin'?, Missy (PAIN), Taral Hicks, Kameelah from 702, Tweet,and a whole bunch of other dark-complected females I don't look like... but AGAIN in regards to my aforementioned point (ie: media representation of various types of black women)...none of them were really considered "beauty queens" and if so...not the top-notch kinda chicks. So WHERE do you think that'd place my developing mind's thoughts of myself? Forget sticks and stones...words will always be stronger. So my "resemblance" and these women's scale of beauty in society would get to me. Especially when I'm hanging with friends who are/were compared to Aaliyah, Mya, T-Boz, Beyonce, etc...whom "the world" knows as true beauts. BUT I DIGRESS.
You can (almost) always hear a black person compliment a black + anything else child. You rarely ever hear how so and so is beautiful, just because. They need our support...Please do this (unless of course we've been subconsciously brainwashed to recognize our own beauty, too).
-I rocked a 'frohawk (with my hair) for a minute. It was really cute. Now my Moms and I have done a fantabulous curly/natural textured sew-in. I am pleased.
-Tuesday night, a [male] co-worker and I are going out for drinks after work. It should be very, very interesting. Is it wrong for me to be excited anxious?
-I love Whole Foods Market (if I knew how to link...trust, I would. They deserve the free plug).
-Saturday I asked my grandmother if she considered herself an "African-American." She told me "No, I'm a Mississippi-Nigga". LOL. She was JOKING, but I was NOT expecting that answer--AT ALL. Between that comment and "fat and fine" I don't know what to say about her besides she is one funny lady.
So many [other] things to say right now [or elaborate on those already said]...
but...not enough energy (as usual), so...
Peace.
-Sunday, at church, a white woman was walking in front of my mother and me, with her two black (bi-racial to be use more "proper" terms) babies. A woman walking out of the church commented on how beautiful they were. Granted, they WERE. But it just led me to thinking about how much we (as black people) need to learn to compliment ALL of our children on their looks...REGARDLESS. They don't have too many other places to look (the media/entertainment industry, in particular (which hits close to home: When I was younger I always thought it was one of the highest and/or coolest compliments to be compared to a celebrity. Throughout my years and transformations I have been compared/related to so many different people (Brandy---loong time ago,Dee from What's Happenin'?, Missy (PAIN), Taral Hicks, Kameelah from 702, Tweet,and a whole bunch of other dark-complected females I don't look like... but AGAIN in regards to my aforementioned point (ie: media representation of various types of black women)...none of them were really considered "beauty queens" and if so...not the top-notch kinda chicks. So WHERE do you think that'd place my developing mind's thoughts of myself? Forget sticks and stones...words will always be stronger. So my "resemblance" and these women's scale of beauty in society would get to me. Especially when I'm hanging with friends who are/were compared to Aaliyah, Mya, T-Boz, Beyonce, etc...whom "the world" knows as true beauts. BUT I DIGRESS.
You can (almost) always hear a black person compliment a black + anything else child. You rarely ever hear how so and so is beautiful, just because. They need our support...Please do this (unless of course we've been subconsciously brainwashed to recognize our own beauty, too).
-I rocked a 'frohawk (with my hair) for a minute. It was really cute. Now my Moms and I have done a fantabulous curly/natural textured sew-in. I am pleased.
-Tuesday night, a [male] co-worker and I are going out for drinks after work. It should be very, very interesting. Is it wrong for me to be excited anxious?
-I love Whole Foods Market (if I knew how to link...trust, I would. They deserve the free plug).
-Saturday I asked my grandmother if she considered herself an "African-American." She told me "No, I'm a Mississippi-Nigga". LOL. She was JOKING, but I was NOT expecting that answer--AT ALL. Between that comment and "fat and fine" I don't know what to say about her besides she is one funny lady.
So many [other] things to say right now [or elaborate on those already said]...
but...not enough energy (as usual), so...
Peace.