Comments | lovelylind: I Had This Lonngggg Entry In My Mind

lovelylind

I Had This Lonngggg Entry In My Mind

Jan 19, 2009 23:07

I still may write it, but the long and short of it is: despite the fact that we (as minorities--really as all human beings) have so much farther to go, I am THANKFUL to have gotten thus far ( Read more... )

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verbalessence January 20 2009, 04:21:00 UTC

Beautiful entry. My husband and I toyed with going to DC tomorrow, but after seeing the lines already forming now, and hearing about the traffic, we've realized that we weren't prepared to do this.

So, we're going to watch it here at home. I'm kind of disappointed, but it would have been a bad idea to go, freeze, and not see anything just to say we were there.

I hope things go smoothly as well. I'm so excited for tomorrow!

truthinboots January 20 2009, 06:37:38 UTC

I really don't know what caused this to happen (If you have any idea, please comment and let me know).

I think the connection between how we see ourselves/ how others see us in real life and how we are portrayed in the media/entertainment is a which came first, chicken or the egg situation for me. Art both imitates and influences life.

I wonder often if the simple fact of there being more of us, (meaning more frequent portrayals of minorities in the mainstream) has allowed us and others to be more laissez-faire with how we are portrayed.

But I agree with you. Having recently had conversations with my mom and grandma about living with the fear of physical violence and harrassment, I too am glad we've made it as far as we have.

dyvinesweetness January 20 2009, 14:30:04 UTC

"And then............I felt like we took two 9874 steps back. I really don't know what caused this to happen (If you have any idea, please comment and let me know)."I think there's more than a few reasons for it. For starters while I agree that a lot of the atmosphere was positive, a lot of it was also trendy. The "It's a Black thing. You wouldn't understand" shirts, the Africa medallions, making every cartoon character into their Black alternative. A lot of it was nice, but part of a fad. And all trends/fads end. So some of it was destined to end based on that alone ( ... )

dyvinesweetness January 20 2009, 14:30:39 UTC

And I meant to comment in the last entry and tell you I love your icon!

lovelylind January 20 2009, 16:42:20 UTC

Thanks! It's old, and you know I don't look like that everyday.... but I like it! lol

lovelylind January 20 2009, 16:41:54 UTC

Interesting that you say this! And, first of all, thank you for indulging in my request. :)

I was DEFINITELY thinking that it all took a turn during the "gangsta rap" phase. I was afraid that it would come off as "rap is evil!!" or as though rap had that much power. I think I'm underestimating it, but I was afraid that I would be overestimating it ( ... )

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imjustice January 21 2009, 08:59:49 UTC

i totally agree with you on the "toxic" thing. i was just telling derin this yesterday. like the really mainstream forms of black popular culture really disgust me so much that i feel like it has nothing to do with me. i guess i'm speaking mostly of music, movies, and books...and whatever attitudes i think are transmitted through these mediums, tv shows, magazines, videos, etc ( ... )