Who am I?
A twenty-something black woman fed up with the degradation and subjugation black women are faced with each day. It's time we stand up and demand better. It's time for a revolution!
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My Favorite Blogs
- Abagond
- Acting White
- African American Empowerment Blog
- Angry Asian Man
- Angry Black Lady Chronicles
- AngryBlackBitch
- Another Way to View
- Aphotic Chronicles
- At the Bar
- Aunt Jemima's Revenge
- Beautiful, also, are the souls of my black sisters
- Black and Married with Kids
- Black Sapience…My .02
- Black Woman Thinks…
- Black Women Deserve Better
- Black Women, Black Girls, Empowerment Resource Journal
- Born This Way Blog
- Cobb
- daddyBstrong
- Diary of a Black Lesbian
- Diary of a Content Black Woman
- elle, phd
- Feminists for Choice
- field negro
- Fly Black Chick
- Infidel Guy
- Jack & Jill Politics
- LiberalOasis
- LostNMissing, Inc
- Margaret Cho
- Mes Deax Cents
- My Left Wing:: A Liberal Translation
- NewBlackMan
- Oi With The Poodles Already
- Our Bodies Our Blog
- Professor, What It…?
- QueerBlackFeminist
- Racialicious
- Shakesville
- Siditty
- Sojourner's Place
- soulbrother v.2
- Spark in Darkness
- Texas Liberal
- The Angry Black Woman
- The Black Sentinel
- The Black Snob
- The Board Room
- The Old Black Church!
- The Oreo Experience
- Three Brothers and a Sister
- Tradition of Excellence
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- TransGriot
- Undercover Black Man
- Uppity Negro Network
- Von's Black Consciousness
- W.E.E. See You
- We are respectable negroes
- What About Our Daughters
- What Tami Said
- Wicked Urbanity
- Womanist Musings
- Women's Eye on Media
My short skirt
My short skirt is not an invitation
a provocation an indication that I want it
or give it or that I hook.My short skirt is not begging for it
It does not want you to rip it off me or pull it down.My short skirt is not a legal reason for raping me,
although it has been before it will not hold up in the new court.My short skirt, believe it or not has nothing to do with you.
I’m black and I’m proud
They take my kindness for. . . . . WEAKNESS.
They take my silence for. . . . . SPEECHLESS.
They consider my uniqueness. . . . . STRANGE.
They call my language. . . . . . SLANG.
They see my confidence as. . . . . CONCEIT.
They see my mistakes as. . . . . DEFEAT.
They consider my success. . . . . ACCIDENTAL.
They minimize my intelligence to. . . . . POTENTIAL.
My questions mean I am. . . . . UNAWARE.
My advancement is somehow. . . . . UNFAIR.
To voice concern is. . . . . DISCONTENTMENT.
If I stand up for myself I am too. . . . . DEFENSIVE.
If I don't trust them I am too. . . . . APPREHENSIVE.
I am defiant if I. . . . . SEPARATE.
I am fake if I. . . . . ASSIMILATE.
My character is constantly. . . . . UNDER ATTACK.
Pride for my race makes me. . . . .TOO BLACK.Because we just can’t trust politicians!
What is a liberal?
If by a "Liberal" they [opponents] mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties -- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal." ~JFKArchives
Category Archives: racism
When did homophobia become about protecting white people?
That is the question I want to pose to Jodie Brunstetter, the wife of North Carolina State Senator Peter Brunstetter, who has been a big advocate for Amendment 1. The amendment, if approved by voters, would outlaw same-sex marriage in the … (More…)
So, how about that post-racial America?
Since people still like to believe we are in some form of post-racial utopia as we’ve elected a black president, some folks just aren’t convinced. From Fox 5 Atlanta: Residents are upset about a sign in Paulding County that uses … (More…)
“Racist circumcision outrage”
Apparently, some folks haven’t gotten the memo that creating a cake and allowing a white person to don black face to imitate a black woman undergoing female genital mutilation circumcision could be possibly perceived as racist. Case in point: Swedish … (More…)
Company promotes intimate wash to clean, “lighten” your vagina
I’ve heard of women bleaching parts of their genitalia, but the only context I was aware of this happening was with women who were involved in the porn industry. However, a new product demonstrates this company’s willingness to capitalize on a woman’s obsession about … (More…)
You’re not a victim, George Zimmerman
The man who shot unarmed Trayvon Martin is speaking out on the “life altering event” that’s resulted in national outcry and demands for an arrest. George Zimmerman, on his website, is also soliciting funds for his legal defense. From the … (More…)
