Respect is a big thing in black communities. For this reason, I much like most people, like a well-mannered person. When someone enters my personal space, accident or not, I expect an "excuse me". I expect for my space, things, and body to be respected in this manner
HAIR
Essentially black hair can go from this...
to this ...
to this ...
to this ...
to this ...
and back to this ...
My head is a not a zoo, it is not a stomping grouds for your curious hands, it is MY HAIR and I will do with it what I please and I will not answer your questions about it (because it has nothing to do with you).
People from different origins appropriating black hair styles is upsetting because ...
It is a problem when the majority takes from the minority without acknoledging what they've done. Otherwise everything is gucci :)
Priviledge is a funny word. It makes people uncomfortable. Whether you are priviledge deficient or your priviledges are abundant, it is important to recognize the role it plays in this society, more specifically in the life of a black person in America. It would be easy to give you a definition but I decided to have a video because I'm sure your Google is not broken and so that you can visualize and conceptualize privilege and what it means to have it, or not have it.
Please watch about the privleges of a Black Woman
"Black privlege is a myth, is a joke, is a punchline..."
Black people, the experiences of black people, are not singular, are not bound together with a identity-stripping, homogenizing ribbon for anyone's convinience. This webpage is not the end-all and be-all of blackness, it is my experience in my skin. It is one of many opinions, most of which will never be heard but I just thought I'd share.
GIRLY THINGS
Just watch this ... you can start at 3:45
See How Privileged You Are! (we all have our own privileges)
