Lemonade

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP.. With all the dismissiveness upthread, can the poster who said "I doubt Beyoncé knows what it's like to be a Black woman" explain that statement. What exactly do you think it's like to be a Black woman? I too took it to mean the poster meant it as a Black woman is equivalent to all the negative pejorative stereotypes imaginable. Perhaps, I and the other posters are wrong in our interpretation of that sentence.

I took it to mean that the average Black woman has it pretty rough, unlike a rich af black woman who would have an easier go of it by virtue of her class privilege, while still subject to problems of being black in a culture that doesn't respect, appreciate, or even sometimes tolerate blackness. The sentences preceding the quoted passage above both reference Beyonce's class/status specifically, so it's pretty straightforward to apply that context.

If, you know, taking it in context was someone's goal. If you want to separate it from the context and make it something inflammatory, you can do that (and several posts have).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Her black experience is not typically the experience she is singing about.

Don't be so obtuse & so literal. You know what was meant.

Well, you literally said something racist.

Racist Card. Crying racist over something rather than presenting a logical argument. There are terms for that, too.

I'm not white and what was said is definitely not racist.

There is no point in talking with you. I've already presented a logical explanation for why the statement was racist, and all you're doing is attempting to silence me by accusing me of playing the race card.


"Conversations around race are often microcosmic representations of structural racism at large. Derailing tactics like the aforementioned essentially serve to divert the conversation back to territory where the derailer feels more comfortable, and perhaps most importantly, help reestablish the traditional power dynamic. Once again, a person of color must focus on and give precedence to a white person’s opinions and queries—and often, their expressions of disbelief—instead of merely being able to speak their experiences."



http://www.salon.com/2015/04/14/black_people_are_not_here_to_teach_you_what_so_many_white_americans_just_cant_grasp_partner/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP.. With all the dismissiveness upthread, can the poster who said "I doubt Beyoncé knows what it's like to be a Black woman" explain that statement. What exactly do you think it's like to be a Black woman? I too took it to mean the poster meant it as a Black woman is equivalent to all the negative pejorative stereotypes imaginable. Perhaps, I and the other posters are wrong in our interpretation of that sentence.

[b]I took it to mean that the average Black woman has it pretty rough, unlike a rich af black woman who would have an easier go of it by virtue of her class privilege, while still subject to problems of being black in a culture that doesn't respect, appreciate, or even sometimes tolerate blackness. The sentences preceding the quoted passage above both reference Beyonce's class/status specifically, so it's pretty straightforward to apply that context.

If, you know, taking it in context was someone's goal. If you want to separate it from the context and make it something inflammatory, you can do that (and several posts have).

So my average black woman self has it rough?
LAWD HAVE MERCY!
Beyonce is celebrated the RICH, VARIED, CENTURIES OLD experiences of all kinds of black women. There is no one experience fits all. The only thing we have in common is being black and living in America and how those factors manifest in each or our lives is NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
#iquit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Her black experience is not typically the experience she is singing about.

Don't be so obtuse & so literal. You know what was meant.

Well, you literally said something racist.

Racist Card. Crying racist over something rather than presenting a logical argument. There are terms for that, too.

I'm not white and what was said is definitely not racist.

There is no point in talking with you. I've already presented a logical explanation for why the statement was racist, and all you're doing is attempting to silence me by accusing me of playing the race card.


"Conversations around race are often microcosmic representations of structural racism at large. Derailing tactics like the aforementioned essentially serve to divert the conversation back to territory where the derailer feels more comfortable, and perhaps most importantly, help reestablish the traditional power dynamic. Once again, a person of color must focus on and give precedence to a white person’s opinions and queries—and often, their expressions of disbelief—instead of merely being able to speak their experiences."



http://www.salon.com/2015/04/14/black_people_are_not_here_to_teach_you_what_so_many_white_americans_just_cant_grasp_partner/

Oh, please. Nobody is asking you to teach them about racism. People are asking you to defend your single-sentence judgment "Well, you literally said something racist." It's racist because you say so. Noted. Also noted: that's not logic, it's your opinion masquerading as fact.

Asking someone to use logic isn't racist. Asking someone to further explain/clarify their opinion isn't racist. Asking someone to speak their piece is pretty much the opposite of "attempting to silence" so why don't you take your misplaced outrage elsewhere?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP.. With all the dismissiveness upthread, can the poster who said "I doubt Beyoncé knows what it's like to be a Black woman" explain that statement. What exactly do you think it's like to be a Black woman? I too took it to mean the poster meant it as a Black woman is equivalent to all the negative pejorative stereotypes imaginable. Perhaps, I and the other posters are wrong in our interpretation of that sentence.

[b]I took it to mean that the average Black woman has it pretty rough, unlike a rich af black woman who would have an easier go of it by virtue of her class privilege, while still subject to problems of being black in a culture that doesn't respect, appreciate, or even sometimes tolerate blackness. The sentences preceding the quoted passage above both reference Beyonce's class/status specifically, so it's pretty straightforward to apply that context.

If, you know, taking it in context was someone's goal. If you want to separate it from the context and make it something inflammatory, you can do that (and several posts have).

So my average black woman self has it rough?
LAWD HAVE MERCY!
Beyonce is celebrated the RICH, VARIED, CENTURIES OLD experiences of all kinds of black women. There is no one experience fits all. The only thing we have in common is being black and living in America and how those factors manifest in each or our lives is NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
#iquit

Wait a minute.

A major thread of discussion across all media these days is the experience of black Americans. How awful racism continues to be in this country. How black lives are not given the same importance as white lives. How whites need to understand the privilege they enjoy for no other reason than being born white. How black Americans deal with all sorts of injustices, large and small, on a day-to-day basis. Do you not imagine that this is the "pretty rough" that the PP was referring to? I take these experience to heart, and it sounds "pretty rough" to me.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP.. With all the dismissiveness upthread, can the poster who said "I doubt Beyoncé knows what it's like to be a Black woman" explain that statement. What exactly do you think it's like to be a Black woman? I too took it to mean the poster meant it as a Black woman is equivalent to all the negative pejorative stereotypes imaginable. Perhaps, I and the other posters are wrong in our interpretation of that sentence.

[b]I took it to mean that the average Black woman has it pretty rough, unlike a rich af black woman who would have an easier go of it by virtue of her class privilege, while still subject to problems of being black in a culture that doesn't respect, appreciate, or even sometimes tolerate blackness. The sentences preceding the quoted passage above both reference Beyonce's class/status specifically, so it's pretty straightforward to apply that context.

If, you know, taking it in context was someone's goal. If you want to separate it from the context and make it something inflammatory, you can do that (and several posts have).

So my average black woman self has it rough?
LAWD HAVE MERCY!
Beyonce is celebrated the RICH, VARIED, CENTURIES OLD experiences of all kinds of black women. There is no one experience fits all. The only thing we have in common is being black and living in America and how those factors manifest in each or our lives is NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
#iquit

You have a comprehension problem. Truly. At this point, I really hope you do quit, because you're either beyond help or just trolling and either way, it's just sad at this point. You are ranting the same point the people you're ranting against have already made multiple times, and better. You're arguing your own side right now, and you don't even seem to realize it.

Don't hurt yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP.. With all the dismissiveness upthread, can the poster who said "I doubt Beyoncé knows what it's like to be a Black woman" explain that statement. What exactly do you think it's like to be a Black woman? I too took it to mean the poster meant it as a Black woman is equivalent to all the negative pejorative stereotypes imaginable. Perhaps, I and the other posters are wrong in our interpretation of that sentence.

[b]I took it to mean that the average Black woman has it pretty rough, unlike a rich af black woman who would have an easier go of it by virtue of her class privilege, while still subject to problems of being black in a culture that doesn't respect, appreciate, or even sometimes tolerate blackness. The sentences preceding the quoted passage above both reference Beyonce's class/status specifically, so it's pretty straightforward to apply that context.

If, you know, taking it in context was someone's goal. If you want to separate it from the context and make it something inflammatory, you can do that (and several posts have).

So my average black woman self has it rough?
LAWD HAVE MERCY!
Beyonce is celebrated the RICH, VARIED, CENTURIES OLD experiences of all kinds of black women. There is no one experience fits all. The only thing we have in common is being black and living in America and how those factors manifest in each or our lives is NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
#iquit

Wait a minute.

A major thread of discussion across all media these days is the experience of black Americans. How awful racism continues to be in this country. How black lives are not given the same importance as white lives. How whites need to understand the privilege they enjoy for no other reason than being born white. How black Americans deal with all sorts of injustices, large and small, on a day-to-day basis. Do you not imagine that this is the "pretty rough" that the PP was referring to? I take these experience to heart, and it sounds "pretty rough" to me.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

More like damned if you are dumb -- especially deliberately dumb.
Yes, racism is a given in this society. It's what this nation was founded on and how this country still operates. It is a factor in the lives of most POC in this nation.
Does that mean the Klan is knocking on my door every day? NO!
Does it mean all white people are evil racists? NO
It means we have an inequitable system that benefits some to the detriment of others AND HOW THAT MANIFESTS IN THE LIVES OF BLACK FOLK IS NOT THE SAME EVERY DAMN DAY AND IT DOES NOT MEAN MY LIFE SUCKS EVERY DAY.
IT JUST MEANS THERE IS SOME EXTRA SHIT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND THAT OTHERS HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND FOR SOME OF THOSE IT MEANS THEY END UP LOSING THEIR LIVES BECAUSE THAT IS HOW RACISM MANIFESTED IN THEIR LIVES.
Hint: My dealing with racism does not mean I think my life is altogether horrible, but my life not being horrible does not mean you now get to twist that ish to try to say that racism does not exist.
#iquitforrealthistime

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP.. With all the dismissiveness upthread, can the poster who said "I doubt Beyoncé knows what it's like to be a Black woman" explain that statement. What exactly do you think it's like to be a Black woman? I too took it to mean the poster meant it as a Black woman is equivalent to all the negative pejorative stereotypes imaginable. Perhaps, I and the other posters are wrong in our interpretation of that sentence.

[b]I took it to mean that the average Black woman has it pretty rough, unlike a rich af black woman who would have an easier go of it by virtue of her class privilege, while still subject to problems of being black in a culture that doesn't respect, appreciate, or even sometimes tolerate blackness. The sentences preceding the quoted passage above both reference Beyonce's class/status specifically, so it's pretty straightforward to apply that context.

If, you know, taking it in context was someone's goal. If you want to separate it from the context and make it something inflammatory, you can do that (and several posts have).

So my average black woman self has it rough?
LAWD HAVE MERCY!
Beyonce is celebrated the RICH, VARIED, CENTURIES OLD experiences of all kinds of black women. There is no one experience fits all. The only thing we have in common is being black and living in America and how those factors manifest in each or our lives is NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
#iquit

You have a comprehension problem. Truly. At this point, I really hope you do quit, because you're either beyond help or just trolling and either way, it's just sad at this point. You are ranting the same point the people you're ranting against have already made multiple times, and better. You're arguing your own side right now, and you don't even seem to realize it.

Don't hurt yourself.

Oh I missed all the posts saying that the average black woman has it rough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP.. With all the dismissiveness upthread, can the poster who said "I doubt Beyoncé knows what it's like to be a Black woman" explain that statement. What exactly do you think it's like to be a Black woman? I too took it to mean the poster meant it as a Black woman is equivalent to all the negative pejorative stereotypes imaginable. Perhaps, I and the other posters are wrong in our interpretation of that sentence.

[b]I took it to mean that the average Black woman has it pretty rough, unlike a rich af black woman who would have an easier go of it by virtue of her class privilege, while still subject to problems of being black in a culture that doesn't respect, appreciate, or even sometimes tolerate blackness. The sentences preceding the quoted passage above both reference Beyonce's class/status specifically, so it's pretty straightforward to apply that context.

If, you know, taking it in context was someone's goal. If you want to separate it from the context and make it something inflammatory, you can do that (and several posts have).

So my average black woman self has it rough?
LAWD HAVE MERCY!
Beyonce is celebrated the RICH, VARIED, CENTURIES OLD experiences of all kinds of black women. There is no one experience fits all. The only thing we have in common is being black and living in America and how those factors manifest in each or our lives is NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
#iquit

Wait a minute.

A major thread of discussion across all media these days is the experience of black Americans. How awful racism continues to be in this country. How black lives are not given the same importance as white lives. How whites need to understand the privilege they enjoy for no other reason than being born white. How black Americans deal with all sorts of injustices, large and small, on a day-to-day basis. Do you not imagine that this is the "pretty rough" that the PP was referring to? I take these experience to heart, and it sounds "pretty rough" to me.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Again "...it's pretty straightforward to apply that context. If, you know, taking it in context was someone's goal. If you want to separate it from the context and make it something inflammatory, you can do that (and several posts have)."

But don't point out that some of these posters sound like they just wanna be angry on the internet today. 'cause #thatsracist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP.. With all the dismissiveness upthread, can the poster who said "I doubt Beyoncé knows what it's like to be a Black woman" explain that statement. What exactly do you think it's like to be a Black woman? I too took it to mean the poster meant it as a Black woman is equivalent to all the negative pejorative stereotypes imaginable. Perhaps, I and the other posters are wrong in our interpretation of that sentence.

[b]I took it to mean that the average Black woman has it pretty rough, unlike a rich af black woman who would have an easier go of it by virtue of her class privilege, while still subject to problems of being black in a culture that doesn't respect, appreciate, or even sometimes tolerate blackness. The sentences preceding the quoted passage above both reference Beyonce's class/status specifically, so it's pretty straightforward to apply that context.

If, you know, taking it in context was someone's goal. If you want to separate it from the context and make it something inflammatory, you can do that (and several posts have).

So my average black woman self has it rough?
LAWD HAVE MERCY!
Beyonce is celebrated the RICH, VARIED, CENTURIES OLD experiences of all kinds of black women. There is no one experience fits all. The only thing we have in common is being black and living in America and how those factors manifest in each or our lives is NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
#iquit

Wait a minute.

A major thread of discussion across all media these days is the experience of black Americans. How awful racism continues to be in this country. How black lives are not given the same importance as white lives. How whites need to understand the privilege they enjoy for no other reason than being born white. How black Americans deal with all sorts of injustices, large and small, on a day-to-day basis. Do you not imagine that this is the "pretty rough" that the PP was referring to? I take these experience to heart, and it sounds "pretty rough" to me.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

More like damned if you are dumb -- especially deliberately dumb.
Yes, racism is a given in this society. It's what this nation was founded on and how this country still operates. It is a factor in the lives of most POC in this nation.
Does that mean the Klan is knocking on my door every day? NO!
Does it mean all white people are evil racists? NO
It means we have an inequitable system that benefits some to the detriment of others AND HOW THAT MANIFESTS IN THE LIVES OF BLACK FOLK IS NOT THE SAME EVERY DAMN DAY AND IT DOES NOT MEAN MY LIFE SUCKS EVERY DAY.
IT JUST MEANS THERE IS SOME EXTRA SHIT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND THAT OTHERS HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND FOR SOME OF THOSE IT MEANS THEY END UP LOSING THEIR LIVES BECAUSE THAT IS HOW RACISM MANIFESTED IN THEIR LIVES.
Hint: My dealing with racism does not mean I think my life is altogether horrible, but my life not being horrible does not mean you now get to twist that ish to try to say that racism does not exist.
#iquitforrealthistime

You need to calm your life down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP.. With all the dismissiveness upthread, can the poster who said "I doubt Beyoncé knows what it's like to be a Black woman" explain that statement. What exactly do you think it's like to be a Black woman? I too took it to mean the poster meant it as a Black woman is equivalent to all the negative pejorative stereotypes imaginable. Perhaps, I and the other posters are wrong in our interpretation of that sentence.

[b]I took it to mean that the average Black woman has it pretty rough, unlike a rich af black woman who would have an easier go of it by virtue of her class privilege, while still subject to problems of being black in a culture that doesn't respect, appreciate, or even sometimes tolerate blackness. The sentences preceding the quoted passage above both reference Beyonce's class/status specifically, so it's pretty straightforward to apply that context.

If, you know, taking it in context was someone's goal. If you want to separate it from the context and make it something inflammatory, you can do that (and several posts have).

So my average black woman self has it rough?
LAWD HAVE MERCY!
Beyonce is celebrated the RICH, VARIED, CENTURIES OLD experiences of all kinds of black women. There is no one experience fits all. The only thing we have in common is being black and living in America and how those factors manifest in each or our lives is NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
#iquit

Wait a minute.

A major thread of discussion across all media these days is the experience of black Americans. How awful racism continues to be in this country. How black lives are not given the same importance as white lives. How whites need to understand the privilege they enjoy for no other reason than being born white. How black Americans deal with all sorts of injustices, large and small, on a day-to-day basis. Do you not imagine that this is the "pretty rough" that the PP was referring to? I take these experience to heart, and it sounds "pretty rough" to me.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

More like damned if you are dumb -- especially deliberately dumb.
Yes, racism is a given in this society. It's what this nation was founded on and how this country still operates. It is a factor in the lives of most POC in this nation.
Does that mean the Klan is knocking on my door every day? NO!
Does it mean all white people are evil racists? NO
It means we have an inequitable system that benefits some to the detriment of others AND HOW THAT MANIFESTS IN THE LIVES OF BLACK FOLK IS NOT THE SAME EVERY DAMN DAY AND IT DOES NOT MEAN MY LIFE SUCKS EVERY DAY.
IT JUST MEANS THERE IS SOME EXTRA SHIT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND THAT OTHERS HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND FOR SOME OF THOSE IT MEANS THEY END UP LOSING THEIR LIVES BECAUSE THAT IS HOW RACISM MANIFESTED IN THEIR LIVES.
Hint: My dealing with racism does not mean I think my life is altogether horrible, but my life not being horrible does not mean you now get to twist that ish to try to say that racism does not exist.
#iquitforrealthistime

You need to calm your life down.

Don't be racist and tell this poster to calm their life down! How racist of you! Everything you say that I do not like is racist! Wah wah wah wah. How OBTUSE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP.. With all the dismissiveness upthread, can the poster who said "I doubt Beyoncé knows what it's like to be a Black woman" explain that statement. What exactly do you think it's like to be a Black woman? I too took it to mean the poster meant it as a Black woman is equivalent to all the negative pejorative stereotypes imaginable. Perhaps, I and the other posters are wrong in our interpretation of that sentence.

[b]I took it to mean that the average Black woman has it pretty rough, unlike a rich af black woman who would have an easier go of it by virtue of her class privilege, while still subject to problems of being black in a culture that doesn't respect, appreciate, or even sometimes tolerate blackness. The sentences preceding the quoted passage above both reference Beyonce's class/status specifically, so it's pretty straightforward to apply that context.

If, you know, taking it in context was someone's goal. If you want to separate it from the context and make it something inflammatory, you can do that (and several posts have).

So my average black woman self has it rough?
LAWD HAVE MERCY!
Beyonce is celebrated the RICH, VARIED, CENTURIES OLD experiences of all kinds of black women. There is no one experience fits all. The only thing we have in common is being black and living in America and how those factors manifest in each or our lives is NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
#iquit

Wait a minute.

A major thread of discussion across all media these days is the experience of black Americans. How awful racism continues to be in this country. How black lives are not given the same importance as white lives. How whites need to understand the privilege they enjoy for no other reason than being born white. How black Americans deal with all sorts of injustices, large and small, on a day-to-day basis. Do you not imagine that this is the "pretty rough" that the PP was referring to? I take these experience to heart, and it sounds "pretty rough" to me.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

More like damned if you are dumb -- especially deliberately dumb.
Yes, racism is a given in this society. It's what this nation was founded on and how this country still operates. It is a factor in the lives of most POC in this nation.
Does that mean the Klan is knocking on my door every day? NO!
Does it mean all white people are evil racists? NO
It means we have an inequitable system that benefits some to the detriment of others AND HOW THAT MANIFESTS IN THE LIVES OF BLACK FOLK IS NOT THE SAME EVERY DAMN DAY AND IT DOES NOT MEAN MY LIFE SUCKS EVERY DAY.
IT JUST MEANS THERE IS SOME EXTRA SHIT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND THAT OTHERS HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND FOR SOME OF THOSE IT MEANS THEY END UP LOSING THEIR LIVES BECAUSE THAT IS HOW RACISM MANIFESTED IN THEIR LIVES.
Hint: My dealing with racism does not mean I think my life is altogether horrible, but my life not being horrible does not mean you now get to twist that ish to try to say that racism does not exist.
#iquitforrealthistime

You need to calm your life down.

Don't be racist and tell this poster to calm their life down! How racist of you! Everything you say that I do not like is racist! Wah wah wah wah. How OBTUSE.

You are a sad, sad individual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP.. With all the dismissiveness upthread, can the poster who said "I doubt Beyoncé knows what it's like to be a Black woman" explain that statement. What exactly do you think it's like to be a Black woman? I too took it to mean the poster meant it as a Black woman is equivalent to all the negative pejorative stereotypes imaginable. Perhaps, I and the other posters are wrong in our interpretation of that sentence.

[b]I took it to mean that the average Black woman has it pretty rough, unlike a rich af black woman who would have an easier go of it by virtue of her class privilege, while still subject to problems of being black in a culture that doesn't respect, appreciate, or even sometimes tolerate blackness. The sentences preceding the quoted passage above both reference Beyonce's class/status specifically, so it's pretty straightforward to apply that context.

If, you know, taking it in context was someone's goal. If you want to separate it from the context and make it something inflammatory, you can do that (and several posts have).

So my average black woman self has it rough?
LAWD HAVE MERCY!
Beyonce is celebrated the RICH, VARIED, CENTURIES OLD experiences of all kinds of black women. There is no one experience fits all. The only thing we have in common is being black and living in America and how those factors manifest in each or our lives is NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
#iquit

Wait a minute.

A major thread of discussion across all media these days is the experience of black Americans. How awful racism continues to be in this country. How black lives are not given the same importance as white lives. How whites need to understand the privilege they enjoy for no other reason than being born white. How black Americans deal with all sorts of injustices, large and small, on a day-to-day basis. Do you not imagine that this is the "pretty rough" that the PP was referring to? I take these experience to heart, and it sounds "pretty rough" to me.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

More like damned if you are dumb -- especially deliberately dumb.
Yes, racism is a given in this society. It's what this nation was founded on and how this country still operates. It is a factor in the lives of most POC in this nation.
Does that mean the Klan is knocking on my door every day? NO!
Does it mean all white people are evil racists? NO
It means we have an inequitable system that benefits some to the detriment of others AND HOW THAT MANIFESTS IN THE LIVES OF BLACK FOLK IS NOT THE SAME EVERY DAMN DAY AND IT DOES NOT MEAN MY LIFE SUCKS EVERY DAY.
IT JUST MEANS THERE IS SOME EXTRA SHIT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND THAT OTHERS HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND FOR SOME OF THOSE IT MEANS THEY END UP LOSING THEIR LIVES BECAUSE THAT IS HOW RACISM MANIFESTED IN THEIR LIVES.
Hint: My dealing with racism does not mean I think my life is altogether horrible, but my life not being horrible does not mean you now get to twist that ish to try to say that racism does not exist.
#iquitforrealthistime

You need to calm your life down.

Don't be racist and tell this poster to calm their life down! How racist of you! Everything you say that I do not like is racist! Wah wah wah wah. How OBTUSE.

You are a sad, sad individual.

No, I am not. I am using exact words that other people in this thread used as responses... So.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP.. With all the dismissiveness upthread, can the poster who said "I doubt Beyoncé knows what it's like to be a Black woman" explain that statement. What exactly do you think it's like to be a Black woman? I too took it to mean the poster meant it as a Black woman is equivalent to all the negative pejorative stereotypes imaginable. Perhaps, I and the other posters are wrong in our interpretation of that sentence.

I took it to mean that the average Black woman has it pretty rough, unlike a rich af black woman who would have an easier go of it by virtue of her class privilege, while still subject to problems of being black in a culture that doesn't respect, appreciate, or even sometimes tolerate blackness. The sentences preceding the quoted passage above both reference Beyonce's class/status specifically, so it's pretty straightforward to apply that context.

If, you know, taking it in context was someone's goal. If you want to separate it from the context and make it something inflammatory, you can do that (and several posts have).

I am the poster who requested the explanation. Now substitute Black and insert White or Asian. If someone wrote they doubt Jennifer Anniston knows what it's like to be a white woman or Mindy Kaling an Asian woman how would you define that? I mean they both grew up upper middle class and have privileged lives. Do all white women or Asian women have the same experiences? Absolutely not! Does that make them any less White, or Asian. No. Perhaps, the original poster meant a poor Black woman, or a poor woman period. But it was clear her intent was to conquer and divide just by inserting race.

I've always had a problem with Black people trying to define whether another Black person is Black enough, but Jesus this is a new low with other races of people wanting to define who is and isn't Black enough. More important, other people trying define what it is to be Black. In spite of my close associations and friendships with more than a few white women, I expect you would not want me to opine on what a typical white woman's life experiences are. First, it would be trite stereotyping. Second, it's down right ignorant, something I'm not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP.. With all the dismissiveness upthread, can the poster who said "I doubt Beyoncé knows what it's like to be a Black woman" explain that statement. What exactly do you think it's like to be a Black woman? I too took it to mean the poster meant it as a Black woman is equivalent to all the negative pejorative stereotypes imaginable. Perhaps, I and the other posters are wrong in our interpretation of that sentence.

I took it to mean that the average Black woman has it pretty rough, unlike a rich af black woman who would have an easier go of it by virtue of her class privilege, while still subject to problems of being black in a culture that doesn't respect, appreciate, or even sometimes tolerate blackness. The sentences preceding the quoted passage above both reference Beyonce's class/status specifically, so it's pretty straightforward to apply that context.

If, you know, taking it in context was someone's goal. If you want to separate it from the context and make it something inflammatory, you can do that (and several posts have).

I am the poster who requested the explanation. Now substitute Black and insert White or Asian. If someone wrote they doubt Jennifer Anniston knows what it's like to be a white woman or Mindy Kaling an Asian woman how would you define that? I mean they both grew up upper middle class and have privileged lives. Do all white women or Asian women have the same experiences? Absolutely not! Does that make them any less White, or Asian. No. Perhaps, the original poster meant a poor Black woman, or a poor woman period. But it was clear her intent was to conquer and divide just by inserting race.

I've always had a problem with Black people trying to define whether another Black person is Black enough, but Jesus this is a new low with other races of people wanting to define who is and isn't Black enough. More important, other people trying define what it is to be Black. In spite of my close associations and friendships with more than a few white women, I expect you would not want me to opine on what a typical white woman's life experiences are. First, it would be trite stereotyping. Second, it's down right ignorant, something I'm not.

Just stop
You are hitting your head on a brick wall
Not worth the headache