what a woman who could have joined the D.A.R. has learned about the socially-constructed, political notion of "race" by just paying attention and NOT keeping her mouth shut...
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Generation Her
Blackamazon took the varnish off the woodwork over at her blog with this post. It's her response as a young woman of color to all the "data" and analysis on how Generation Me lies, cheats, and doesn't care about anything. She folds race, class, and gender into a most ferocious pudding and the comments thread (featuring primarily a dialogue between BitchLab and Blackamazon) just keeps the party going. Sometimes, I border on hopefulness...
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5 comments:
Wow! What a powerful young woman. I hope she keeps the noise going. I don't think she knows how much we need her if this world is to be a better place. She is very valuable.
Hey - (re your question:) your links and blog are working for me. Not in Portugal.
Thank you for all the great comments!
Re Virgil Suarez: yes, contact him & mention me. Say hi.
Re New Orleans: yes, virtually any weekend except Labor day.
Re blogging in general: yes, it is incredibly creative and therapeutic.
I am afraid mine may wilt some as the semester starts, too.
Re: recent posts on yours, videos: I need to catch up!!!
Thanks for the heads up. Read the post and LOVED it. I'll be returning regularly for repeated dosage.
ACT, I wouldn't steer you wrong. ;^)
I know you wouldn't! Keep it up!
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