One Against The Other

Black women seem to have this never ending issue with white women dating black men. Black men openly explore women of other races, while black women limit themselves to only dating black men. I myself will never understand why interracial dating is such a big deal. At one point a black man couldn't even look  at a white woman with out fearing for his life so now that he can openly date the "other" woman he does.The only difference in 2011 is: instead of him being lynched by a white mob of men, he is heavily ridiculed by a mob of angry black women. While I understand that the ratio of black men to black women is 87:100, which already leaves 13 out of every 100 black women single.Who cares be open minded try dating outside of you race maybe you'll like it. If you aren't willing to try new things and explore your options don't complain about being single. LOVE has no boundaries and sees no color so why should we?!?

DON'T LIKE INTERRACIAL DATING? DON'T DO IT
DON'T LIKE GAY MARRIAGE? DON'T GET ONE
DON'T LIKE ABORTIONS? DON'T GET ONE
DON'T LIKE DRUGS? DON'T DO THEM
DON'T LIKE SEX? DON'T HAVE IT
DON'T LIKE HAVING YOUR RIGHTS TAKEN AWAY? DON'T TAKE AWAY ANYONE ELSE'S

xoxo  in the mean time just do you

Beautiful Black Woman,but I Bet that B---- Look Better Red

Over 300 years ago the light skin vs. dark skin dichotomy among African women was created. In Africa, every shade was accepted, embraced, and deemed beautiful. Upon arrival in the New World a distinction among African natives was made. Through this distinction light skin women and dark skin women were pitted against one another. The lighter skinned woman given the "privilege" to be under the watchful eye of a jealous mistress, and the sexual property of an egotistical master. While the darker skinned woman toiled in the fields day in, day out away from her children. Women as a whole light and dark have been complicit in the further perpetuation of this dichotomy.  Especially when they define their beauty solely on their skin pigmentation. Men and the media make it no better. They glorify the lighter woman and often times dont even acknowledge the darker woman outside of the usual under-handed compliment "You're pretty for a dark skin girl".....MY BLACK is BEAUTIFUL no matter how light or dark.  Every shade of black is unique and covers a set of unique features and intangible qualities.

XOXO SUN-KISSED PEACH 

Do I Have To Fit?!?

The tragic mulatto lady....the sore reminder of reality...Helga Crane is on a search to find happiness,and self identity. Helga Crane is the perfect example of the tragic mulatto female. Vying to fit and while still maintain individualism is to no avail. The educated woman of mixed race struggles, she lacks the zeal and appreciation for life that others around her have. Crane's lack of acceptance in either community is a struggle in itself. Her race consciousness is heightened which plays an active role in the lack of fullfillment she has.  Instead of Helga maximizing on her otherness as a whole she allows this to bea hindrance. Through self evaluation, and self-love Helga could have saved herself from being the walking stereotype. It is okay not to fit in a neat box that society outlines. Embrace all things that make you different for those are the things that make one perfectly imperfect.

Short, Nappy & Happy :)

“In a society that tells us long hair on women is beautiful and feminine, I think it takes a little something extra to kick conventions in the groin and chop it; it’s kinda like giving the middle finger to years’ worth of media cliches about how women’s hair is ‘supposed’ to look.”

—	Amanda Chatel   (via short-haired-women-of-color)

The Eugenic Control of the Reproduction of African American Women

 “We don’t allow dogs to breed. We spay them. We neuter them. We try to keep them from having unwanted puppies, and yet these women are literally having litters of children…”

—Barbara Harris c.1990 

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