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Re: Oh Really Solange?

Kismet — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:49:38 -0000

You might be looking too deeply into it.

I also wasn't clear. My mistake.

The song is by Solange. The video I hat tipped Purple Zoe in the post. The video is put together with the song randomly.

I was curious what people thought about the juxtaposition of the images in the video versus the words of (i.e. images evoked by) the song.

So, one could ask if it matters that Solange herself didn't put the song with the video images. Valid question. How much does that influence what can be said about the dissonance between her presumed attitude toward the industry in the song and her activity in the industry in the videos?

Or something like that.

Random thoughts for a random Tuesday.

Does that help?

Re: DNC Quick Thoughts

Kismet — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:37:31 -0000

Give it a minute to update and I will clarify.

Re: DNC Quick Thoughts

Kismet — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:57:33 -0000

profbw,

Certainly. And I enjoyed your post very much.

So, readers, I want to note here--and will update it in the post as soon as I stop having technical difficulties--that the bloggers who wrote on Michelle Obama were linked to because they gave interesting perspectives that kept her changing image in mind.

They were not, and it was my mistake to give the impression that they were, linked to because they did or did not believe she was being "handled" in the way I am discussing. I was merely attempting to spread link love to those who were giving smart but varied opinions on her speech.

Re: Links to Love (with a couple Random Thoughts Thrown in)

Kismet — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:21:47 -0000

Glad you enjoyed them. It was a busy, busy week for young, black professionals. :) Just like this one will be so stay tuned...

Thanks for the article drops! Really, really interesting!

Re: Monday Open Thread

Kismet — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:00:23 -0000

Just wanted to say you guys have the BEST photos of Barack. Thanks for the inspiration!

Re: Blacksmythe | Thoughts about Palin in Plaid

Kismet — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:15:02 -0000

Love this scene. I usually applied it to low-income blackness and what that means and why it keeps getting tied to a certain kind of lived experience, namely that down for the people = down for the hood = down in the hood. Not in college. Not in Martha's Vineyard. Not owning property. Just getting by = cool. Having a stock portfolio = not cool. Etc. That isn't changing and its undertow is FIERCE and hard to shake off even when you are in college, at Martha's Vineyard, have a stock portfolio or own property.

Applying it to Palin makes sense. Scary. But makes sense.