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Re: Black History Month Daily Thread

flygyrl72 — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:58:08 -0000

The Autobiography of Malcolm X changed the way I looked at the world. Read it my sr. year in high school. I remember clearly, a click going off inside of me while I was reading it. Like someone had flicked the ON switch in my consciousness. This man's life story had a profound effect on the way I perceived the world & what I should be doing to actively go about affecting positive change. He is one of my heroes, for what he was & for what he wasn't. Great post.

Re: Gap Teeth: The Latest Must-Have Accessory? -Refinery29 Pipeline-

flygyrl72 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:31:06 -0000

Let's hear it for the gap toothed! As long as the rest of your teeth are in the right place, it's cool. I know, I've resisted orthodontia all my life, although lately, I've been fascinated by Invisalign...

Re: On Little Black Girls, Beauty and Barbie Dolls

flygyrl72 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:23:10 -0000

I remember being a little kid & sometimes for Christmas, we'd go down South to visit my folks' families (both of my parents are from FL). Well, my cousins would have those giant coloring books, w/ Santa Claus, Night Before Christmas, etc. And I recall one time, I was about 6 or 7, I had colored the kids on my page Black & I had made Santa Claus a Black man as well. Can I tell you that my two other cousins had a freak out & one actually started crying & ran to my aunt to "tell" that I'd made the coloring book "ugly" because I did that?! And to me, it was the most natural thing in the world, since my mother only EVER bought me Black baby & Barbie dolls.

And, I agree with 64TayeFosterBradshaw, when I have kids & if I have a daughter, that's exactly what I'm gonna do too. I already practice this with my 3 yr old niece, who, as far as I'm concerned, has too many dolls of the other persuasion, I've told my brother, it's not a good message to send, our children internalize so much...

Re: Oh, the Possibilities . . . Obama and Black Men

flygyrl72 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:20:02 -0000

Dude...you SNAPPED!!! Wow! Thanks SO much for this! I'm sharing this on my Facebook...

Re: Wednesday Convention Night Open Thread

flygyrl72 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:19:43 -0000

Clintonhater, your'e right about the choice of words. I didn't even think about that. When he first came on, I was prepared to disagree vehemently & hate everything he said. And try to decipher every bit of the speech.

I got a pleasant surprise though. I think Billy Boy did a good job. He emphatically put his support behind Barack. He was believable & gracious & complimentary, & whether he means it in his heart or not, that was good enough for me.

You know how he is, once he gets in front of a crowd & feels that love, he just feeds off that... In any case, he did a damn good job of upstaging her & her speech, which I think he always enjoys doing...;-)

Still don't trust either one of them, but I give him a thumbs up for this one.

Re: Democratic National Convention - Wednesday Night Open Thread

flygyrl72 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:53:52 -0000

I agree. You think Bill Clinton would sit on the sidelines with out weighing in?! Yeah, right! Hil neither!!! They would be a nightmare. Disastrous.

Re: Democratic National Convention - Tuesday Night Open Thread

flygyrl72 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:43:03 -0000

I'm with you Caligirl, come November, we're gonna shock the world. And that speech tonight by HRC, absolute bs. She is a snake, through & through, her damned husband too.

She didn't sound sincere to me, not when endorsing Barack. The only time she warmed up is when she was talking about herself, & her campaign, & why she ran for President, blah, blah. The restraint that the Obama camp has shown this bitch borders on superhuman. I would've booted her ass to the curb a long time ago. I guess he just feels that it's better to keep your enemies close... I'm looking at Nightline right now, & they're just swinging all on the Clintons' dick, like they're some type of heroes. You actually lose track of the fact that she was the loser, very poor loser, in all of this...