tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293348017197239838.post2075707777830911396..comments2024-02-22T06:50:25.443-05:00Comments on The Kari Diaries: Blackness.Kari @ Oh, For The Love Of Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239797385319259068noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293348017197239838.post-71844501715511547522014-11-19T23:24:07.808-05:002014-11-19T23:24:07.808-05:00I loved this statement of yours: "Don't s...I loved this statement of yours: "Don't strip me of my blackness." Great post!Erin of TexErin-in-SydneyLandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744003004126232764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293348017197239838.post-25257361055093344402014-11-19T21:12:00.802-05:002014-11-19T21:12:00.802-05:00hahaha have we not hands? Babe I love you! Ignoran...hahaha have we not hands? Babe I love you! Ignorance is an special kind of gift. I often sit and wonder about people. In Australia people often come up and simply touch my niece's and nephews hair. IT BOTHERS ME TO NO END!!!!!!!!! They say they just want to feel it and to see what it feels like. Ummm does he come up to you and touch your hair? It really upsets me for some reason. <br /><br />Now as to your comment about people not seeing you as black. I am black but In my every day life, because I live in a multi-racial place, it is not even an issue and I genuinely do NOT see race first. I think its because of the place/way I grew up. I see a happy person, sad person, beautiful person, intelligent person etc. so it actually bothers me when people see me and define me first as black. I am proud to be black but add some other descriptions on there as well. :)<br /><br />You rock though!Kay R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17616798594879683219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293348017197239838.post-64967615270306301442014-11-19T17:52:21.494-05:002014-11-19T17:52:21.494-05:00I love this post, girl. I think it's insanely ...I love this post, girl. I think it's insanely brave of you to post it, and honestly, that comment the ignorant girl made on IG made my blood boil. That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard - misinformation or not, like.. shut up. Race and culture is something to be celebrated and discussed so that ignorance doesn't perpetuate. Also, swarthy? Really? (Now I'm hating).<br />When I watched the trailer for "Dear White People," all I could think of was how many times I heard people say those same exact things and how infuriating it is. I think color blindness is another part of the problem because by pretending it doesn't exist also strips us of who we are and where we came from/things that make us unique. My best friend is black, and she gets told she "acts white," all the time. It's so infuriating to even dive into what that even begins to suggest.<br />Very thought provoking post, love! Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14545044266101646612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293348017197239838.post-22494162888395834662014-11-19T11:19:50.780-05:002014-11-19T11:19:50.780-05:00Thank you for this post! So many people are just c...Thank you for this post! So many people are just clueless about life. I love those buzz feed videos as well! Thanks again for sharing. Christina at soldoutarenas.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748168102301091551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293348017197239838.post-34058981968875191912014-11-19T10:06:26.520-05:002014-11-19T10:06:26.520-05:00very interesting post girl. seriously, what an idi...very interesting post girl. seriously, what an idiot thinking he wasn't black because of the lock of hair. wtf?! i honestly didn't picture him as black, i think i pictured him as ralph fiennes because i knew about that movie, lol. <br />i can't believe people ask to touch your hair, thats so weird.<br />as for the 'not seeing you as black' i completely understand how that would annoy you.. and I don't mean this to anger you, but I don't see anyone as black, or white. i see people as people. Perhaps because I grew up somewhere a lot less racist, because we have so many different cultures and colours, I just see a person as a person. I don't want to strip you of your blackness, but.. I don't know to form this properly, so please know I am not trying to offend. I just see people as people, regardless of their skin colour. where i'm from we have so many (so many!!) different cultures and races that there is probably 1 black person to every something else.. like we have all the races, so that if you grabbed 20 people, you'd have 20 different races, 1 of which being black. Does that make sense? So I don't think of that black person as being different, or more special (or not special!) compared to any of the other people. obviously it's different in the states (especially KY, jeepers...) but I just don't understand viewing people different at all. I had blonde hair growing up, the only blonde in my family (including aunts uncles etc) and my mum always said if i were to judge someone on the colour of their skin or anything else, then my family could judge me for the colour of my hair (which of course i didn't want!).<br />anyway sorry for the rambles! hope i didn't offend and you still like me ;)Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10125290724625391990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293348017197239838.post-39538147026146594852014-11-19T08:30:44.962-05:002014-11-19T08:30:44.962-05:00I love this post! And I applaud you for doing some...I love this post! And I applaud you for doing something with your anger. :) I honestly cannot believe she posted that. I mean, really?! How does the ability to place a lock of hair somewhere determine race? <br /><br />I actually have curly hair, so people are ALWAYS asking to touch it. Or they just outright touch it. There's just something that makes them want to play with my curls. I also come from a culture where if they admire your hair (or any attribute), they believe they have to touch it to prevent you from being jinxed or having something bad happen. Lynsey @ Eternally Wanderlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515849093918220265noreply@blogger.com