Okay, I'm sure the first thing one notices when they come to my blog is that I'm quite a fair skinned maiden. You might even be wondering if I am, in fact, black and if it's politically correct for me to be posting a blog like this. Well, the answer is- Yes! I am lucky enough to be black! So, now you may read on free from perceived offense.
New Rules for Black People!
(History has been made with Barack Obama capturing the White House, so now it's time for black folks, to bring it up a notch! I've put my 2 cents in on some things I think we black folks should change.)
1. Stop calling your classy and educated friends and acquaintances Bourgeios (Boo-zhee)
For as long as I can remember black folks have refered others who live at a particular level of comfort- bourgeios- with the pronunciated shown above. What is wrong with wanting more in life? What's wrong with enjoying fine dining, the opera, classical music and wine? Why must upwardly moblie black people be vilified for being such? This is a new era in America and The Obama's have officially made it okay for black folks to be educated and wealthy and not be labeled bourgeios as a negative connotation. Get over it folks!
2. It is no longer cute,funny, or endearing to use the "N" word.
This is such a debated subject among black folks. But my 2 cents says it's time to nix the N word and all variations of it. A derogatory word DOES NOT EVOLVE people. Do you hear white people calling one another crackers as a term of endearment? NO! So, look y'all....just let it go. Oh and ladies that love to spew out that term, newsflash: It's really quite ugly. Let's elevate our mentalities by removing all terms that cease to build each other up! What happened to us calling each other brother and sister?
3. Black Blonde's are not Natural- cut it out!
Yes, I'm talking to you my beautiful cocoa complexion sister with that Marilyn Monroe eye-piercing blonde mane. Black blonde's are not naturally occuring in nature, it's really kind of creepy on some people. It's time to fall back in love with being a natural beautiful black woman!
4. Pants that are 3 sizes too big and sagging isn't cute on 30+ year-old men!
I know being black is naturally "hip" and "cool." We're trendsetters by nature. But guys, once you hit 30, buy pants in your correct size and pull them up on your butt. Come on guys, is showing your boxers really sexy? No, it's stupidest look out there now. You're a gourgeous black man and once you hit 30, you should dress like a grown man. Wearing pants that look like denim potatoe sacks is just plane ole silly looking.
5. Shut your pie-holes (mouths) in the movie theater.
I'm so over all the loud-mouthed movie goers. Oddly enough, most of the time it's black folks. That is one of the biggest true stereo-types(oxymoron, I know) out there. Shut up people. Here's the deal: You are in a public place and it is rude to behave like you are at home in your living room. You should not talk to the characters on screen in your loudest voice. It's rude and inconsiderate to everyone else in the theater. Your movie-going crassness is not appreciated. It's time to learn some manners, because guess what? It's not all about you!
6. It's time to retire the "conspiracy theories."
All those stories about the creation of AIDS to wipe us out, and drug distribution to do us in, are all getting really old! All the talk about how "they" are out to get us and have orchestrated all this stuff to do black folks in, is no longer productive. Let's just say that all those "conspiracy theories" are, in fact, true. My question is what are we doing about it? What are the solutions to these issues. AIDS is here, so now it's time to talk about how to stop spreading it. Drugs is rampant, here and in other countries. So, now we need to educate our children to keep them away from drugs. It's time to stop spreading the dispair of all these theories about the mysterious "they" and how they've conspired to "get" us, and start talking about solutions. We can not change the past, so now we must focuse on solutions. Get over the conspiarcies folks, and start focusing on the future!
As the Blog's title indicates, this is just my 2 cents. Read it. Learn it. Live it. Love it. Or hate it. But thanks for reading!
Pictured, Disney's first Black Princess Maddy.
What a great blog! I agree with you...we as black people need to step our game up and I totally agree with you regarding using the "N" word. I cringe when I am out to dinner with friends and someone drops the "N" word. It's bad enough that you are saying it but must you say it loud enough for everyone in the restaurant to hear it.
ReplyDeleteGreat Blog and Great Food for Thought.
P.S. I can attest to the fact that you are a beautiful black sister.