i was recently going through a blog that featured many artworks by this innovative artist kara walker.....what is your definiton of the picture?? what do you see? and how it relates to black women of today?
I was both intrigued and moved by this particular piece, and what it actually means to be a black woman in America.
As a black woman in America, we tend to always feel as thought we are competing with other races... we want to hold up to someone elses standard of beauty..are we as black women trying to live up to this misconception that we all have to look white or possess some caucasion features to be deemed beautiful?
what about the black girls who don blonde hair and contacts??
the long weave? or are we just holding up our own feelings of inadequetcy, in this lighter than a paper bag rule in our own communities?
is it because our black men arent even dating us anymore they want something a bit more exotic??
i remember when black women were considered exotic, beautiful, and strong.
now in the media, weve been reduced to big butt video chicks, and baby mamas.
family structure is out the window and so are a lot of our morals and values with it.
what can we do? what should we do?
That is really a powerful picture. I should add that artist to my art gallery.
ReplyDeleteThis photo definitly represents the Black Womans struggle in America. The White race is lifted up through our expoitation.
i told you about her before but what do i know?? im just a po girl from jersey!!!lol
ReplyDeletei remember saying you would really like her..i guess you brushed me off.
Girl you told me so many names I must have forgotten this one.
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