[Sistermadly]

I'll bite, cause I'm so glad somebody asked:

For my part, I feel the way I do based on some comments made in NPHC forums that question the "blackness" of anyone who didn't choose, for whatever reason, to pursue membership in an NPHC organization.

Now, there have been more than a few people who have said to me "you chose what was best for you, and that's cool with me", but there have been others who, while they might not have addressed me directly, have made the kind of divisive, non-productive, and, like you said, "skrait ig'nunt" comments that Jill and I refer to. When I take my Alpha Phi letters off, I'm still a black woman.

Regardless of the stupidity or ignorance of posts that question the blackness of minority folks in "majority" organizations (for lack of a better term), rejection still hurts. It hurts to know that somehow I have to prove myself more to my own people just because I say "18-72" instead of "19-08" (for example).

I hope this makes sense... I'm willing to elaborate further if it doesn't.