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Originally posted by Dionysus
Did I say that? I said this was the issue with Omarosa, who clearly had a chip on her shoulder. I consider someone like Real World's Kameelah and even Coral on her good days to be a strong black woman. I'm sorry, Omarosa just doesn't fit that description.
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I don't think I implied that you said that. My statements are my observations of being a strong African American woman in corporate America, hell in just being in American.
I have learned that if my white counter part and I make the same exact statement, she would be advocating, I would be protrayed as defensive, overly confident or too strong.
I also recal that Kameelah was said to have a major attitude by some in the past.
My point is that when an African American woman is strong because she knows the playing field is not level and we know we have to work harder we are deemed the angry black or the black woman with an attitude.
Also having worked in the NY commercial real estate field, I knowit to be male dominated and racist. I was asked questions by my white counterparts if my hair stood on top of my head if I didn't have it pulled back in the bun I was wearing at that time. I have witnessed the racist conversation. I work now with a coworker who's former company stated in writing that they do not sell to blacks.
I also believe in TV editing and the need for ratings so I really take what I see on tv with a grain of salt.
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