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03-13-2008, 07:32 PM
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Wentworth Miller
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I would just like to co-sign on Wentworth Miller's fineness.
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I wrote about Wentworth on my blog some time ago and I'm still getting emails from white and black people questioning whether or not it's true that he identifies himself as Black!
http://theblacksocialite.blogspot.co...-to-black.html
Good grief!!!!
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03-13-2008, 08:45 PM
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From the first time I saw him, it was clear to me that he was not white.
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03-14-2008, 12:08 AM
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Sure, they say that, but then they become upset when the children are born pure white in appearance or simply non-black, which is certainly possible given the already mixed heritage of most African Americans. I have read too many stories about black men abusing, emotionally and sometimes physically, their children (born of white women) for being "too light". I have seen posts online from men complaining because they thought their children would be born "with some color", i.e. "kinda light" with "good hair". These men don't consider that their children may not look anything like what they expect racially, that they may find it difficult to relate to sons who more closely resemble Wentworth Miller or "the man" than themselves. Though I feel for the children, I can't help but laugh at those who roll the dice and lose.
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You know I had no idea who that little boy is, nor his political "genetic inheritance"... Now that is funny...
My little nephew is gonna look JUST like homey when he grows up...
Anyhow, do you have any references to those stories you read? I just do not understand why bruhs would do that when it was exactly what they wanted? The alternative is SOME bruhs are misogynists--generally speaking and would beat any kind of woman and their children because of power issues and compensation.
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03-15-2008, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
You know I had no idea who that little boy is, nor his political "genetic inheritance"... Now that is funny...
My little nephew is gonna look JUST like homey when he grows up...
Anyhow, do you have any references to those stories you read? I just do not understand why bruhs would do that when it was exactly what they wanted? The alternative is SOME bruhs are misogynists--generally speaking and would beat any kind of woman and their children because of power issues and compensation.
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Not off hand, as this is the kind of thing I usually just SMH at and move on. However, there was a custody case in Louisiana awhile ago that stands out because both parents were attorneys, McCorvey v. McCorvey. The father was outraged that his daughter was “too bright” and felt she needed to “to color up”, instead of remaining light skinned like her mother. The fact that the mother regularly exposed the child to "diversity" only made him worse. You can read all about it here:
http://www.la3circuit.org/opinions/2...05-0174opi.pdf
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03-17-2008, 09:47 AM
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I read this and just....wow. Too much drama for me. Personally I think that these people have bigger problems than the racial slur/diversity issue with their daughter.
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03-17-2008, 09:55 AM
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Reading a fictional book called Caucasia about this very issue within our community. Very interesting.
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03-17-2008, 12:51 PM
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From the first time I saw him, it was clear to me that he was not white.
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He has that Vin Diesel/The Rock/David Justice thing going on. Not bad looking but his eyes are spooky
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03-17-2008, 01:05 PM
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This is still definitely an issue. My sister-in-law was reading a book to my nephew that dealt with people with all shades and he immediately pointed out the darkest skinned person and said he doesn't like her. My nephew is 3 years old and our immediate family are all shades. He's very fair, but my sister and father are darker skinned. We're trying to get him out of that mind-set, but more importantly, we're concerned about how he's conformed to that.
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03-17-2008, 03:47 PM
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Not off hand, as this is the kind of thing I usually just SMH at and move on. However, there was a custody case in Louisiana awhile ago that stands out because both parents were attorneys, McCorvey v. McCorvey. The father was outraged that his daughter was “too bright” and felt she needed to “to color up”, instead of remaining light skinned like her mother. The fact that the mother regularly exposed the child to "diversity" only made him worse. You can read all about it here:
http://www.la3circuit.org/opinions/2...05-0174opi.pdf
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This court document you posted is a H.A.M. Woman married ex-husband of the mistress of the Man who married the ex-wife? IMO, no one should have children under those circumstances. That is nuts!!! Oh well there will be plenty of shrink bills to pay...
Just all over the place... So sad the poor kids suffer these issues with dumb parents, on top of life issues that go beyond comprehension...
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03-31-2008, 05:36 PM
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Just ran across a video that made me think about this thread...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0BxF...eature=related
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03-31-2008, 08:19 PM
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I do not dislike dark-skinned people, but I don't want daqrk-skinned kids. Simply being honest.
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03-31-2008, 08:20 PM
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I do not dislike dark-skinned people, but I don't want daqrk-skinned kids. Simply being honest.
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Wow...
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03-31-2008, 08:22 PM
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I do not dislike dark-skinned people, but I don't want daqrk-skinned kids. Simply being honest.
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Because it isn't enough to just pray for healthy kids?
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03-31-2008, 08:42 PM
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I do not dislike dark-skinned people, but I don't want daqrk-skinned kids. Simply being honest.
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Guess you can't be at fault for being honest  It's unfortunate to see that as a people, we've been conditioned to favor one complexion over another. I know when I was little I used to question complexion but not to the point where I wanted a white baby doll over a black one. To be honest, I got ticked off when I rarely saw a black Barbie on the shelf. Even when I did see one, the lighter complexion dolls always had cuter outfits with better colors  Why did the black Barbie always have to wear puke orange? Black Barbie could rock lavender, pink, fuscia, or baby blue too!
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03-31-2008, 10:02 PM
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I do not dislike dark-skinned people, but I don't want daqrk-skinned kids. Simply being honest.
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Seriously?
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