enosynce is virtuous

The Color Complex -- "Ya'know it's hard out here for a Colored Girl"

"Cocoacentricity"

...a scholar by the name of Molefi Asante came up with this concept of "Afrocentricity", which is basically looking at things from the point of view of blacks--not necessarily with a superiority complex either. So, I kinda borrowed this idea, and introduced "Cocoacentricity", which is the critique of black issues from the point of view of a dark-skinned sista since we always get left out....feel me?

...aiight so...for observational purposes, i'm investigating why certian stereotypes exist amongst us...as well as testimonials, and personal anectodes. For example...:

~Patriarcial Nation: The Definition of Beauty

~Chocolate girls are loud & ghetto....light skinned girls are prissy ...(Martin's "shananay character"...Jamie Foxx's character, etc)

~Chocolate girls are independent....light-skinned girls are gold-diggers...
(light girls are favored and spoiled....dark girls are forced to fend for themselves, etc)

~Over-confidence vs. Low Self Esteem...which is worse?

~Dying to be represented: The mistake of the video ho

...and other topics and issues that happen to make their way to my little notebook.




[i'll be back]

Labels: b, social issues, women

posted by ~Kesh @ 5/03/2006 11:04:00 AM