Am I A Hater Because I Love Black People?
This post came from my sister blogger LaShanda Henry and I think it reflects how our own people hate on each other instead of uplifting people like this young sister and helping her to be uplifting, instead they down and denegrate her name. Listen up and give your perspective.
(This is from a viewer) Y DO U Use ur colour in such a dis respecting way to ur forefathers what was a real living issue for them, exploiting ur colour this way makes u fickle, ignorant, predjudice, such a hyporcrite & un imaginative…let go & move on with the re…st of us or don’t insult ppls intellegance like pretending ur a special breed of human ur the same good & bad as everyone else….how dare u segragate in this way …i find u very offensive & i am not discribing who i am….Y??? who has an issue…who is promoting hate & segragation!!!! -@Star Ducks
While I would love to say I was shocked to hear someone felt like this way about who I am and what I do online, I am not surprised because I get comments like this all the time on my youtube videos. Even though I am about community, even though I make it clear I love working with other black women BUT everyone is free to connect with me online, I still get this kind of response which leads me to ask the question: Am A Hater Because I Love Black People?
Why is it ok for other cultures to support their people but my vision, my support is misunderstood and misconstrued in such a demonizing way?
To the comment above I said:
While I won’t be so bold (as you) to make any rash judgments on your character, I will say this … In all my life I’ve never chosen to do or promote any of what you suggest. I am not here to put down or isolate, just the opposite… between the millions of black women and men like myself who feel a void and need positive reinforcement about who they are and what they are doing, I AM HERE to bring us together, keep us connected, and say that it is OK for us to support one another.
While you take this time and your effort to so passionately hate and disrespect me, I’m hoping I can take a few minutes to open your eyes to the fact that all forefathers of every race, creed, and color encouraged pride in one’s self, culture, and community. All cultures look to their elders to teach the children history. All cultures look to their people to work with one another, teach one another, and lend a hand in all ways possible.
Would you say what you have just said to me to a Jewish person building a school for Jewish Children? An Asian person building a store in a local Asian community? An hispanic person committed to hiring hispanic employees giving back to his/her community? Again, why it is you feel this is about hate & segregation speaks not to my character, but your take on the world. You do not or perhaps don’t want to see how uplifting ones people promotes financial, spiritual, self esteem building that no one can or should question.
In spite of what you said and perhaps for the exact same reasons you said it, I will with all my might continue to do what I do and do it well. -LaShanda Henry
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(This is from a viewer) Y DO U Use ur colour in such a dis respecting way to ur forefathers what was a real living issue for them, exploiting ur colour this way makes u fickle, ignorant, predjudice, such a hyporcrite & un imaginative…let go & move on with the re…st of us or don’t insult ppls intellegance like pretending ur a special breed of human ur the same good & bad as everyone else….how dare u segragate in this way …i find u very offensive & i am not discribing who i am….Y??? who has an issue…who is promoting hate & segragation!!!! -@Star Ducks
While I would love to say I was shocked to hear someone felt like this way about who I am and what I do online, I am not surprised because I get comments like this all the time on my youtube videos. Even though I am about community, even though I make it clear I love working with other black women BUT everyone is free to connect with me online, I still get this kind of response which leads me to ask the question: Am A Hater Because I Love Black People?
Why is it ok for other cultures to support their people but my vision, my support is misunderstood and misconstrued in such a demonizing way?
To the comment above I said:
While I won’t be so bold (as you) to make any rash judgments on your character, I will say this … In all my life I’ve never chosen to do or promote any of what you suggest. I am not here to put down or isolate, just the opposite… between the millions of black women and men like myself who feel a void and need positive reinforcement about who they are and what they are doing, I AM HERE to bring us together, keep us connected, and say that it is OK for us to support one another.
While you take this time and your effort to so passionately hate and disrespect me, I’m hoping I can take a few minutes to open your eyes to the fact that all forefathers of every race, creed, and color encouraged pride in one’s self, culture, and community. All cultures look to their elders to teach the children history. All cultures look to their people to work with one another, teach one another, and lend a hand in all ways possible.
Would you say what you have just said to me to a Jewish person building a school for Jewish Children? An Asian person building a store in a local Asian community? An hispanic person committed to hiring hispanic employees giving back to his/her community? Again, why it is you feel this is about hate & segregation speaks not to my character, but your take on the world. You do not or perhaps don’t want to see how uplifting ones people promotes financial, spiritual, self esteem building that no one can or should question.
In spite of what you said and perhaps for the exact same reasons you said it, I will with all my might continue to do what I do and do it well. -LaShanda Henry
Join Us: http://www.goddessdd.ning.com
I know brothers and sisters, but this is what this sister get everyday on her sites from ignorant people. It hasn't stopped her. She's been at this for over 10 years. I guess she was just venting after she went to such a powerful event given by our people and came back to listen to some nonsense like this. It is truly a shame, that our own people can't come together, if indeed it was an african american. I truly wonder!