DJ cancels party for 'light-skinned' black women

Being from the south I can't understand how you could almost understand if the DJ was white? Almost all of my friends were black girls of all shades and they would always bust on each other 'yeah your nappy head', 'don't trip on those lips' 'light bright almost white' etc. Me being white I just sat back realizing it was not my place to join in such reparte. I saw this discrimination first hand as an ousider under the 'guise of humor' and though well maybe it is a 'black thang'. It was not until I was older and majored in history did I realize how devestating slavery was on people's psyches and how being a certain hue made you more acceptableor less acceptable given the situation.

What the hell was this moron thinking? Somebody send this idiot a copy of Spike Lee's School Daze. Anyone who has grown up black knows this has always been a hot button within the culture.

I mean I grew up with my mom's family (darker being the West Indian decent) and my dad's family (native American and Northern African decent so much lighter) harping on each other. I mean I didn't speak to my grandmother for over a year when she proclaimed "I really never cared for your mother as she was too dark for us."

And as you say, you would understand if this was a white DJ, but a white DJ would never do this as they obviously know more about black folks thant his obviously drain bamaged idiot. And I suppose his next big events are Jiggaboo Boogie Nights and High Yella Heffa Hoe Down.

Hi BigEn, I said that because in NJ where I grew up and in many parts of the USA it is entirely possible to grow up without ever encountering a black person socially. I know because I have been to parts of the midwest , on business, Iowa and Minnesota stick out in my mind, and was told that the only black person the students had ever seen was on television.

POSTED by BigEn: Being from the south I can't understand how you could almost understand if the DJ was white? Almost all of my friends were black girls of all shades and they would always bust on each other 'yeah your nappy head', 'don't trip on those lips' 'light bright almost white' etc. Me being white I just sat back realizing it was not my place to join in such reparte. I saw this discrimination first hand as an ousider under the 'guise of humor' and though well maybe it is a 'black thang'.

It was not until I was older and majored in history did I realize how devastating slavery was on people's psyches and how being a certain hue made you more acceptable or less acceptable given the situation. You are correct this is common even today but as I said alot of White people who don't have black friends just dont see the difference in hue.

As sad and sick as this sounds the people have finally woken up to the things that are wrong in our world dealing with Racial injustice. I am not sad . The people will speak and some heads will role and the women will have their party. More and more people are using their freedom of speech and seeing that they have a voice and how powerfull it is. I see many positive things going on in our world as of late and it makes me smile.:smile: