"black./womyn.:conversations..." star on...

[veronicajade20]

you fucking homophobic misspelling idiot. you can't even spell a slur correctly.

[veronicajade20]

um, shut the fuck up.

[tionanm]

black./womyn.: conversations with lesbians of african descent

Documentaries

(USA, 2008, 97 mins)

Directed By: tiona.m

NewFest Screening!!!!

Tue, Jun 9th 5:00pm

The School of Visual Arts Theatre 2

333 W 23rd St

New York, NY 10011

$14.00

[webdubois1350]

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[xxKrystalFreemanxx43]

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[loquaciousthe3RD]

i'm completely on the same page as Star. Aughghghg. I can't wait to go to college and discover more people like me.

[theantidoter]

@loquaciousthe3RD

me tooo

[kristbee16]

I love all these women. I'm inspired by every word each one of them speaks.

[josiegrossie456]

i love it how all of these women have NATURAL HAIR! women are breaking free!

[Eminsmilk]

I noticed that too. (Have you been sifting through all these videos late at night as well..?) I find that most of the black lesbians I know can't stand weave or relaxation. Wonder if there's an authenticity gene mixed up in there...

[josiegrossie456]

hehehehe eminsmilk i am a confirmed insomniac!!! i also believe that NOT ALL but some women torture their hair in order enough to be attactive to men! but in this case these women are attracted to each other and so they may realize that relaxers/weaves don't do much in increasing their beauty!

[veronicajade20]

i disagree with this statement, i'm a black lesbian who proudly wears her hair any way she wants to: straighten, natural, and now with braids. i don't choose to my the way i dress my hair a political statement. i have no tolerance for the idea that because you wear your hair in locs or natural you all of the sudden reach some higher conciousnesses.i'm very socially concious and have been involved with different projects in community WITH straightened hair.

[veronicajade20]

sorry for the typos, i meant to say: i disagree with this statement, i'm a black lesbian who proudly wears her hair any way she wants to: straightened, natural, and now with braids. i don't choose to make the way i dress my hair a political statement. i have no tolerance for the idea that because you choose to wear your hair in locs or naturally you all of the sudden reach some kind higher consciousness.

[veronicajade20]

i'm very socially conscious and have been involved with different groups and projects in the community WITH straightened hair. anybody who chooses to make assumptions regarding what kind of black person, woman, or lesbian i am based on my hairstyle REALLY needs to take the time to to ponder what exactly gives them the right to prejudge people they don't know, on any occasion, ever. and second why they'd be so quick to judge people who are a part of their own marginalized community.

[Eminsmilk]

My comments were not prejudicial. I just find that the black lesbians I know *tend* to wear their hair naturally. It's ludicrous to state that someone is more or less politically conscious or active because of their hairstyle, but there is nothing wrong with stating your preference either. Politics v Aesthetics. I doubt we'll solve that conundrum here. :P

[veronicajade20]

to be honest, i was responding both your comment and jossiegrossie456's comment. but you bring up a good point. i appreciate having preferences but your remark just appeared to put a premium on natural hair as a black woman, and that's problematic and unfair. why does having natural hair mean you have an "authenticity gene"? does having straightned hair detract from the authencity, veracity, and impact of what a black woman would have to say regarding her personal experiences as a lesbian?

[veronicajade20]

to be honest, i was responding both your comment and jossiegrossie456's comment. but you bring up a good point. i appreciate having preferences but your remark just appeared to put a premium on natural hair as a black woman, and that's problematic and unfair. why does having natural hair mean you have an "authenticity gene"? does having straightned hair detract from the authencity, veracity, and impact of what a black woman would have to say regarding her personal experiences as a lesbian?

[Eminsmilk]

If we look at it historically and in terms of what the mainstream expects a black woman to look like, straight hair is the aesthetic ideal, similar to long limbs, straight noses and light skin. However - My point about an authenticity gene was flippant. It's unlikely to bother me in real life, but as an academic: there is good reason for Davis' afro being one of the symbols for black power and I do not think the revolution will be symbolised by the hot comb. :P

[loversarelunatics]

@veronicajade20

this is true sista. but trust you wont get the same respect or achieve the same effect wearing the white womans crown on your head. but i like the whole "i am not my hair" idea.

[veronicajade20]

@loversarelunatics why wouldn't i be able to get the same respect or achieve the same effect? and who would be treating me that way? i personally think that anyone who is shallow and arrogant enough to devalue my words or my actions based on my HAIRSTYLE is someone who's opinion i really don't care about in the first place. and why are you referring to wearing straight hair as a wearing a white woman's crown? straight hair does not have the same racial connotations for me. its just a hairstyle.

[loversarelunatics]

@veronicajade20

i never said that you shouldn't the same amount of respect. just saying some people won't give it to you. and let's be honest... it might be just a hairstyle to you but to the women who spend hundreds of dollars on hair every month (when many can't really afford it) just to achieve that look it's not just that.

[veronicajade20]

@loversarelunatics the people who would automatically disrespect me based on my hairstyle are wrong. period. there is no excuse for being disrespectful or disregarding the veracity of someone's experience based on their appearance. it's shallow, prejudical, and arrogant to behave that way.

[veronicajade20]

@loversarelunatics i understand perfectly what you are trying to say, that some black women straighten their hair to assimilate, and some black women straighten their hair out of self hatred or completely unexamined. and i think that is horrible.

[veronicajade20]

@loversarelunatics that is not the case with me. i am aware the cultural connotations of black hair and i personally chose not to make my hair a political statement. i experiment with hairstyles, sometimes they are straightened ones. bottom line, as i previously said, no matter what my hairstyle is, i have experienced racism, misogyny, and homophobia. the veracity of my situation should never be denied based on my hairstyle and i am not less authentic then a person with natural hair.

[Luciouski82]

Amen to that

[Politicx1984]

Thats the way we need to think...be like Audre Lorde. Be a solid sistah. Be a role model.

kkture

[zaloveza]

exactly.... we have so many sisters out there that have laid the groundwork for us. it is our responsibility to create our own paradigms and build.

[makeyourowndamnpie]

'I want someone to benefit from putting myself out there.' -

And the world will be a much better place by you doing so, sweety!