I’ve tried to explain to a lot of folks here issues that black women in the US have to face. Most of times, my words have fallen on deaf ears.
I think it was my delivery.
Maybe the young ladies in this film say it better.
Go to the page and click on “A Girl Like Me.”
Please.
Watch it.
Comments (4)
Very interesting, especially the part about which doll is good or bad. We’re imprinting them at a really young age, eh?
It’s so non-pc to say this, but, whatever, here goes:
I am SO underwhelmed by the “A Girl Like Me” video- and the next person that emails it to me is getting promptly and permanently BLOCKED from my inbox.
I find the video disjointed, poorly conceived- and the doll “experiment” was so riddled with methodological impurities that it yields it just inflammatory.
I’m all for us feeling better about ourselves, I’m all for us accepting a broader definition of beauty… and Kudos to young Miss Davis for a B+ high school class project, but please- enough already.
Wow- I just reread what I wrote, and even I don’t like the tone… I like the idea behind the video, I guess I’m just surprised at the attention its gotten, considering how poorly it was put together, IMHO.
The method, the delivery, the cunning distinction - all that plays a role when you have to make a particular point that is otherwise hard to make. - Shockingly enough, not the slightest refinement is required for this issue to come across. You can obviously take a video cam, go to any place you like and get such a strong message already. That is what is the alarming thing about it! We all know that if your message is really, really good and your data is really strong, you can forget about refinement, wearing a tie, you can forget about the details of the delivery. It’s just surprising to see this at work. - So, we can’t be blunt about something without being blunt about it.