THE MEDIOCRE BLACK GIRL
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Hi Zeta and all,
Such a great thought provoking topic.
In my younger years I have experienced you are not enough of this...or too much of that...In some ways those experiences can stay with you. As the years have passed, l worked at accepting me and less of being who others have defined me to be. Great blog.
Be you, and others will see you.
Hey Z you are spot on with this one I agree 💯 on everything we have to be the best on school , work and have to keep our hair, clothes etc up otherwise we get judge from outside and worse from our own. It’s sad but it’s the world we live in. It goes back to slavery times where if your color of your Skin matter they put us against each other since then and some have carried that mentality today . We have to change the narrative for our further kids and let them know their importance and lives and beautiful in all facets of their being . Thanks again for another good read!
Hi Zeta and ZC Nation! So many thoughts are going through my head regarding beauty. A dear classmate, who was a loving, sweet spirit person, set herself on fire because of how she perceived her appearance. The thought of her suffering saddens my heart. I've always been considered just cute. Being "cute" allowed me to go under the radar and withstand the scrutiny and judgment regarding physical appearance. I grew up during segregation. In the black community, skin color played a pervasive part in beauty. It was called being (color struck), now it's called colorism. Natural long hair and/or lighter skin was a fascination. For many, nothing has changed. I'm sure other cultures have their standards of beauty. But, scripture…
Love this topic! And I guess I’m mediocre then because I don’t wear the latest hairstyles, get my nails done or wear makeup. But I do thrive on making sure I look good at all times even though I may look plain by the standards set in the black community. And I don’t care what people think either. Years ago, Halle Berry was criticized so much for wearing her hair in Bantu knots while at a gas station and I thought she looked so good. But then women of other races wore the same hairstyle and were getting praised for it, SMH. So yes, we need to do better!!
Can crying be a thing?! Cause I felt this so deeply. Aren't we all beautiful? I'm a white middle-aged woman. I only wear make-up and do my hair when I have to. Most of the time, I look like the "mom" style that I am. I don't know the "beauty" standards in my community, and I probably never will. I'm the nerdy white girl. I'm an overweight woman with no boobs. I have written poetry on feeling invisible. So I don't know beauty standards. But I think you are beautiful and I find all races beautiful. What an awesome discussion to open up!