[tallie]

When a white person is made fun of for something, they can usually laugh it off either by excluding themselves from the white group ('My hair doesn't smell like a dog...') or by just ignoring it. It does not affect their entire race. But when a black person is put down, all of a sudden it's the entire race being put down. White people are seen as individuals, while black people are seen as a race. For example, take your question. You might not be offended, but other white people might. Yet you assumed that ALL black people would be offended and that the book would instantly be written off. Interesting.

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[tallie]

I haven't shaved in at least three years, and it made me love and accept my body more than anything else has. However, as a result, many people have said some pretty awful things to me. I can't wear tanktops or shorts in the house because my mom 'can't stand to look at me.' Girls are creeped out, and guys are seemingly threatened. I think the trend toward shaving started in the 1920s, when more and more of the female body was shown. Women had to be everything men weren't, i.e. men hairy, women not.

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[tallie]

okay, i am white, and i know your question was directed towards black people or people of color in general, but... racism exists in this country as a system of atvantage based on race. white people systematically benefit from racism. this is called white priviledge. things like, having band-aids the color of your skin, being able to speak eloquently without being a merit to your race, seeing role models in the media that are of your race, seeing your family and communications style validated, learning the history of your people at school, going to pay for something at a store and have the salesperson respect your buying power... etc, etc. this does not invalidate any pain white people have gone through due to class, gender, sexual orientation, family history, etc. but it is a reality all white people, including myself, face. i do not belive white people can be discriminated against because of the color of their skin. affirmitive action is a way of evening this unbalanced plying field, not bringng the white man down or giving 'them' 'our' jobs. email me for questions/references

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[tallie]

excellent question! basically, gay men's icon's are either already in a socially accepted catagory (like judy garland) or just really powerful otherwise (white, rich, male..) whereas our 'icons' are more along the lines of underground musicians, closet activists, authors, etc. we have a long history of womyn as role models. gertrude stien, eleanor roosavelt, chris williamson, tret fure, virgina uribe, gail rolfe, ani difranco, julie cypher, melissa ethridge, bell hooks, tracy chapman, angela davis, alice walker, joan armtrading... just off the top of my head. there are a LOT of us, lurking in the margins of mainstream media. look for us. read books. watch movies. (go fish is excellent)

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[tallie]

here's the thing... i don't know what makes my childhood different then anyone else. aside from the obvious, like, parents divorcing, lost puppies, etc. i mean, does everyone play with their barbies in lesbian couples? want to be the wife in 'house' but only with other girls? have really amazing relationships with little girls but never want to play with boys, wanting to kiss girls but kissing boys anyway, getting excited when the bottle stopped on another girl in 'spin the bottle' , wondering why i found penises so scary, wondering if anyone else hated sex with boys as much as i did, if everyone was attracted to those models on the mtv... it wasn;t until i defined lesbian for myself that i catagorized all the little signs into the eventual realization of attraction to women. so now what?

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[tallie]

i'm a lesbian. just do it. go out for coffee, see a movie, talk. eventually, one of you will kiss the other after you spend time together. then, eventually, you will have sex. then the u haul. it's kinda like reinventing the wheel. or a second puberty. good luck

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