In the volume of items I see online, it has become painfully clear to me that online spaces dominated by my ethnic group are rife with Misogynoir. The refrain of evil, nasty pictures, and comments Black women mostly promulgated by our community is so relentless and constant that I’ve trained myself to let such ignorance […]
Tag Archives: colorism
Time To Rise: Dark-Skinned Women, Self-Esteem and Media Images
posted by diminutivediva
Yesterday the eclectic and controversial MC Azealia Banks took to Twitter and vented her frustrations on Colorism, stating that she feels men hate dark-skinned Black women. Unlike others I will not dismiss her anger and pain outright. For too long the experiences of dark-skinned African-American women have been erased. When we speak of how we […]
Leave The Kids Alone: Black Children and Internalized Oppression
posted by diminutivediva
*sigh* It seems that a week doesn’t pass without some toxic, anti-Black foolishness making the rounds on social media. In today’s vlog I address particularly distasteful meme about Blue Ivy Carter:
Stop Worrying and Start Living
posted by diminutivediva
Last Thursday an article titled “Why Do So Many Black Men Hate Black Women” was posted at For Harriet and on the Huffington Post. Frustrated with the issue, I decided to share my feelings in a vlog. Please watch and share your input~Diminutive Diva
Keep Walking
posted by diminutivediva
Over the past few days comedian Kevin Hart has been in the news again regarding jokes he made about dark-skinned Black women years ago. Hart doubled down on his disrespect while making sure to point out that joking about certain groups is off-limits. Apparently women who share his skin tone don’t fall into a protected […]
About Lupita: Reflections On The Backlash
posted by diminutivediva
So unless you have been living under a rock you are aware that actress Lupita Nyong’o took home to the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress last Sunday. While Lupita’s ascent has been praised and celebrated there is also a backlash to her success. The level of negativity and shade being heaped upon the actress by […]
There Ain’t No Future In Ya Frontin’
posted by diminutivediva
I am going to take a moment to discuss another problematic image that people have been buzzing about: the cover of Pharrell William’s latest album ‘G I R L’. I first saw the picture last week. I’ll be honest: I wasn’t shocked or outraged by it. Part of my survival strategy for living in the […]
The Black, The Bold, The Beautiful
posted by diminutivediva
The pictures of Nigerian singer Dencia and the proliferation of the use of bleaching creams in majority-Black nations had me extremely tight yesterday. I addressed it in my previous post, but I am still vexed and highly angered with it. There is part of me that accepts the foolishness among my own tribe of the […]
