Comments on: Bossip is an Embarrassment http://afrospear.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/ A Blog For People of Color Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: stokleysgirl http://afrospear.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-7492 stokleysgirl Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:30:08 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-7492 Bossip is an embarrassing. I read it once and never again. Blacks bringing Blacks down. Bossip is an embarrassing. I read it once and never again. Blacks bringing Blacks down.

]]> By: tmezy http://afrospear.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-6915 tmezy Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:46:21 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-6915 I have comment for the ones who are speaking on real/fake first of all Brandi is grown i thinks she realizes what she is doing to her hair further more its her head and she can do as she pleases as many of us do. Its not about wearing weave to look white (such a dumb comment) its about what people like. i dont really think people are ashame of they type of hair they have but when some dont have as much hair as others they may do different things to their hair i just dont see the big deal about someone actually taking the time to worry about how someone wears there hair its there business just because you say you dont like it BELIEVE ME BRANDY DOES NOT CARE WHAT YOU,YOU OR YOU THINKS ABOUT HER HAIR! I have comment for the ones who are speaking on real/fake first of all Brandi is grown i thinks she realizes what she is doing to her hair further more its her head and she can do as she pleases as many of us do. Its not about wearing weave to look white (such a dumb comment) its about what people like. i dont really think people are ashame of they type of hair they have but when some dont have as much hair as others they may do different things to their hair i just dont see the big deal about someone actually taking the time to worry about how someone wears there hair its there business just because you say you dont like it BELIEVE ME BRANDY DOES NOT CARE WHAT YOU,YOU OR YOU THINKS ABOUT HER HAIR!

]]> By: NARROW MINDS THINK ALIKE http://afrospear.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-6894 NARROW MINDS THINK ALIKE Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:03:50 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-6894 Consider this: most Black Americans are very different than African people actually from Africa. There also are mnay mixed people who share African ancestry along with other backgrounds that should be acknowledged and respected as well. Next: How is wearing fake braids better than wearing fake yaki? (In any case is it not an individual's choice?) And: When you were young and carefree, weren't you a little out of it? It's a part of the natural growth process of any human. We live and we learn. ☼ Bashing anyone because they do not agree with you or do things the way you think they should be done is a contradiction. You are in effect doing the same thing you condemn the person who wrote that comment about Brandy for...that person thought it was time for Brandy to ditch the braids, you say the braids are fine because they are natural....(they are not)...and even if they were everyone has an opinion and everyone is different and does not have to agree with you and that does not mean something is flawed with them if they don't. Respect that. Anyone who claims to be "All natural" in today's society is delusional for real. With all the products and accessories to better every aspect of yourself...you're telling me you partake in none of that? You must live in the wilderness. Consider this: most Black Americans are very different than African people actually from Africa. There also are mnay mixed people who share African ancestry along with other backgrounds that should be acknowledged and respected as well.

Next: How is wearing fake braids better than wearing fake yaki? (In any case is it not an individual’s choice?)

And: When you were young and carefree, weren’t you a little out of it? It’s a part of the natural growth process of any human. We live and we learn. ☼

Bashing anyone because they do not agree with you or do things the way you think they should be done is a contradiction. You are in effect doing the same thing you condemn the person who wrote that comment about Brandy for…that person thought it was time for Brandy to ditch the braids, you say the braids are fine because they are natural….(they are not)…and even if they were everyone has an opinion and everyone is different and does not have to agree with you and that does not mean something is flawed with them if they don’t.

Respect that.

Anyone who claims to be “All natural” in today’s society is delusional for real.

With all the products and accessories to better every aspect of yourself…you’re telling me you partake in none of that?

You must live in the wilderness.

]]> By: Folasade Oyeleye http://afrospear.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-6466 Folasade Oyeleye Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:07:32 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-6466 Surely there are more important things to discuss than hair within African American culture. Is there a problem in being or looking African ... I sincerely hope not. Surely there are more important things to discuss than hair within African American culture. Is there a problem in being or looking African … I sincerely hope not.

]]> By: O gurl http://afrospear.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-6463 O gurl Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:16:16 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-6463 I don't see the big deal. I agree with Byrd and Tanisha. I interpreted that as a comment about the damage she's done to her hair. Which, let's be real, her hair line is receeding. Tight micro-braids are not good for the hair and scalp. Especially over a period of YEARS. I don’t see the big deal. I agree with Byrd and Tanisha. I interpreted that as a comment about the damage she’s done to her hair. Which, let’s be real, her hair line is receeding. Tight micro-braids are not good for the hair and scalp. Especially over a period of YEARS.

]]> By: aulelia http://afrospear.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-3661 aulelia Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:32:20 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-3661 I'm not discussing Bossip's other content. I couldn't care less whether it was tame. The comment was distasteful and ignorant. I’m not discussing Bossip’s other content. I couldn’t care less whether it was tame. The comment was distasteful and ignorant.

]]> By: Tatisha Jackson http://afrospear.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-3649 Tatisha Jackson Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:10:33 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-3649 I agree with Byrd Parker. As a Brandy fan, we have wondered for years what was under there--under those braids. They were obviously fake. I mean, we knew that wasn't the real length of her hair. Not to mention that everyone could tell her real hair was suffering badly...the hairline receded as much as her career did every year. I have seen many Black women do the same thing, so it seemed ridiculous that a famous woman who had lots of money would continuously torture her head and scalp that way. Not saying that braids, even the Yaki are all bad--they are a good way to grow hair when done right. When not pulling the hair from your edges into tight knots that pull out hair follicles so that it never grows back. But dude, show us your real hair! The real you! As I got older and began to eschew Black hair that attempted to look European, it made me think Brandy was afraid/ashamed/hated her real hair. Maybe that was why she kept braids, to keep the 'white girl swing' while keeping it manageable. For the record, the braids that Brandy rocked throughout her career were not so Africanized...if Brandy was trying to be African, she should've shown us her naturally textured hair. Just saying, maybe it's a gender thing, but I think more Black women kinda understood that comment to be about Brandy breaking her hair off, not ditching her African-ness. Though personally, I hate the way her hair is so fakely straight now -- through the refinery on her head from a carcinogenic perm -- even more so. Also, if we are hating on stupid Black gossip sites, Bossip is more of the more tame ones. Take a look at MediaTakeOut.com. It makes me cringe whenever I see a link. Even the titles of the stories are embarassing. And the content is nonexistent. On second thought...maybe you shouldn't take a look. I agree with Byrd Parker. As a Brandy fan, we have wondered for years what was under there–under those braids. They were obviously fake. I mean, we knew that wasn’t the real length of her hair. Not to mention that everyone could tell her real hair was suffering badly…the hairline receded as much as her career did every year. I have seen many Black women do the same thing, so it seemed ridiculous that a famous woman who had lots of money would continuously torture her head and scalp that way.

Not saying that braids, even the Yaki are all bad–they are a good way to grow hair when done right. When not pulling the hair from your edges into tight knots that pull out hair follicles so that it never grows back. But dude, show us your real hair! The real you!

As I got older and began to eschew Black hair that attempted to look European, it made me think Brandy was afraid/ashamed/hated her real hair. Maybe that was why she kept braids, to keep the ‘white girl swing’ while keeping it manageable. For the record, the braids that Brandy rocked throughout her career were not so Africanized…if Brandy was trying to be African, she should’ve shown us her naturally textured hair.

Just saying, maybe it’s a gender thing, but I think more Black women kinda understood that comment to be about Brandy breaking her hair off, not ditching her African-ness. Though personally, I hate the way her hair is so fakely straight now — through the refinery on her head from a carcinogenic perm — even more so.

Also, if we are hating on stupid Black gossip sites, Bossip is more of the more tame ones. Take a look at MediaTakeOut.com. It makes me cringe whenever I see a link. Even the titles of the stories are embarassing. And the content is nonexistent. On second thought…maybe you shouldn’t take a look.

]]> By: Bygbaby http://afrospear.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-3640 Bygbaby Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:34:56 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-3640 Bossip & similar sites who will remain names (Concrete Loop) are fun but sometimes ridiculous. The people that run them are obviously young & out of it. Bygbaby Bossip & similar sites who will remain names (Concrete Loop) are fun but sometimes ridiculous. The people that run them are obviously young & out of it.

Bygbaby

]]> By: byrdparker http://afrospear.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-3600 byrdparker Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:28:46 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-3600 for them , i am almost positive they were commenting on the yaki . Enough with the false hair, why does hair always have to be long . It's not like brandy was wearing interesting braid designs with her " natural hair"/ to me just another way for her to relate to the white masses. for them , i am almost positive they were commenting on the yaki . Enough with the false hair, why does hair always have to be long . It’s not like brandy was wearing interesting braid designs with her ” natural hair”/ to me just another way for her to relate to the white masses.

]]> By: Dalu http://afrospear.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-3583 Dalu Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:05:41 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/bossip-is-an-embarrassment/#comment-3583 I love the support that comment is receiving And if that's not enough let's focus on her rack. And focus ridiculous amount of energy bashing the rest of her appearance. Argh. The pathetic thing is I have had similar sentiments directed at me. I also get a lot of "you look African/are you trying to look African?" bit. I'm not sure, as an African, what else I'm supposed to look like? I love the support that comment is receiving

And if that’s not enough let’s focus on her rack. And focus ridiculous amount of energy bashing the rest of her appearance. Argh.

The pathetic thing is I have had similar sentiments directed at me. I also get a lot of “you look African/are you trying to look African?” bit. I’m not sure, as an African, what else I’m supposed to look like?

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