Comments on: Odds & Ends

By: thembi

thembi — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:22:33 +0000

@mynameismyname
I was not a speaker at that seminar, I spoke at”Still Waiting to Exhale.” I think the stereotype talk was a few weeks after mine. If you did catch the black women in film talk, though, I was the black lady with the big hair

By: mynameismyname

mynameismyname — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:18:23 +0000

Hey,
You particapted in a HU discussion about black women in film? The one about “mammies, tragic mulattoes” and the such with Donna Hill, the romance writer and Liggins, from Morehouse? Which speaker were you? I attended that seminar and interested in knowing which speaker you were.

By: jazzfan360

jazzfan360 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:46:08 +0000

While I certainly can see where Etta’s side in this, it should also be known that many others have performed the song and Etta was certainly not the first person to do it. Beyonce has also been very up-front about the fact that Etta’s been a major influence on her musically, and has had nothing but glowing things to say about her, and of course just played her to big acclaim in a major motion picture just a few months ago, and back then Etta had nothing but praise. Then of course while it was being promoted, Beyonce serenaded Etta WITH that song as part of a tribute on Fashion Rocks, and Etta certainly seems quite pleased at the end there.

But the main part of this is the fact that if Etta’s gonna be pissed at anybody, she needs to take it up with the president and nobody else. That singer and that song were hand-picked by the First Couple–Beyonce was presented with an opportunity that NO performer in the world would have refused. When you are summoned for a command performance for the leader of the free world on one of the biggest days in history, you move heaven and earth if you have to, but you show up and you get the job done. Anybody else would’ve done it, and Beyonce would’ve been beyond stupid not to. If Etta’s too jealous to see that, then that sounds like her problem.

Again, I see where she’s coming from, and she’s one of my all-time favorites, but Etta’s doing fine. She’s been recording and performing for five decades, she’s still getting nominated for awards and headlining festivals and touring through major venues. She has never had to make a comeback because she’s never left the limelight. Beyonce is NOT taking food out of Etta James’ mouth. If this ain’t “live and let live,” I don’t know what is. Folks gotta know how to pick their battles. This was not wise.

By: Hampton06

Hampton06 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:27:58 +0000

waddup! first of all, my students loved you! i will say that a few did take issue with your stance on maya (girlfriends). it took so much restraint to not call you during the grammy awards. i have about 46 blog posts in my head. i need to write.

oh…and i hate uggs.

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:22:25 +0000

Before I went to Wiki just now, I didn’t even know what those boots (Uggs) were called. Although they aren’t as bad as Crocs, I can’t see myself ever wearing Uggs either.

By: Dare

Dare — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:55:51 +0000

Re: Octuplet mom, THANK YOU! While we hate to judge anyone’s reproductive decisions, this case is obviously against standard medical practice. This doctor has not only jeopardized the health of the eight children by allowing such a pregnancy to be developed and carried to term, (they are at continuing risk for congenital and developmental problems) this is not the first time. This woman already had six kids, all by in-vitro, all at the same clinic, all by the same sperm donor. Something fishy is going on here.. and the doctor/clinic obviously are not using any sort of moral or professional compass about giving this woman exactly what she wants no matter how dangerous it is to her own or her children’s health.