Wednesday, October 19, 2011
#11 Long (and I mean very long) nails
Now, this hole trend of wearing nails very long started back in the 80s when women wanted to be ultra-feminine.
#10 Denzel Washington
Ask any Black woman over the age of 40 who her top ten favorite movie stars are and chances are she will name Denzel Washington among the ten. They don't even refer to him by his full name of Denzel Washington. They just call him Denzel.
The movie star has been popular with African-American women practically ever since he's been on TV and in movies beginning in the late 1970s. Denzel ultimately became a household name in the 80s and 90s, especially after having played one of the leading roles in the Civil War movie Glory (1989), for which Washington won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of "Tripp", the runaway slave in Edward Zwick's powerful historical masterpiece. Ever since then, many Black women haven't been able to get enough of him. You can read more about Denzel Washington by visiting http://www.imdb.com/.
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The movie star has been popular with African-American women practically ever since he's been on TV and in movies beginning in the late 1970s. Denzel ultimately became a household name in the 80s and 90s, especially after having played one of the leading roles in the Civil War movie Glory (1989), for which Washington won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of "Tripp", the runaway slave in Edward Zwick's powerful historical masterpiece. Ever since then, many Black women haven't been able to get enough of him. You can read more about Denzel Washington by visiting http://www.imdb.com/.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
#9 Babby daddies
This category is not as obvious as some of the others, but hey, let's give it a shot people . . .
Many Black women have a hard time finding a man. In fact, this problem is so common that sometimes two or there of them will fight over the same man. How common this type of fighting is I don't know. I just know that it happens sometimes. This fighting is very shameful though because many Black women could find another man who would treat them right if they just knew where to look.
That said, when Black woman do find a man, it also sometimes happens that they, in turn, do not know how to treat said good Black man with respect. They often have to separate themselves with said man because of unreconcilable differences. These spearations often happen because the Black man and woman got together for the wrong reasons or they went to fast in the relationship. Oftentimes, the Black man did something or several things that upset the Black woman and she, in turn, just can't take it anymore. Oftentimes, it also happens that the two don't know how to be in a relationship.
This separation beteween Black man and woman leads to the creation of a babby daddy. A babby daddy is simply what the term applies. Someone who is the father of someone's baby. That's it. It doesn't not mean that the two people in the relatinship get along. In fact, it just might be that the babby daddy in questoin is very much an absentee father who doesn't even pay his child support for the baby. Furthermore, some baby daddies don't even know they are a father of a child until someone tells them or a paternity test is conducted say, on the Maury Povich Show.
The existence of so many baby daddies in the United States even prompted someone to come up with a song called "That's Just My Baby Daddy" in which the chorus just repeats the title of the song over and over again. The song pokes fun at the existence of baby daddies by implying that most baby daddies come from the ghetto or poor rural area. However, this is not always the case.
Another type of babby daddy however, is the opposite of the absentee father. This type of baby daddy is the type that makes a baby with a Black woman and after the baby is born the child is 12 ore 13 when the couple actually decides to get married. Why the couple waits so long to get married is somewhat of a mystery. It's a similar phenomenon to those people who date people for 10 or 14 years and then actually decide to get married. They don't even know why they wait so long to get married. Consequently, not all babby daddies are bad. There are some who do actually care a lot.
However, it is probably safe to say that most, if not many, baby daddies are like fly-by-night fathers. This trend in baby daddihood leads to the creation of more and more baby daddies because that is what the children of the babby daddies see as examples of an acceptable form of a relationship. In fact, some African-American children who grow up in poor, less educated households learn from their parents that relationships are, for the most part, not important.
Many Black women have a hard time finding a man. In fact, this problem is so common that sometimes two or there of them will fight over the same man. How common this type of fighting is I don't know. I just know that it happens sometimes. This fighting is very shameful though because many Black women could find another man who would treat them right if they just knew where to look.
That said, when Black woman do find a man, it also sometimes happens that they, in turn, do not know how to treat said good Black man with respect. They often have to separate themselves with said man because of unreconcilable differences. These spearations often happen because the Black man and woman got together for the wrong reasons or they went to fast in the relationship. Oftentimes, the Black man did something or several things that upset the Black woman and she, in turn, just can't take it anymore. Oftentimes, it also happens that the two don't know how to be in a relationship.
This separation beteween Black man and woman leads to the creation of a babby daddy. A babby daddy is simply what the term applies. Someone who is the father of someone's baby. That's it. It doesn't not mean that the two people in the relatinship get along. In fact, it just might be that the babby daddy in questoin is very much an absentee father who doesn't even pay his child support for the baby. Furthermore, some baby daddies don't even know they are a father of a child until someone tells them or a paternity test is conducted say, on the Maury Povich Show.
The existence of so many baby daddies in the United States even prompted someone to come up with a song called "That's Just My Baby Daddy" in which the chorus just repeats the title of the song over and over again. The song pokes fun at the existence of baby daddies by implying that most baby daddies come from the ghetto or poor rural area. However, this is not always the case.
Another type of babby daddy however, is the opposite of the absentee father. This type of baby daddy is the type that makes a baby with a Black woman and after the baby is born the child is 12 ore 13 when the couple actually decides to get married. Why the couple waits so long to get married is somewhat of a mystery. It's a similar phenomenon to those people who date people for 10 or 14 years and then actually decide to get married. They don't even know why they wait so long to get married. Consequently, not all babby daddies are bad. There are some who do actually care a lot.
However, it is probably safe to say that most, if not many, baby daddies are like fly-by-night fathers. This trend in baby daddihood leads to the creation of more and more baby daddies because that is what the children of the babby daddies see as examples of an acceptable form of a relationship. In fact, some African-American children who grow up in poor, less educated households learn from their parents that relationships are, for the most part, not important.
#8 Extensions, weaves, and tracks.
This category is an obivous one for Black people. However, many people outside the Black community are unaware that extensions are products that are commonly used by many Black women, and maybe some men. (Hey, whatever floats your boats . . . I ain't mad atcha.) Many black women use extensions and weaves because it takes a long time for their hair to grow out because of the natual texture of Black hair. However, many rich women, take Oprah for example, can afford to not have to resort to the use of extensions because they can pay thousands of dollars or whatever it cost to get their hair done to their liking so that they don't have to resort to the use of weaves and tracks.
At this point, it is a good idea to establish the difference between weavea and tracks. Both weaves and tracks are a type of hair extension. However, weaves, as the name implies, are hair pieces that involve weaving fake hair into a person's already existing hair or, in the case of someone like Beyonce and other more daring and ambitious people, into the persons scalp. A track is a hair piece that is glued into a person's already existing hair through the use of a special hair glue. If you ever see a Black woman patting her head with the palm of her hand, it's probably because of the glue in her track.
Koreans and many other Asian groups, including African immigrants or other immigrants groups, are aware of this affinity of Black women for fake hair. It is very common for many of the beauty supply stores that Black women go to to be own by one of these ethnic groups. Why is it that few African-American women own their own beauty supply stores? My answer to you is the following: I don't know. They just don't.
Another amazing phenomenon is the affinity of Black women for extensions that are made of real human hair. They prefer Korean, Philipino, and Chinese hair pieces because their hair is supposed to be straighter and it matches the natural color of a Black woman's hair. Human hair is also very expensive. You can learn more about Black women's hair by watching the documentary/movie "Good Hair" starring Chris Rock.
If you are not a Black person and you have a neighbor, friend, relative, or in-law who is a Black woman, you may notice that one day her hair is very short and the next day, all of a sudden, it becomes very long. This is because the Black woman in question has gone to the beauty salon to get her hair extended through the use of weaves or tracks.
Another area of concern is the fact that it is NEVER, NEVER, NEVER a good idea to ask a Black women the age old question "is that your real hair?" The Black woman will become highly indignant and might become highly aggressive with you. Asking this question will always backfire no matter who you are. Even if you are another Black person, this question almost always ends up insulting the Black woman in question. They will usually initially respond by saying "Of course this is my real hair . . . I bought it, so it's mine." Then they might start hollering and screaming and/or simply precede to insult you and try to make you feel as uncomfortable as possible through the use of some crude racially charged joke or by being real blunt with you, in other words, by "keepin' it real."
At this point, it is a good idea to establish the difference between weavea and tracks. Both weaves and tracks are a type of hair extension. However, weaves, as the name implies, are hair pieces that involve weaving fake hair into a person's already existing hair or, in the case of someone like Beyonce and other more daring and ambitious people, into the persons scalp. A track is a hair piece that is glued into a person's already existing hair through the use of a special hair glue. If you ever see a Black woman patting her head with the palm of her hand, it's probably because of the glue in her track.
Koreans and many other Asian groups, including African immigrants or other immigrants groups, are aware of this affinity of Black women for fake hair. It is very common for many of the beauty supply stores that Black women go to to be own by one of these ethnic groups. Why is it that few African-American women own their own beauty supply stores? My answer to you is the following: I don't know. They just don't.
Another amazing phenomenon is the affinity of Black women for extensions that are made of real human hair. They prefer Korean, Philipino, and Chinese hair pieces because their hair is supposed to be straighter and it matches the natural color of a Black woman's hair. Human hair is also very expensive. You can learn more about Black women's hair by watching the documentary/movie "Good Hair" starring Chris Rock.
If you are not a Black person and you have a neighbor, friend, relative, or in-law who is a Black woman, you may notice that one day her hair is very short and the next day, all of a sudden, it becomes very long. This is because the Black woman in question has gone to the beauty salon to get her hair extended through the use of weaves or tracks.
Another area of concern is the fact that it is NEVER, NEVER, NEVER a good idea to ask a Black women the age old question "is that your real hair?" The Black woman will become highly indignant and might become highly aggressive with you. Asking this question will always backfire no matter who you are. Even if you are another Black person, this question almost always ends up insulting the Black woman in question. They will usually initially respond by saying "Of course this is my real hair . . . I bought it, so it's mine." Then they might start hollering and screaming and/or simply precede to insult you and try to make you feel as uncomfortable as possible through the use of some crude racially charged joke or by being real blunt with you, in other words, by "keepin' it real."
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