About how I've chosen to wear my hair has always, always, always come from other Black people. I don't believe other races care about how you wear your hair as long as it suits you and your lifestyle. Hair does serve, however, as a way for Blacks to judge and classify each other.

should give her a call.

pretty much extends the pathology, imho.

and i am a black woman! First of all, my girlfriend mary, who is irish-american, has a very similar body to michelle's. what i find more profound about michelle's first lady looks is her brown-ness, given that so often successful black men in the public eye choose lighter-skinned or white women as mates. here's a thoughtful take i found on another blog.

http://tallulahbankhead.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/isnt-she-lovely/

It never said it was her first time voting. I guess the calcified bile you have in place of a heart effects your cognitive skills.

As a child of The Dream I am so disappointed that we're not all just simply Americans yet. Still "we" and "they." Or "we" and "other."

I love America too much to give up on the ideals upon which, however flawed in practice, she's been founded.

Having memorized all the words to three of our national anthems, I challenge anyone who believes I'd vote for Obama only because I'm black, to a sing-off.

she did make those pants looks more interesting than they probably really are.

Those of you who feel that way need to check your own inner lives because something is definitely amiss and/or you're just looking for a reason to be hateful.

While I admire that many of these women work(ed) for their fortunes, their shallow tackiness belies that they will never be a part of real NY society. They also don't seem to be well-educated. Or maybe me as an outsider I don't in fact realize that this is what NY society has become? If so, I blame Donald Trump.

Was Eartha Kitt reached for comment?

while imus surely intended it as a slur, and the word "nappy" has previous negative connotations, it been embraced by legions who wear their hair in its natural, curly state. there is no definition for "nappy" in my american heritage dictionary new fourth edition, but i surmise its roots are derivative of nap 2: "a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather." but most black people know what nappy means, and not having seen the game that provoked the comment, i can't attest to what the girl's hair was doing when imus saw it, but the press conference revealed each and every player to have sleek, straightened hair -- nary a nap! .. i think he just wanted to say he thinks they're ugly. fuck him. he's a clown. and unless we're going after all the clowns who freely use the word "ho" in their “art,” there's no justification to single imus out.

his words were meant to be hateful, and it's more hateful because they're just kids, but it pains me that something like hair is being used to paint these great athletes as victims. will black women forever be victims of hair politics? Face it, the dominant culture celebrates eurocentric standards of beauty (not to mention poor sportsmanship). Let’s get the Lady Scarlet Knights some subscriptions to Essence Magazine and move on.