I said I would be back trying to get my blogging on. I'm not giving up. So I've been thinking what am I about and what this blog should be about? Many people would say I'm a feminist and I will admit I'm one of those women very weary of using that label on myself (but then again aren't most women of colour? and why is that , please don't blame it on white liberal feminists or maybe I gotta accept they are to blame...)Anyways so I've often been called a feminist or as one guy/or was it a girl? said "you one of them activist sista's huh?" My response would be "um , I don't think so #and do a kanye shrug#" I don't think of myself as any kind of activist because as much as I've got concerns and opinions , I don't go mouthing them at every opportunity (even more so know since I think I've co-opted Japanese ethics on cooperation and creating a "smooth atmosphere") plus you won't see me marching and rallying just because I've got a fear of being arrested every since watching my father getting in the back of a police van at a tender age ...So , why do people have this impression that I'm some sort of activist feminist maybe its because one of my major's at university was Gender Studies. Yep, I did Gender Studies at U.C.T under the guidance of some white liberal lecturer called Jane (who insisted of using this fictional girl called Thandi every time she used an example of gender when it came to black women in South Africa, but then again I got this theory that all white liberals in South Africa love the name Thandi , seriously - I think I know like two black girls adopted by white families and both are named Thandi and I'm sure there is more...) Oh and how can I forget the fiery coloured women named Ellen , I really liked her she seemed she was once one of those women who was once an activist but somehow got burned out because she always seemed tired during lectures and then there was Amina Mama the head of the department whose daughter I went to school with. Gender Studies was good for me seriously , it was probably the only department where A)I passed all the courses and B) I got to really explore certain interests of mine using academic lingo and the readings were awesome. So where am I going with all this reminiscing , well I figured that although I'm not an outright feminist (maybe a womanist you know the saying "womanism to feminism is purple to lilac" and I forgot who said that, damn me and my foggy memory) I'm going to dedicated a part of this blog airing my thoughts on "womenism" , or basically being a black women who is rightfully concerned about being a black women and the experiences or thoughts of other women whom I find interesting or somewhat inspirational. I'm going to primarily feature sisters of the same hues(catch my drift..."black , brown and yellow we are the majority"according to a t-shirt a friend of mine owned) but I now I got to put the spotlight on "sisters doing it for themselves"
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