blac (k) ademic

1. i did not quit blogging because of the racisms of the blogosphere. i am in school, i am a filmmaker and i have a number of other projects to tend to that did not/do not fit in with blogging. the article in colorlines, incorrectly stated that i left because of an article at feministing and the general racisms of the blogosphere–however, that isn’t true. at the time of the interview of the article (which took place in september of 2006–way before i stopped blogging), i did mention i was taking a break because of the drama and hostility associated with blogging, however, i returned and eventually quit on december 18th due to my rigorous coursework in my doctoral program—not solely because of racism (although, it did make my leave much, much easier).

2. when i was interviewed at feministing and saw the copious amounts of racial hatred spewed at me, i emailed both jessica and celina to remove the infamous interview. jessica told me it was up to celina to remove it and celina told me it was up to jessica to remove it. sadly, i felt that both of them intentionally told me different things in order to avoid taking down the interview. even at my request to remove it, they kept the interview up and subsequently closed comments. i cannot and will not support a “feminist” site that willingly allowed me to be publicly humiliated.

3. although i have stepped away from blogging, i do, from time to time, check in on things. it is depressing and upsetting to see that nothing has changed. the same ol’ same ol’. women of color are continuously attacked for speaking their mind. white feminists continue to “run things.” and lesbians (of all colors)….i don’t even know where we are…still don’t seem to be a part of “feminism.”

4. i still think full frontal feminism is wack, and no, i have not read the book. so what.

i’m glad i gave up calling myself a feminist a while ago.

anyways, that’s all i had to say. stay up BFP’s, BlackAmazon’s, Shannon’s, Sylvia’s, Elle’s…and all the other bright women of color who continue to raise hell.

peace
-nubian