by Cyndi Lauper is one of my FAVORITE songs EVER!
i love this song....lil Mo did a version of this song that rocks as well...i sing this song at the top of my lungs! the VERY top
erykah badu's new album drops tomorrow...it ROCKS i heard...
her new video seems to be causing some "controversy"
it has a "evolutionary/revolutionary" meaning...sure maybe she could have done it in another way...but then why be like the masses...do your thang Erykah...its not in the same vain as regular booty shaking vids...it is what it is...
some will get it, some won't...and truth be told none of REALLY know the total meaning behind it because she, the artist, will be the only person that gets it...but isn't that what most art does, cause a debate and is left up to the interpretation of those who chose to view it...because it is a choice if you watch the video or not...
i did her quote at the end though:
"They who play it safe are quick to assassinate what they don't understand. They move in packs, ingesting more and more fear with every act of hate on one another"
People do hate on each other and we don't uplift we tear down and its really sad and we DEFINITELY don't take to those who don't look like the masses...those who don't fit societies idea of beauty or intellect or artistry...anyone loving or living outside the "box" is wrong...i get that
its just like the blog that i read today that stated that black women who are considered overweight will have a harder time dating...
or the many articles that say the more educated you are the harder it is for a person to find a mate
or those who don't fall into the preconceived notion of what "beauty" is
its definitely a harder road to travel when you aren't in the mold of what others think, feel or believe that you should be...
but life keeps moving forward you know...and i think that despite what others think, what anyone ever thinks you just have to be secure in who you are
i have a homeboy, who i saw this weekend and spent some time with...and the one thing that i realize about him is that he is who he is and he's ALWAYS been that way...this dude is built to play football but he's always been a theater geek but he's ALWAYS been ok with being that guy...
he never tried to be anything other then HIM and he makes NO apologies for who he is...either you like him and roll with him and respect him or you don't...he's smart, extremely smart, down to earth totally into music, one of the funniest people you'll ever meet...
he's just a cool dude...but not in terms of what society may "deem" to be cool...
he is who HE is and i was like wow...i love it!
and although i am ME and i dig myself...i don't think or i know rather that i don't dig myself as much as he digs himself (and not in an arrogant way, he's a VERY humble dude)...
so that's what i 'm striving for to just be me, either you like, love me for who i am...my revolutionary, outside of the box thinking, music loving, around the way loud, lady who can hang with the best or the worst of them, who loves kids and just wants to see everyone evolve to another level the next level in life...
an onion...full of a multitude of layers
i guess this is what reflection is all about...as i make that slow walk to the next decade of my life i am walking into my womanhood...
well alright
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