tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497749351142960453.post6400196586272835806..comments2023-12-20T02:40:01.994-06:00Comments on If You Only Knew....: Shock ValueHumbly Beautifulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06038375085135487477noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497749351142960453.post-11508686437861851322010-03-31T10:56:55.377-05:002010-03-31T10:56:55.377-05:00I completely see your point... before I'd even...I completely see your point... before I'd even watched the video, I'd been seeing all types of FB statuses talking about how people "didn't know she had an a** like that" and such...and when I watched the vid, I didn't really pay attention to all that, because I mean I'm not really into vids anyway. The song has a great message, but unfortunately so many won't realize it unless they hear it minus the video.LoVe.Peace.Curls.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01141834081031077219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497749351142960453.post-78914954270092677712010-03-30T14:10:34.958-05:002010-03-30T14:10:34.958-05:00Hi Sister! Sometimes, shock is valuable. We may no...Hi Sister! Sometimes, shock is valuable. We may not get it immediately, but the seed was sown. Erykahs video has different meaning for different people. For some it reveals their own groupthink, they are afraid of what somebody else will think. For others, it's liberating--we black women dont have to fear what others will think, because they will think what they will. For men, it was a revelation of a beautiful black woman, with a black womans body that wasnt on display for a sexual reason. Some sisters feel she needs some work in the gym. <br />Gabby Sidibe was shocking to us because some feel that a black woman who "looks like her" ought not have the nerve to hold her head up and have a bubbly personality. That was the shock for some. So both situations are liberating for black women. We can be ourselves just as we are EVEN in the face of those who tell us that we dont add up.<br />To answer your question, I think Erykah's video will be remembered for BOTH reasons--she's free and she got naked--neither of which has to be wrong.<br />BlessingsAnna Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614002862475111740noreply@blogger.com