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Some honest talk about RACE. Growing up as a dark skin sista I was no stranger to being called names because of my complexion. I was called many names such as Blacky, Spook, Monkey, Kunta Kinte, Tar Baby and many more. But I was also called "African" as if it were some kinda slur. Out of all the names that proved problematic being called an AFRICAN in a negative way played a large role in why I embrace the label "AFRICAN American". I call the label AFRICAN American a "proper slur". In this video I explain why.

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Geneva Holder Comment by Geneva Holder on July 27, 2009 at 3:10pm
I lived in an island community for a couple of years where I was the only "white" person for miles around. My friends had varying shades of melonin, to quote one of my favorite songs, and so did I depending on the season. I wasn't offended at being called "Whitey" or "Brownie" or any other term that was a simple but factual description of my skin color . . . as long as the tone of voice was not malicious. My friends still laugh about the day I called out "Hey, Whitey" across the market to the first and only white person I had seen in six months. It was a greeting, honest to goodness...

On the other hand, I was always deeply wounded at how those same beautiful people of varying shades of color so grievously damaged each other based on the degree of lightness and darkness. The terms included albino, pink, white, fair, light, tan, brown, dark, black, and blue, terms in and of themselves simply descriptive, used well, noble and beautiful, used badly, harsh and destructive.

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