Comments on: The Hat: Show some R-E-S-P-E-C-T http://www.sableverity.com/the-hat-show-some-r-e-s-p-e-c-t/ Print.Pixel.Radio.Local.National.International Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:58:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Helen http://www.sableverity.com/the-hat-show-some-r-e-s-p-e-c-t/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 Helen Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:52:58 +0000 http://sableverity.com/?p=3612#comment-1056 On a site I frequent, shakespearessister.blogspot.com, the hat was much discussed and universally praised. The commenters are a varied lot, but I can tell you a pile of them are white. See http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2009/01/hail-to-hat.html On a site I frequent, shakespearessister.blogspot.com, the hat was much discussed and universally praised. The commenters are a varied lot, but I can tell you a pile of them are white.

See http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2009/01/hail-to-hat.html

]]> By: Andre http://www.sableverity.com/the-hat-show-some-r-e-s-p-e-c-t/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Andre Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:38:37 +0000 http://sableverity.com/?p=3612#comment-1055 That hat was great, and Aretha wore it well. The Ellen reaction was irritating. There is a difference between making fun of what you know, and making fun of what you have no experience with. This was clearly the latter case. That hat was great, and Aretha wore it well. The Ellen reaction was irritating. There is a difference between making fun of what you know, and making fun of what you have no experience with. This was clearly the latter case.

]]> By: The Spook Who Sat By The Door http://www.sableverity.com/the-hat-show-some-r-e-s-p-e-c-t/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 The Spook Who Sat By The Door Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:48:59 +0000 http://sableverity.com/?p=3612#comment-1054 Disappointed, but not surprised. I expect that mainstream white America will repeat that behavior over the next few years as they encounter never before seen customs and rituals. Terrorist fist-bump, anyone? I should report that at the Town Hall Seattle event (lots of white Seattle liberals) that I attended, Ms. Franklin got only respectful applause. As she sang, I could only wonder at what that moment meant to her and if she ever in her life imagined that she would be in that place at that time. Disappointed, but not surprised. I expect that mainstream white America will repeat that behavior over the next few years as they encounter never before seen customs and rituals.

Terrorist fist-bump, anyone?

I should report that at the Town Hall Seattle event (lots of white Seattle liberals) that I attended, Ms. Franklin got only respectful applause.

As she sang, I could only wonder at what that moment meant to her and if she ever in her life imagined that she would be in that place at that time.

]]> By: Lumira http://www.sableverity.com/the-hat-show-some-r-e-s-p-e-c-t/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 Lumira Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:55:18 +0000 http://sableverity.com/?p=3612#comment-1053 I am with you! Although I, myself would not don such a hat (at least not for another 25 years or so) I do realize the significance of the style of hat. I was watching the inauguration at work with a large group of my employees, and as soon as aretha got on the screen- I cringed because I knew! I knew someone was going to say something. Sure enough 5 or 6 people (people who let's just say are the type that wouldn't understand) got to talking about the hat. "what is she wearing" "what was she thinking?" "where on earth do you get a hat like that" And I thought to myself..."hmmm....they really don't know a thing about- or appreciate for one second anything about that" I mean...its what older black women do....rock some pretty sick- striking hats! AND-no one talks about Queen Elizabeth running around in her little things....I guess THAT's ok...everything is always viewed different when it's one of us. I am with you!
Although I, myself would not don such a hat (at least not for another 25 years or so) I do realize the significance of the style of hat. I was watching the inauguration at work with a large group of my employees, and as soon as aretha got on the screen- I cringed because I knew! I knew someone was going to say something. Sure enough 5 or 6 people (people who let’s just say are the type that wouldn’t understand) got to talking about the hat. “what is she wearing” “what was she thinking?” “where on earth do you get a hat like that”
And I thought to myself…”hmmm….they really don’t know a thing about- or appreciate for one second anything about that” I mean…its what older black women do….rock some pretty sick- striking hats!
AND-no one talks about Queen Elizabeth running around in her little things….I guess THAT’s ok…everything is always viewed different when it’s one of us.

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