Reply to Michael Jackson On Race – and Who He Saw in the Mirror

I read this article called, Michael Jackson On Race – and Who He Saw in the Mirror. http://www.racialicious.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-%e2%80%93-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/ Race is a big deal in this society. This article talks about how Michael Jackson felt about being black and if he was trying to erase who he really was. Michael spent his adult life turning himself white.

Michael did admit that he does not like the man he sees in the mirror. He could have not wanted to look like his father, who was a tyrannical father. Michael has never had any problems with African Americans. On an interview on the Oprah show, Michael said, "I'm a black American. I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am." There are so many reasons that Michael Jackson could have changed his appearance, but is he a race traitor?

I think that we could never really know. We don't know him well enough to judge him. We don't know how his life was growing up and what he had to dealt with. But in my heart, I do believe that Michael Jackson wasn't trying to erase his race.

Response to A Beauty Wonderland

I was reading this blog on www.fashinista.com. The blog was called, "A Beauty Wonderland." The article talks about Tim Burton's film adaption of 'Alice in Wonderland.' Time Burton is known for his remaking of classics in a more unusual way. So Anne Hathaway (to the left) will be playing the White Queen in the movie. So the question is, when you go from brunette to blond, do you bleach the eyebrows too, or do u leave it dark?

I think the overall, this picture looks ugly. I don't like the way the makeup is. and for my opinion about the eyebrows, i think u should bleach them as well. It just looks weird if you have bright blond hair and dark eyebrows. ick! i just don't like the way it looks. I think they could do a different style for her hair as well. her hair doesn't look "queen-like". A more royalty look would be better.

Love Yourself First

Love Yourself First

I always had things about me that I didn’t like. I didn’t like the way my body looks, I didn’t like my nose, or I didn’t like the color of my hair. I became more and more aware of them as I got older. When I was about seven years old, I began to gain a lot of weight. It never bothered me, even when my family would comment on it. Then starting in 6th grade, I somehow managed to lose that weight. That was when I started to notice my body. I was now skinny. But that didn’t stay for long, in my opinion. I would now and then gain a few pounds and then lose a few pounds. I thought I was fat, but my family told me that I wasn’t and that I’m a good shape. I didn’t believe them. I tried to eat less but I wasn’t very good at it. My weight has been something that I don’t like the most out of all the others.

I tried so many ways to lose weight. I never had it in me to try anything extreme. I have thought about it though. I tried eating less and sometimes not eating at all, but that didn’t last long. I would end up eating more for the times I didn’t eat. I thought about anorexia and bulimia, but I couldn’t forced the food back out.

I always see thin and beautiful models in magazines and in fashion shows. They all look so beautiful on screen and on the runway. Our society puts a pedestal on good-looking people. Young girls and women are the ones being pressured the most to look a certain way. I lived this way for so long now that it’s hard to stop going along with everyone else, thinking that I have to be a size 0 to look beautiful.

Now that I’m older I don’t wear shorts or tank tops often because I’m afraid people will think I’m fat. Even when it’s really hot outside, I still wear jeans. I have not worn a swimming suit in years. I don’t even swim. The last time that I went swimming and worn a swimming suit would have been about eight years ago.

I believe that loving everything about you first, is the first step to true happiness in life. I’m not all the way there yet but that doesn’t mean I’m just going to give up. When you appreciate yourself, you start to see the good in things and that not everything has to be the same. Just keep trying and you’ll find that true happiness in yourself.