Mighty Mama Rebuttal
Mighty Mama had some angry comments about "the glorification" of people whose lifestyle and life choices don't reflect a value for education. She somehow turns it into a racial issue by telling us that she expects to be called "a racist white bitch", but she is quick to point out that she considers her African American husband to be "her equal". We are so relieved. Perhaps she will later explain how he escaped the tentacles of the music industry.
While I somewhat agree with her premise, that there is more focus and importance placed on success in the sports and entertainment fields than there is on success in other fields, I was annoyed that she targeted Fantasia as an example. I have no idea what her education or family situation were like, and I doubt that Mighty Mama does either. Nevertheless, she suggests that Fantasia is a great example of a young, poorly-educated girl with ignorant parents. Young women don't set out to hook up with wife/girlfriend-beaters. The fact that Mighty Mama doesn't "feel bad" for women in that situation ticks me off. If they had grown up in a more nurturing environment, where different goals were stressed, they probably would have led more productive (no pun intended) lives.
I also didn't appreciate the fact that she failed to recognize that music, in fact the Arts in general, can be an important and worthwhile career choice. It's a little late to tell Fantasia to "close her legs". She's already a single mother--a single mother who chose not to stay with an abusive man and to try to make it on her own; a single mother who realized that she had singing talent and decided to pursue it, instead of living out her days on welfare. Out of 100,000 people who tried out for Season 3 of American Idol, she made it to number one. It would have been a tragedy to deprive the world of her talent.
Also, she says Fantasia is a stripper's name. If she had bothered to practice what she preaches about getting an education, she would have known that fantasia is a charming musical term.
angryblackbitch "ponders the topic with deep introspection and a furrowed brow", and adds her two cents, which is worth a helluva lot more than my two cents.
While I somewhat agree with her premise, that there is more focus and importance placed on success in the sports and entertainment fields than there is on success in other fields, I was annoyed that she targeted Fantasia as an example. I have no idea what her education or family situation were like, and I doubt that Mighty Mama does either. Nevertheless, she suggests that Fantasia is a great example of a young, poorly-educated girl with ignorant parents. Young women don't set out to hook up with wife/girlfriend-beaters. The fact that Mighty Mama doesn't "feel bad" for women in that situation ticks me off. If they had grown up in a more nurturing environment, where different goals were stressed, they probably would have led more productive (no pun intended) lives.
I also didn't appreciate the fact that she failed to recognize that music, in fact the Arts in general, can be an important and worthwhile career choice. It's a little late to tell Fantasia to "close her legs". She's already a single mother--a single mother who chose not to stay with an abusive man and to try to make it on her own; a single mother who realized that she had singing talent and decided to pursue it, instead of living out her days on welfare. Out of 100,000 people who tried out for Season 3 of American Idol, she made it to number one. It would have been a tragedy to deprive the world of her talent.
Also, she says Fantasia is a stripper's name. If she had bothered to practice what she preaches about getting an education, she would have known that fantasia is a charming musical term.
angryblackbitch "ponders the topic with deep introspection and a furrowed brow", and adds her two cents, which is worth a helluva lot more than my two cents.
posted by Elizabeth at 6:09 PM
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