tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663907824795728888.post8023448221703869665..comments2023-09-11T10:03:21.649-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger: Black Like Me (Part 2 of 2)Rebecca Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02535860908030251931noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663907824795728888.post-7864364599449050542009-08-03T18:11:15.399-04:002009-08-03T18:11:15.399-04:00I wonder if it's how you are raised in your pr...I wonder if it's how you are raised in your primary family home. What cultural influences do you have? And what about the little black DYFS kids that are now being raised by white gay parents? <br /><br />And how many different ways are there to be "black"? <br /><br />This is a big subject, the more I think about it. I'd love to hear your take on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663907824795728888.post-14968248967151709652009-08-03T13:54:51.710-04:002009-08-03T13:54:51.710-04:00To Anonymous at 11:12 am,
What a question. Instea...To Anonymous at 11:12 am,<br /><br />What a question. Instead of attempting to give my take here, I'll write a longer post. Thanks for asking.<br /><br />RebeccaRebecca Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535860908030251931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663907824795728888.post-45728990560905272582009-08-02T14:12:43.245-04:002009-08-02T14:12:43.245-04:00Hi Rebecca,
How about now? Do you think black peop...Hi Rebecca,<br />How about now? Do you think black people and white people can share their joy? Is there a need to go 'undercover' to understand each other? I know a lot of "black" people who are as white as me, who identify as black. I know people who have as many white relatives as black, and sometimes more, who identify as black. I guess what I'm asking is: What makes a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663907824795728888.post-79450734396224190572009-07-29T23:00:34.883-04:002009-07-29T23:00:34.883-04:00To 12:24 pm--yes, this experiment was flawed yet f...To 12:24 pm--yes, this experiment was flawed yet fascinating--like most "passing" projects. In a couple of weeks, I will take a look at another white person who passed during the modern civil rights era--Grace Halsell--stay tuned.<br /><br />Nat--Olivier's Hamlet is the most Freudian one I've ever seen--the kiss Gertrude plants on him is soooo incestuous that my students never Rebecca Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535860908030251931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663907824795728888.post-77713099010377848462009-07-29T21:43:37.737-04:002009-07-29T21:43:37.737-04:00Hamlet/Spamlet, I've never been able to get th...Hamlet/Spamlet, I've never been able to get through that play in any form, including the Classic comic version. However, I do agree with Harold Bloom's assessment of Shakespeare and his place in the creation of the modern world and its persona. For example, no Shakespeare no Freud. <br /><br />The play's the thing.<br />NatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663907824795728888.post-75192679872332254072009-07-29T15:24:19.645-04:002009-07-29T15:24:19.645-04:00You can't paint stripes on a horse and call it...You can't paint stripes on a horse and call it a zebra any more than a white stripe on a cat makes it a skunk (read pepe le pew.) <br />The outside appearance doesn't necessarily satisfy the inner self nor does a few days or weeks of research in another skin constitute alignment with that skin... Especially when you can change back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663907824795728888.post-4333362337525212882009-07-29T13:13:05.125-04:002009-07-29T13:13:05.125-04:00Thanks for the suggestion. I may take that up late...Thanks for the suggestion. I may take that up later--perhaps do a series on passing/blackface/whiteface. Actually, though, Watermelon Man was adapted from a novel by Herman Raucher, which was based on the Kafka story. In addition to the professional adaptations of the Kafka piece, there are several amateur videos posted on YouTube, which attest the the story's enduring popularity beyond Rebecca Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535860908030251931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663907824795728888.post-41712487363431325882009-07-26T09:45:46.471-04:002009-07-26T09:45:46.471-04:00It might be interesting to compare 'Black Like...It might be interesting to compare 'Black Like Me' to 'Watermelon Man,' staring Godfry Cambridge and based on Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis. <br />NatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com