tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post112500557680372766..comments2024-01-17T15:05:50.120-06:00Comments on AngryBlackBitch: Invisible Bitch…Shark-Fuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1138284528215133172006-01-26T08:08:00.000-06:002006-01-26T08:08:00.000-06:00If you really want to know more than you ever thou...If you really want to know more than you ever thought you'd want to know about this, I suggest<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.lasersurgeryinformation.com" REL="nofollow">laser eye surgery oklahoma city</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1126129626616790912005-09-07T16:47:00.000-05:002005-09-07T16:47:00.000-05:00Glad I reread this. I couldn't take it all in the ...Glad I reread this. I couldn't take it all in the first time. Lupron? Enid? Scar? ABB you and I are leading parallel lives of a sort. This post gives me the courage to confront a few things I've been ducking. I've always had the black bitch part straight, now I'm angry. Thank you.Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247304081342415827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125311551125751322005-08-29T05:32:00.000-05:002005-08-29T05:32:00.000-05:00You're amazing.- Brown Ass Bitch.You're amazing.<BR/><BR/>- Brown Ass Bitch.gaffalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12528086336686529348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125077287771954972005-08-26T12:28:00.000-05:002005-08-26T12:28:00.000-05:00Cajun,I agree. As a larger than average gal, somet...Cajun,<BR/><BR/>I agree. As a larger than average gal, sometimes I feel that way, that the bigger one gets, the more invisible one becomes. Amazing how much anonyminity a few extra pounds affords.Mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159539883712835177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125072319569421302005-08-26T11:05:00.000-05:002005-08-26T11:05:00.000-05:00A totally inspiring post, ABB.You and I and Dix al...A totally inspiring post, ABB.<BR/><BR/>You and I and Dix all share similar scars. Mine was thanks to a malignant uterine tumor. My doctor had a clearance sale that day and everything had to go. Nov. 27th will be the 15th anniversary of my being cancer free.<BR/><BR/>We all have our reasons for becoming invisible at some points in our lives. I've managed to be invisible a lot of mine. I am a large woman and rather than having to face what I perceive others are thinking about how I look, I just tend to fade into the woodwork.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for reminding me that I have to be proud of who I am and speak my truth.BarefootCajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960018125640941576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125071582004716472005-08-26T10:53:00.000-05:002005-08-26T10:53:00.000-05:00Hot Post!Feel free to stop by my show when you can...Hot Post!<BR/>Feel free to stop by my show when you can!<BR/><BR/>Have a Foxy Weekend!!The Foxybrown Showhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625104739852646024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125071115344493802005-08-26T10:45:00.000-05:002005-08-26T10:45:00.000-05:00A brilliant wake-up call for honesty across the bo...A brilliant wake-up call for honesty across the board -- with others, and most importantly, with ourselves. Stand and be true to yourself first, and the rest will fall into line. If it doesn't than it wasn't meant to be -- or more likely, was unwilling to accept you for waht you were and are.<BR/><BR/>SO glad you ditched Enid and stepped forward to enlighten us!CrankyProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032272009661743761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125067343141018042005-08-26T09:42:00.000-05:002005-08-26T09:42:00.000-05:00Another authentic and inspiring post, ABB. Truly. ...Another authentic and inspiring post, ABB. Truly. <BR/><BR/>We all have our moment of reckoning, realizing who we are and being brave enough to just simply "BE." <BR/><BR/>One thing I *KNOW* is, although people might think one thing or another about us (and most of the time it's no where near the truth), or might marginalize us into convenient little humanoid nuggets of who they think WE ARE, that does not change what OUR REALITY IS. <BR/><BR/>The moment we surrender our power and our sanity and actually start believing any of the garbage strangers on the street or even our own flesh and blood think or say about us, THAT is when we cease being AUTHENTICALLY US.Mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159539883712835177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125061693517004572005-08-26T08:08:00.000-05:002005-08-26T08:08:00.000-05:00Awesome post, ABB (as always).I try to teach my li...Awesome post, ABB (as always).<BR/><BR/>I try to teach my little girl that everyone needs a friend and we all need hugs and love. She knows people look different but she also knows we all are the same.<BR/><BR/>When I die, I may not be remembered for what I was, but my child will be to carry in her heart and show the world what I was to her.Maidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552795753236139244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125030398347295722005-08-25T23:26:00.000-05:002005-08-25T23:26:00.000-05:00Mother of Gawd...you never cease to amaze me. So ...Mother of Gawd...you never cease to amaze me. So glad we're on the same planet.thatfarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606874044483123485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125025393018747912005-08-25T22:03:00.000-05:002005-08-25T22:03:00.000-05:00Glad you're still around and an ABB. I'm not invi...Glad you're still around and an ABB. I'm not invisible anymore either. I'm a lesbian, and for years I didn't dare "come out", so I stayed invisible. Then one day I got tired of hiding, of being invisible, and I said no more of this shit. I am who I am and if you can't handle it that is YOUR problem, not mine.<BR/><BR/>That was 3 years ago, and now I am a leader in my LGBT community in Central PA, and proud of it!<BR/><BR/>Thanks ABB for being you!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02993482192958729726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125023047140524672005-08-25T21:24:00.000-05:002005-08-25T21:24:00.000-05:00So glad to have you on my daily list of must-reads...So glad to have you on my daily list of must-reads... Thanks for sharing your story. <BR/><BR/>I thought it interesting you named your fibroid Enid...<BR/><BR/>A few years back, the Barenaked Ladies had a song named <B>Enid</B>. The tune was about a heart-broken teenager... Here are the lyrics (and I apologize in advance that my f#%ked up mind thought of this...)<BR/><BR/>BD<BR/><BR/>Enid <BR/><BR/>Words & Music by Steven Page & Ed Robertson <BR/><BR/>Chorus <BR/>Enid we never really knew each other anyway.<BR/>Enid we never really knew each other anyway.<BR/><BR/>It took me a year to believe it was over,<BR/>and it took me two more to get over the loss.<BR/>I took a beating when you wrote me those letters,<BR/>and every time I remembered the taste of your lipgloss.<BR/><BR/>Chorus <BR/><BR/>Maybe we always saw right through each other anyway<BR/>but Enid we never really knew each other anyway.<BR/><BR/>There were times when I wanted to hurt you,<BR/>and there were times when I know that I did.<BR/>There were times when I thought I would kill you,<BR/>but can you blame me I was only a kid.<BR/><BR/>Tell me why we never respected each other.<BR/>and tell me why I never believed that you were a person too.<BR/>I always thought that you fancied my brother.<BR/>I may not have liked it, oh but memory is a strange thing, oh, and Enid?<BR/>Enid I remember you.<BR/><BR/>Chorus <BR/><BR/>Maybe we always saw right through each other anyway,<BR/>but Enid we never really knew each other anyway.<BR/><BR/>it took me a year to believe it was over,<BR/>and it took me two more to get over the loss.<BR/>I took a beating when I wrote you those letters,<BR/>and every time you told me to get lost.<BR/><BR/>Now it's not fair to say that it's<BR/>'cause I was three inches shorter then,<BR/>and it's not fair to say that it's 'cause<BR/>I was only fifteen years old.<BR/>But maybe it's fair to say it was a lack of communication,<BR/>I took a phone message, oh and speaking of communication,<BR/>oh, and Enid,<BR/>Enid you got a cold.<BR/><BR/>I can get a job I can pay the phone bills<BR/>I can cut the lawn, cut my hair, cut out my cholesterol<BR/>I can work overtime I can work in a mine<BR/>I can do it all for you,<BR/>But I don't want to.<BR/><BR/>Enid we never really knew each other anyway.<BR/>Enid we never really knew each other anyway.<BR/>Enid we never really knew each other anyway.<BR/>Maybe we always saw right through each other anyway,<BR/>But Enid we really never knew each other anyway<BR/><BR/>(Ed)<BR/>I can teach you how to dance, how to sing, how to knit,<BR/>How to make things that you never ever made before<BR/>Enid, I can teach you how to use cookie cutters<BR/>To make crazy things out of Play-Doh.<BR/><BR/>Little houses, little farms, little accessories for your mom,<BR/>For your Barbie set, for your friends and your family<BR/>Enid, I can teach you how to snowmobile, cross-country ski, snowshoe,<BR/>But I don't want to!<BR/><BR/>Enid we never really knew each other anyway<BR/>Enid we never really knew each other anyway<BR/>Maybe we always saw right through each other anyway<BR/>But Enid we really never knew each other anywaybrotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643090843089574555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125020449805351922005-08-25T20:40:00.000-05:002005-08-25T20:40:00.000-05:00This is exactly what I'm fighting to prevent my da...This is exactly what I'm fighting to prevent my daughters from having to experience.<BR/><BR/>Growing up in this "society," I can't shelter them from experiencing ignorance, hatred, discrimination, and sexism, but I can help prevent them from having to live a lie - from being anything short of what and who they are.<BR/><BR/>Their mother is one of those Africans who emphasize that they're not a "black American." She has my children attending a lily-white, conservative, christian school, ensuring that the only people they're exposed to are but a sampling of what is out there to experience.<BR/><BR/>As a white man I have a overwhelmingly-difficult task ahead of me, but my daughters WILL be able to hold their heads up as strong, proud black women.<BR/><BR/>And at times, maybe even angry black bitches. Just don't let me be around if that label's applied.DUBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395913387532403508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125016865860021112005-08-25T19:41:00.000-05:002005-08-25T19:41:00.000-05:00Thank you for this post, because it really struck ...Thank you for this post, because it really struck home with me on two levels, invisibility and scars. <BR/><BR/>Invisibility: Like <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/4334958" REL="nofollow">dixie</A> <I>"I became visible when I decided that I was going to stop being what I thought everyone wanted me to be."</I> You perfectly summed up my feelings with <I>"People might not like me, but they sure as fuck will know the real bitch that they don’t like."</I><BR/><BR/>Scars: I have experienced more than my share of being on that table which has left me with a 10" scar on one arm and 12" scar running across my abdomen just below the right side of my rib cage. A very dear friend, who has recently passed on, gave me a beautiful book, which I read while in the hospital recovering from surgery, <A HREF="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=ao6A6MTBuk&isbn=0876857780&itm=1" REL="nofollow">Scars Make Your Body More Interesting and Other Stories</A>. I came to realize that not all scars can be seen and it is more often the invisible scars that mold our lives.Disgusted in St. Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831983817039007159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125013141617461512005-08-25T18:39:00.000-05:002005-08-25T18:39:00.000-05:00Thank You for that post. It reminds me of all the...Thank You for that post. It reminds me of all the years I had the shit kicked out of me for being Gay..... until I finally started kicking back! OH WHAT A FEELING! ABB you keep me inspired, and for this, I thank you! FYI... Equality Florida is confronting Ronda Storms tonite in an open forum. I'll keep you posted! Don~dondon009https://www.blogger.com/profile/17555917921714099527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125012963480665512005-08-25T18:36:00.000-05:002005-08-25T18:36:00.000-05:00ABB and I share the exact same scar. Not the exac...ABB and I share the exact same scar. Not the exact same surgery but related resulting in the same scar. I'll never look at mine again without thinking we share it in common.<BR/><BR/>I became visible when I decided that I was going to stop being what I thought everyone wanted me to be and started doing what felt natural and comfortable to me and when I decided I'd be with who would enhance that feeling.<BR/><BR/>You've said it best - people may not like me but at least they're not liking who I really am.Dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03051120501450103612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125009523557404112005-08-25T17:38:00.000-05:002005-08-25T17:38:00.000-05:00ABB left out the post-op Lupron shots that made he...ABB left out the post-op Lupron shots that made her a psycho-bitch for half a year! Nice post, sis.Crystal-Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098032461371046702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125006788163892532005-08-25T16:53:00.000-05:002005-08-25T16:53:00.000-05:00That is some serious shit to have to face. [Toast...That is some serious shit to have to face. [Toasting with a hypothetical vodka cran] Here's to your second coming! Glad you're here.Morriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16123246313467135111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1125006082329015572005-08-25T16:41:00.000-05:002005-08-25T16:41:00.000-05:00That story is exactly what I needed to hear right ...That story is exactly what I needed to hear right now.<BR/>Thanks.<BR/>Glad you're still with us.ergohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15370317979111315836noreply@blogger.com