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loststef's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
shaneanr's review against another edition
5.0
Whew! This book took me on an emotional roller-coaster. Viola's strength and transparency of her life experiences, though gut-wrenching at times, was inspiring and truly made me love her and her work even more.
suhhhlean's review against another edition
5.0
"Adoration for girls validates our femininity. When you are a dark skin, girl, no one simply adores you. They laugh at you, tell you their secrets, treat you like one of the boys ... but there's no care give it to you, no direction give it to you. The absence of that becomes an operation. "
"That means, if you are a little darker, you have to have smaller, classical (read whiter) features. That wasn't me. What made it worse is that it's not just represented by white executives, but also Black artist and producers. You begin to adopt the ideology of the "oppressor". It becomes a key to success."
"Family starts counting your money because they always feel like you're making more than you are. Later, it starts getting into the territory of "buy me a house. Buy me a car". If you're not careful, you will go under, because I need is too great, to consistent"
"I learned the hard way that when there are underlying issues, money does nothing. In fact, money, exacerbates, a problem, because it takes away the individuals ability to be held accountable."
"The purpose of life is to live it"
"Taking off the wig in "how to get away with murder" was my duty to honor Black women by not showing an image that is palatable to the oppressor, to people who have tarnished, punished image of Black women had for so long. It said all of who we are is beautiful. Even our imperfections."
"Our level of dreaming, of self love and acceptance, it's equal to the love, support, and permission of the images around us "
"You can't replace my authentic story with a racist one. So who I am at the end of the day is absolutely in stark contrast with what society dictated that I am. "
"That means, if you are a little darker, you have to have smaller, classical (read whiter) features. That wasn't me. What made it worse is that it's not just represented by white executives, but also Black artist and producers. You begin to adopt the ideology of the "oppressor". It becomes a key to success."
"Family starts counting your money because they always feel like you're making more than you are. Later, it starts getting into the territory of "buy me a house. Buy me a car". If you're not careful, you will go under, because I need is too great, to consistent"
"I learned the hard way that when there are underlying issues, money does nothing. In fact, money, exacerbates, a problem, because it takes away the individuals ability to be held accountable."
"The purpose of life is to live it"
"Taking off the wig in "how to get away with murder" was my duty to honor Black women by not showing an image that is palatable to the oppressor, to people who have tarnished, punished image of Black women had for so long. It said all of who we are is beautiful. Even our imperfections."
"Our level of dreaming, of self love and acceptance, it's equal to the love, support, and permission of the images around us "
"You can't replace my authentic story with a racist one. So who I am at the end of the day is absolutely in stark contrast with what society dictated that I am. "
helenabianca's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
lavannahsoomis's review against another edition
challenging
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emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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sad
fast-paced
5.0
vibingandy's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0