tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post6984854625866851474..comments2023-09-30T06:07:27.416-04:00Comments on Questioning Semantics: "He speaks so well."Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-22763950844710966652007-02-13T11:29:00.000-05:002007-02-13T11:29:00.000-05:00I've experienced both the compliment and the conde...I've experienced both the compliment and the condescension. I think it's safe to trust your gut--you usually know in the moment what the person meant. So if it strikes you as good, then it probably is.Xiasukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197645748373130072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-56562924350740777582007-02-13T11:27:00.000-05:002007-02-13T11:27:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-90203162844552150602007-02-13T11:19:00.000-05:002007-02-13T11:19:00.000-05:00It's always a matter of perception, I suspect -- y...It's always a matter of perception, I suspect -- your own, right? <BR/><BR/>Perhaps a lot of us rock a flavor where people <I>don't see us coming</I>, and when we do speak, the verbiage gives them reason to pause and challenge their own preconceived perceptions about us. <BR/><BR/>When I was a youngblood, people would always comment on how articulate my hustle was -- back then, that said to me they felt they could relate on some mature level and not have to step to me as if I was an unawares youth.<BR/><BR/>I'm good with the fact that my natural flow causes people to challenge their static notions, if that is really what's going down.DYKC?™https://www.blogger.com/profile/03298824033149279756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-86279029427097820682007-02-12T14:53:00.000-05:002007-02-12T14:53:00.000-05:00I could kinda see that "wonder and amazement" bein...I could kinda see that "wonder and amazement" being a sticking point.<BR/><BR/>Are you sure it's not that you're such an extraordinary orator that you amazed them on the basis of that, alone?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I'm too stupid and vain to be offended or suspicious when I ought to be.Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-40190423140116029992007-02-12T14:33:00.000-05:002007-02-12T14:33:00.000-05:00I think comments/compliments say a lot about the p...I think comments/compliments say a lot about the person giving them and their own beliefs and expectations of black people. Usually when people say to me I am so articulate there is a bit of wonder and amazement in their voice, which pisses me off. I respond like the lawyer. I graduated with an honours degree from the one to the top universities in Canada, what did you expect? Backhanded compliments do not sit well with me. However, to each his own if you feel there is no negative intention then roll with it.Miz JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08416250760689332164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-52148980827064220682007-02-12T11:30:00.000-05:002007-02-12T11:30:00.000-05:00I say take the compliment, and leave it at that. ...I say take the compliment, and leave it at that. Unless someone clearly says that I speak so well for a *anything*, I would just say "Thanks", and keep it movin'. Reading between the lines is extra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com