Comments on: Jade, shut up! http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:14:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: monkeylumps http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-15271 monkeylumps Sun, 20 Aug 2006 06:57:13 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-15271 Hmm..."beautiful biracial butterfly"! Onomatopoeia. Sounds silly, but if that's how she sees herself, it shows her sense of humor. Jade's personality was a bit much, but most aspiring models/vet models don't make it by being nice people. Being forceful, pushy, diva-esque probably helps. @ Charlette: Hon, what do white women have to do with this? @ Lyonside: I'm with you until the part about how she attributed beauty to ALL mixed folks. She wasn't specifically talking about all mixed people, she was referring to herself. Clearly not all white people look alike, not all Asian people look alike, not all mixed people look alike, etc. She said that SHE, as an individual, is a beautiful biracial butterfly. That seems to be her perception of herself. Not an implication of mixed=better, more beautiful. @ Shawna: No offense but you probably misinterpreted Jade's comment. She seemed a bit full of herself...however, if she's comfortable with describing herself as a "beautiful biracial butterfly", she's clearly comfortable with her heritage. There were girls of all kinds on that show. If labeling herself that way, with positive-sounding connotations, makes her confident, how is that bad? So many mixed people are either praised or shunned for being mixed, and many have a difficult time in American society. Whatever Jade might be, she accepts her heritage and that is positive. Hmm…”beautiful biracial butterfly”! Onomatopoeia. Sounds silly, but if that’s how she sees herself, it shows her sense of humor. Jade’s personality was a bit much, but most aspiring models/vet models don’t make it by being nice people. Being forceful, pushy, diva-esque probably helps.

@ Charlette: Hon, what do white women have to do with this?

@ Lyonside: I’m with you until the part about how she attributed beauty to ALL mixed folks. She wasn’t specifically talking about all mixed people, she was referring to herself. Clearly not all white people look alike, not all Asian people look alike, not all mixed people look alike, etc. She said that SHE, as an individual, is a beautiful biracial butterfly. That seems to be her perception of herself. Not an implication of mixed=better, more beautiful.

@ Shawna: No offense but you probably misinterpreted Jade’s comment. She seemed a bit full of herself…however, if she’s comfortable with describing herself as a “beautiful biracial butterfly”, she’s clearly comfortable with her heritage. There were girls of all kinds on that show. If labeling herself that way, with positive-sounding connotations, makes her confident, how is that bad? So many mixed people are either praised or shunned for being mixed, and many have a difficult time in American society. Whatever Jade might be, she accepts her heritage and that is positive.

]]> By: Taz http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-8168 Taz Sat, 27 May 2006 21:30:09 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-8168 I sounded pretty stupid in the last post, but that coulda been blamed on the fact that i was pretty stoned... oh, well. ^.^ she is pretty, and black, white, asian, hispanic, arabic, and biracial people are all beautiful, ya know? certain races share different physical features, so.. BUt, it shouldn't be wrong to call herself beautiful and biracial, but saying it too much has brought me on the verge of vomiting up butterfly wings! ^.^;; I sounded pretty stupid in the last post, but that coulda been blamed on the fact that i was pretty stoned… oh, well. ^.^ she is pretty, and black, white, asian, hispanic, arabic, and biracial people are all beautiful, ya know? certain races share different physical features, so.. BUt, it shouldn’t be wrong to call herself beautiful and biracial, but saying it too much has brought me on the verge of vomiting up butterfly wings! ^.^;;

]]> By: essence http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-7976 essence Fri, 26 May 2006 23:26:26 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-7976 DONT HATE ON THE BIRACIAL BUTTERFLYS!! DONT HATE ON THE BIRACIAL BUTTERFLYS!!

]]> By: Brian http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-7975 Brian Fri, 26 May 2006 23:21:34 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-7975 who cares shes sexy as hell who cares shes sexy as hell

]]> By: Taz! http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-7748 Taz! Wed, 24 May 2006 23:45:07 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-7748 hi, everyone! I'm 14 and I don't get some of the posts? what are we mad about? well, i was on anothe topic board, and this one man said that black girls= ugly. WTF?! that isn't true! you should look at ethiopian woman, who are GORGEOUS (trying to be true to my opinion, so most of them are, not all)!!! oh, and i'm biracial, tol (asian and black) and i think I'm ugly. everyone tells me that I'm pretty, so... oh, well? what we talkin bout? she's pretty, but it doesn't matter that she's biracial, ya know? she coulda just been a bug, they're pretty, too.... hi, everyone! I’m 14 and I don’t get some of the posts? what are we mad about? well, i was on anothe topic board, and this one man said that black girls= ugly. WTF?! that isn’t true! you should look at ethiopian woman, who are GORGEOUS (trying to be true to my opinion, so most of them are, not all)!!! oh, and i’m biracial, tol (asian and black) and i think I’m ugly. everyone tells me that I’m pretty, so… oh, well? what we talkin bout? she’s pretty, but it doesn’t matter that she’s biracial, ya know? she coulda just been a bug, they’re pretty, too….

]]> By: seamus http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-7127 seamus Wed, 10 May 2006 12:41:37 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-7127 Who would describe an elephant as preposterous?????? Jade is stupid. Who would describe an elephant as preposterous??????
Jade is stupid.

]]> By: Lyonside http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-7008 Lyonside Thu, 04 May 2006 13:50:19 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-7008 Shawna, see that's where I object: mixed people are not automatically physically "beautiful" by conventional societal standards just by virtue of being mixed (but in my heart of hearts I think that everyone by virtue of their humanity has something beautiful about them, even the worst of us). To say so feeds into "hybrid vigor" and any other crap they tell us... Shawna, see that’s where I object: mixed people are not automatically physically “beautiful” by conventional societal standards just by virtue of being mixed (but in my heart of hearts I think that everyone by virtue of their humanity has something beautiful about them, even the worst of us).

To say so feeds into “hybrid vigor” and any other crap they tell us…

]]> By: Shawna http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-6986 Shawna Thu, 04 May 2006 00:17:37 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-6986 I agree! OK this bitch is tripping. Bi-racial people are beautiful. However, thats all this chick thinks she has to offer and she thinks this is a mark above the rest. She get a reality slap one day and realize it's about the being not the race... That butterfly needs to morph into a person let it go! I agree! OK this bitch is tripping. Bi-racial people are beautiful. However, thats all this chick thinks she has to offer and she thinks this is a mark above the rest. She get a reality slap one day and realize it’s about the being not the race… That butterfly needs to morph into a person let it go!

]]> By: Lyonside http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-6972 Lyonside Tue, 02 May 2006 20:58:41 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-6972 *snicker* I'm a "Eye of the Beholder" motley moth. Don't swat me! *snicker* I’m a “Eye of the Beholder” motley moth. Don’t swat me!

]]> By: mtevc http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-6955 mtevc Tue, 02 May 2006 13:33:40 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/27/jade-shut-up/#comment-6955 i have to swat me some bugs! i have to swat me some bugs!

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