tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post1971754464344763473..comments2024-03-08T03:24:19.823-05:00Comments on Where The Hell Am I?: Commentary: The Racial Politics of Speaking WellReginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-50858117544449527692012-02-25T09:30:46.079-05:002012-02-25T09:30:46.079-05:00No, I really did think it was a sincere comment. ...No, I really did think it was a sincere comment. However, my cynicism came bursting through, but it was meant as a ~nudge, nudge, wink, wink~. It's pretty common that business owners get tips to leave comments on sites and posts relevant to what they do to build inbound links. I get badly written comments all the time linking to random sites. Companies do that because a lot of people don't monitor their comments, so they get through. I've always monitored my comments, so with ones like that I just mark as spam and never publish them.<br /><br />In contrast, your comment was on the topic and well-written. It definitely deserved to make it through the filter. Had I thought your comment was pure spam, I wouldn't have published it. You made it through my filter because I knew it was sincere. :)Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-76792626270057729222012-02-25T01:43:11.458-05:002012-02-25T01:43:11.458-05:00SEO? I had to google that, to understand what you...SEO? I had to google that, to understand what you meant. No, this is really me and I'm really giving you a personal sincere compliment. I don't do SEO, I think it's unethical. I don't compliment authors on their articles very often. But when I see someone who wrote an article as astute and beautiful as yours, I feel it's worth a personal, sincere compliment!<br />Lisa JefferyLisa Jeffery Speech And Accent Academyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899581406831437754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-87333859481935498852012-02-24T18:34:07.863-05:002012-02-24T18:34:07.863-05:00Thanks for the comment. Glad that you help people...Thanks for the comment. Glad that you help people and good luck with your business. I hope this comment helps your SEO efforts. ;)Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-26277280629530865712012-02-24T18:25:33.557-05:002012-02-24T18:25:33.557-05:00What a powerful article, Regina! Thank you for wr...What a powerful article, Regina! Thank you for writing it. I think it will inspire a lot of people. I'm an executive coach at the Speech and Accent Academy, and I help people speak with Precision, Elegance and Influence. I couldn't have said this better myself! When Obama ran for president, I had an influx of young African American men, who said, "Please, teach me how to speak like that." Being articulate and well-spoken in any language is a ticket to success.<br /><br />Thanks for being a role model and trail-blazer! <br /><br />All the best, Lisa Jeffery www.speechandaccentacademy.comLisa Jeffery Speech And Accent Academyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899581406831437754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-5784533881141989242009-02-04T14:05:00.000-05:002009-02-04T14:05:00.000-05:00Yeah, it's frustrating isn't it? However, you're ...Yeah, it's frustrating isn't it? However, you're right. No one knows everything, so that's a good way to look at it ;)Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-33733122682858696662009-02-04T13:47:00.000-05:002009-02-04T13:47:00.000-05:00That was a great article. I absolutely relate to i...That was a great article. I absolutely relate to it. Coming from Nigeria (an English speaking country I might add), the worst assumption that I still encounter is the look of utter surprise when I open my mouth,chiefly for 2 reasons: I speak English well and with a sometimes British and sometimes American accent.<BR/>I take it all in stride though, and hope that because everyone can't know everything, it is an opportunity to educate. Either that or take a (noticeably) long, irritated breath and rattle off my stock answer: I'm educated and actually read books.Twreckxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187986177615851918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-80575451917976386872009-02-01T22:49:00.000-05:002009-02-01T22:49:00.000-05:00Actually, the reading for that stats class was no ...Actually, the reading for that stats class was no joke. This was a welcome break.<BR/><BR/>It's a correction I do very often now. I'm talking to someone who isn't black. They're being complimentary and going on about how educated or whatever I am. I remind them that I've got an address book full of black people just like myself. <BR/><BR/>I'm hoping with a first couple who represent exactly that people will recognize that there are variants in black society too. We'll see.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-85068590132685947912009-02-01T22:35:00.000-05:002009-02-01T22:35:00.000-05:00Wow. In the time it took you to write this post, y...Wow. In the time it took you to write this post, you could have completed your reading!! "-)<BR/><BR/>I'm not American. I'm Jamaican. But I've heard that argument before, and (to the extent that a person who has grown up in a society where a bright black kid is just a bright black kid in society full of bright black people can understand another reality), I understand.<BR/><BR/>Truth is, language denotes status, and stereotypes are still a very real and present feature of modern society. Blacks don't exactly have demographics on their side either. And as long as this obtains, people will be expressing surprise at intelligence, "clean"-ness, "bright"-ness and "nice-looking"-ness in Afro-Americans.ruthibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478877906463303463noreply@blogger.com