ok, i've been trying to keep my mouth shut..but...well..anyways.

i agree..bashing is unacceptable in any form. however, you have too view both sides of the coin. i, as a white woman, have been bashed on these boards for being white. is that considered racist and should it be allowed? yes it is racist, and no it shouldn't be allowed....keeping that in mind, this is a public forum with people from all walks of life, that will have varying opinions. some feel that white people shouldn't appreciate prince's music as much as people of color. i mean, come one, to be bashed because i don't "understand" because i am white? to say i don't and shouldn't appreciate prince's music because i am white?

i agree with the above post though, i have seen the hateration on prince women regardless of color. i know specifically which thread yall are talking about when you speak of the bashing on the color of women in prince's life...but that was a very few select people making those comments, and they do not, i repeat, do not represent the opinion of the majority of orgers.

with the above post though, i have seen the hateration on prince women regardless of color. i know specifically which thread yall are talking about when you speak of the bashing on the color of women in prince's life...but that was a very few select people making those comments, and they do not, i repeat, do not represent the opinion of the majority of orgers.

You are right, it is not all the orgers that bash women of color so let me apologize for that, but just a select few, and to tell you the truth I think bashing of any woman period on these forums is unacceptable..

ok, i've been trying to keep my mouth shut..but...well..anyways.

i agree..bashing is unacceptable in any form. however, you have too view both sides of the coin. i, as a white woman, have been bashed on these boards for being white. is that considered racist and should it be allowed? yes it is racist, and no it shouldn't be allowed....keeping that in mind, this is a public forum with people from all walks of life, that will have varying opinions. some feel that white people shouldn't appreciate prince's music as much as people of color. i mean, come one, to be bashed because i don't "understand" because i am white? to say i don't and shouldn't appreciate prince's music because i am white?

i agree with the above post though, i have seen the hateration on prince women regardless of color. i know specifically which thread yall are talking about when you speak of the bashing on the color of women in prince's life...but that was a very few select people making those comments, and they do not, i repeat, do not represent the opinion of the majority of orgers.

if you don't mind me asking, when were you bashed for being white and what were you accused of not understanding?

i dont remember all the exact specifics, but the most recent was a thread awhile back in associated artists about tamar. i gave my opinion (a very nice glowing one at that) and i was told my opinion didn't matter because i was white and didn't "understand". in a separate thread in response to something i posted it was stated that "white people" didn't understand prince or his music. WTF??

Tx, maybe the reason that person did that, is probably because the person who said that to you was already fired up by all the disrespectful remarks made about Tamar on these forums and they took it out on you. This is what I mean, threads like this lead elsewhere even if the author did not mean for it to go in that direction. Maybe it's time we are more more sensitive to other people's feelings around here. On HQ if they feel a thread is baiting they will lock it immediately, maybe the mods need to pay a little more attention when members are requesting a particular thread needs to be locked.
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maybe the mods need to pay a little more attention when members are requesting a particular thread needs to be locked.
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And I don't agree. Deal with it. Any ladies here who think she looks bad there?