![]() ![]() ![]() Black is Beautifulīut this focus on the negative aspects of being Black – so to speak – is countered by Dave also touting its advantages. For instance, the rapper drops the famous line “the blacker the berry the sweeter the juice”, alluding to the beauty of Black people. And this is how generally speaking Blacks in the Western world are only taught the negative or degrading aspects of their people’s history. Indeed Dave sort of focuses on an issue which many Black scholars have pointed out in the past. These socialization systems tend to depict Africa as a place that is overrun by “famine and greed”. Owing to this, many people of African origin are reluctant to trace their roots. Feel like it's my fault I was in pain.Now as most readers would probably agree, Black people are generally given a raw deal. And that is part of what Dave is harping on. For instance, he references how such individuals have to “work twice as hard” in order to make it in certain parts of the (Western) world. But again going back to his roots, he also mentions some issues connected to Africa itself. For instance, Black people in the diaspora may be discouraged from tracing their ‘family tree’, as in making connections with the Motherland. And this is primarily because of the Western world’s socialization systems (i.e. By something so stupid but then you make me feel crazy baby. But I didn't realize that feeling so confident, feeling so great about myself.and then it just be completely shattered by one thing. "And I know what he wouldn't do to hurt me. "I was on stage and I was thinking of.I felt like I know him though I know his heart," her younger self said. In the intro to Gomez's first big song about her turbulent Bieber romance, "The Heart Wants What It Wants" (2014), she included an emotional recording of her talking about the pain he caused her and the way her confidence would be shaken. ![]() As much as I definitely don't want to spend the rest of my life talking about this, I am really proud that I can say I feel the strongest I've ever felt and I've found a way to just walk through it with as much grace as possible." And I had to understand the choices I was making. "And I'm not being disrespectful, I do feel I was a victim to certain abuse-yes,, and I think that it's something that-I had to find a way to understand it as an adult. "It's dangerous to stay in a victim mentality," she started. She admitted in an interview with NPR this January that it was emotional abusive and hinted while it may not have been the right decision because of the pain it caused her, dating Bieber was a choice she made. Gomez had an on-off relationship with Justin Bieber for most of her late teens and early 20s. 'Cause she was a girl with good intentions It is one of the most important parts of friendship. People were taking advantage of me people would share things about me, and it’s hard but I, speaking on friendship specifically, the trust is crucial. And I began to trust all of you because you allowed that to happen. But I think what I learned about trust is to just not spread myself so thin. And it’s great to be welcoming when we all have people over, when we all lived together, it was great. "I think what I’ve learned from you guys is how to be respectful of myself and the things I’m speaking about," Gomez said. Gomez spoke before about how she was too trusting when she was younger in a discussion with her three best friends for Giving Back Generation. Too pure to understand the lows and the highs She was too young to be the Hollywood type ![]()
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