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Spelman Spotlight October 17. 1979 Page 5
Dear Editor:
I would like to commend you
and the Spotlight staff on your fir
st edition of the 1979-80 year. The
issue was an outstanding work of
campus journalism, the likes of
which I have not seen in all of my
thre e years here. For the first
time I felt that our campus paper
was worthwhile to read, from
cover to cover. Keep up the good
work. I am anxiously awaiting the
next edition.
Lisa C. Perry
Class of 1980.
Dear Editor:
This letter is an attempt to
point out some of the biggest
problems confronting the Atlanta
University Center. There are
many over-generalizations within
this article. However, from the
people I know, this argument is
highly representative of the
students in the Atlanta University
Center. I also feel quite sure that
(at least) one of these statements
is going to “hit home” with each
of us.
Although there are many white
women who might conceivably
be mistaken as Black; if one were
to ask one of these women if'she
is Black she would most likely
To whom it may concern:
It has been brought to our at
tention that a group of concerned
individuals are disturbed by the
fact that the SPOTLIGHT is run
ning an advertisement entitled
“RESEARCH PAPERS” on the
basis that the advertisement
represents plagiarism. Wet the
members' of . the SPOTLIGHT
staff, appreciate your concern.
However, let us point out, this ad
vertisement is NOT advertising
and address whereby research
paper can be obtained, but
research paper titles. The title
“RESEARCH PAPERS” is
merely used as an attention-
getting technique by the research
paper company.
What students do after they
receive the titles is not the
SPOTLIGHT’S affair, but we cer
tainly hope that the students will
use their own discretion and keep
in mind that plagiarism is against
the school’s policy.
Once again we appreciate your
concern.
Sincerely,
THE SPOTLIGHT STAFF
consider that question an insult
to her beauty. Why is it that many
Black women would consider the
same question a compliment?
Since Spelman women, as most
women, were raised believing
they were put on this earth to
compliment men, they are
usually willing to do , almost
anything to please him. This is
sad, but true. Many women feel
even more inferior becaue they
do not have “light skin” and “long
hair.” There are of course many
beautiful women who possess
these qualities. There are also
however, just as many beautiful
women with dark skin and short
hair. Contrary to the belief of
many men, the secret to true
beauty is not simply skin tone and
hair length. True beauty comes
from within and compliments a
woman’s physical characteristics.
In fact, to label a woman
beautiful simply because of her
skin and hair is not only an insult
to Blackness, but also to a
woman’s intelligence. These in
sults are usually overlooked
because women have been raised
to be supportive of men (no mat
ter how stupid we.. becpme).
These insults do however, result
in self-hatred among many Black
women. Since men are usually
eager to accept credit for most in
credible phenomena, we may
also take partial (if not full) credit
for this one also.
Of the “Morehouse Men” I
have encountered, we have an
even greater problem with our
self-hatred. The Morehouse Man
shows his hate for Blackness each
time:
1. He does not associate with
brothers and sisters from the
wrong side of the Fair Street bor
der line. He often refers to the
women from across the street as
“ghetto freaks.”
2. He’ll do anything to get
“good hair.” I have had friends
spend twenty minutes in front of
a mirror (with a hand-full of
grease) after he has spent the
night with a panty hose over his
head trying to get waves in his
hair.
3. He complains about a
woman who has just cut her hair.
4. He insults his race and his
women by going crazy for a chan
ce to date a woman simply
because she has “light skin” and
“long hair." He does not really
care what she has on her mind.
He only wants her for a little
while (usually only one night).
5. He has trouble telling a
Black woman "I love you." Most
men simply cannot sincerely say
those three words to a Black
woman.
6. He calls a sister anything
other than what she really is. He
will call her “chick,” “babe.”
“honey,” “freak,” "bitch,”
“whore,” or anything one might
imagine. Morehouse men simply
have trouble pronouncing the
word “woman.”
It’s up to you women now
because most men have trouble
accepting criticism; much less
being able to criticize them
selves. With men’s egotism and
women’s passive role, Black
people will never progress as a
race. As long as one Black must
face oppression, we all are sub
ject to the same treatment.
In addition, these constant
reminders of our self-hatred
creates a series of very negative
situations. The people from
across the street understandbly)
hate us because we overlook
(can't identify with) their
problems. The women* end up
doing everything but compliment
their natural beauty in trying to
please men. And unless we do
some very serious thinking, the
Ku Klux Klan will not have to kill
us off...We’ll destroy ourselves by
trying to immitate white people.
By the way, if I wanted a white
woman, I would go to Georgia
Tech, and get a real one ... I
w'ould nof settle for an im-
mitation from Spelman.
I LOVE YOU ALL!
Robert L. Booker
Sophomore
Morehouse College
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