Comments on: The Politics of No Comment: Don’t Take It Personal http://dasheenmagazine.com/the-politics-of-no-comment-dont-take-it-personal/ Where . Culture . Feeds . Imagination Tue, 15 May 2012 20:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dasheen http://dasheenmagazine.com/the-politics-of-no-comment-dont-take-it-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Dasheen Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:24:02 +0000 http://dasheenmagazine.com/?p=1401#comment-354 Mariah! You are so on the verge lady! Your feedback is much appreciated. 'Sides you know a sista be looking for it ;) Mariah!

You are so on the verge lady! Your feedback is much appreciated. ‘Sides you know a sista be looking for it ;)

]]> By: Dasheen http://dasheenmagazine.com/the-politics-of-no-comment-dont-take-it-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Dasheen Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:52:35 +0000 http://dasheenmagazine.com/?p=1401#comment-353 Jdid! We're going to be very good together you and me lol. I feel you. There's probably a happy medium. In the meantime, we'll figure out something. Jdid!

We’re going to be very good together you and me lol. I feel you. There’s probably a happy medium. In the meantime, we’ll figure out something.

]]> By: jdid http://dasheenmagazine.com/the-politics-of-no-comment-dont-take-it-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-352 jdid Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:17:26 +0000 http://dasheenmagazine.com/?p=1401#comment-352 Well this is the first post I read and I commenting. I love the post. Girl I used to think about this stuff alot still do and I duz feel a way when I dont see any comments. Like you say you dont want to be just blogging into the void what is the point. I also wish more people that read would comment but what ya gine do, ya cant force them to. Blogging is a real interesting topic though cause who is the audience and do you write to please people or please yaself an hope somebody like it. And then if ya want to do something indepth ya duz find that people dont comment but do something frivilous and ya duz get nuff comments. Oh and dont let me start pun length of bogs cause since this whole tweeter ting come pun the scene you cant write four paragraphs and expect somebody going tek the time an read it. lawd ave mercy. Well this is the first post I read and I commenting. I love the post. Girl I used to think about this stuff alot still do and I duz feel a way when I dont see any comments. Like you say you dont want to be just blogging into the void what is the point. I also wish more people that read would comment but what ya gine do, ya cant force them to.
Blogging is a real interesting topic though cause who is the audience and do you write to please people or please yaself an hope somebody like it. And then if ya want to do something indepth ya duz find that people dont comment but do something frivilous and ya duz get nuff comments. Oh and dont let me start pun length of bogs cause since this whole tweeter ting come pun the scene you cant write four paragraphs and expect somebody going tek the time an read it. lawd ave mercy.

]]> By: Mariah Williams http://dasheenmagazine.com/the-politics-of-no-comment-dont-take-it-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Mariah Williams Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:17:14 +0000 http://dasheenmagazine.com/?p=1401#comment-350 You are so right, T. Comments, or lack thereof, can't be taken personal. I think as writers, or any kind of artist really, we must constantly encourage and reminder our fellows (and ourselves) that it's about the art... When I believe that and feel that what I've created is so intrinsically me, I can't help but send it out into the world. You are so right, T. Comments, or lack thereof, can’t be taken personal.

I think as writers, or any kind of artist really, we must constantly encourage and reminder our fellows (and ourselves) that it’s about the art… When I believe that and feel that what I’ve created is so intrinsically me, I can’t help but send it out into the world.

]]> By: Dasheen http://dasheenmagazine.com/the-politics-of-no-comment-dont-take-it-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Dasheen Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:27:51 +0000 http://dasheenmagazine.com/?p=1401#comment-335 Angela, Now this right here is the beginning of a great conversation and I thank you for engaging me. :) I always liked what Eryka Badu said just before introducing “Tyrone” --- “Now keep in mind that I’m an artist and I’m sensitive about my …” I so got her, but I really get how as a blogger/parent you just gotta let go. I’ve always believed that you may own the work but not the discourse. You may lead it, but you don’t own it. How did I get past the thought that no one might want to hear my thoughts or accent. Truly, I haven’t. I worry a page to death, but you know what I’m too old for that mess and so every day I just challenge myself to speak into the void, to say something different or maybe the same thing in my own way. To trust myself enough to know that even if no one was looking I was a hot commodity. Every day I just let go and some days are more challenging than others, but I still let go---Even the days when I myself have nothing to say. And why is it that when you started that “It’s kind of like online dating…” comment in your 2nd thought I wanted to delve deeper. When I read you in 140 or less on Twitter, I read your passion about everything under the sun. Please blog again. Maybe it could just be a Tumblr a/c, but whatever it is… I’ll be at the head of line, and you can be sure the social butterfly in me will be trying to start a conversation. Angela,

Now this right here is the beginning of a great conversation and I thank you for engaging me. :) I always liked what Eryka Badu said just before introducing “Tyrone” — “Now keep in mind that I’m an artist and I’m sensitive about my …” I so got her, but I really get how as a blogger/parent you just gotta let go. I’ve always believed that you may own the work but not the discourse. You may lead it, but you don’t own it.

How did I get past the thought that no one might want to hear my thoughts or accent. Truly, I haven’t. I worry a page to death, but you know what I’m too old for that mess and so every day I just challenge myself to speak into the void, to say something different or maybe the same thing in my own way. To trust myself enough to know that even if no one was looking I was a hot commodity. Every day I just let go and some days are more challenging than others, but I still let go—Even the days when I myself have nothing to say.

And why is it that when you started that “It’s kind of like online dating…” comment in your 2nd thought I wanted to delve deeper. When I read you in 140 or less on Twitter, I read your passion about everything under the sun. Please blog again. Maybe it could just be a Tumblr a/c, but whatever it is… I’ll be at the head of line, and you can be sure the social butterfly in me will be trying to start a conversation.

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]]> By: Angela http://dasheenmagazine.com/the-politics-of-no-comment-dont-take-it-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Angela Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:03:39 +0000 http://dasheenmagazine.com/?p=1401#comment-331 Great piece! My thoughts... 1) I might be really into whatever blog or article that I'm reading, but then I see the flashing link on the other side of my screen, and I'm on to the next thing. It's not necessarily a reflection of any lack of interest, but a symptom of the "ADD society" we live in. However, most websites have now made it fairly easy to share on FB/twitter, so I tend to express my interest that way, as opposed to stopping to leave a comment. It's a little bit of a cop-out, but it's still better than nothing right? 2) I love to write and I'm toying with the idea of trying out my own blog again, but to be perfectly honest the thought of writing an awesome article and not getting any sort of feedback is a little disheartening to me. I do take it a little personally. It's kind of like online dating, when you see that somebody checked out your page but didn't send a wink or email - no matter how much you try to shrug it off, the self-doubting barrage of questions that follows is almost inevitable. I love the idea of writing for myself, but I would rather write for others and initiate a dialogue with like-minded people...so this is where I get scared and run the other way. How do you get past that? Great piece! My thoughts…
1) I might be really into whatever blog or article that I’m reading, but then I see the flashing link on the other side of my screen, and I’m on to the next thing. It’s not necessarily a reflection of any lack of interest, but a symptom of the “ADD society” we live in. However, most websites have now made it fairly easy to share on FB/twitter, so I tend to express my interest that way, as opposed to stopping to leave a comment. It’s a little bit of a cop-out, but it’s still better than nothing right?

2) I love to write and I’m toying with the idea of trying out my own blog again, but to be perfectly honest the thought of writing an awesome article and not getting any sort of feedback is a little disheartening to me. I do take it a little personally. It’s kind of like online dating, when you see that somebody checked out your page but didn’t send a wink or email — no matter how much you try to shrug it off, the self-doubting barrage of questions that follows is almost inevitable. I love the idea of writing for myself, but I would rather write for others and initiate a dialogue with like-minded people…so this is where I get scared and run the other way. How do you get past that?

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