Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Black+"Ugly"+Chanequa = No Harvard Degree ?

So Chanequa Campbell gets dismissed from Harvard - Why?
Is it because she's Black?
Probably not.
Is it because does not look like Rihanna or Solidad O'Brien?
Probably not.
Is it because her name is Chanequa?
Probably not (Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama and Eldrick Woods all have uncommon names.).
Is it it the Vick/Pac Man Jones syndrome (When keeping it real goes wrong.?
Maybe.
But really it's a combination of all of the above.
When you have that much going against you (socially speaking) - you walk a tight rope.
Is it fair? Nope.
But that's just how things are. Sometimes one can just get caught up. (Kind of like being an overweight poorly spoken Italian man who lives in New Jersey - People are going to think "Mafia".)
Sometimes the images associated with one's public persona are often given more weight than one's accomplishments.
Was she involved with the murder?
I don't know.
But is her name, plus her looks, plus her race, plus her associations even more to blame?
More than likely, yes.

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