tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post7723223105600635442..comments2024-03-17T03:19:46.208-04:00Comments on Color Online: Renee Simms Guest blog: Black. Girl. BookwormColor Onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062017327837729986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-49634753344078012702009-09-01T20:57:00.018-04:002009-09-01T20:57:00.018-04:00Thank you so much for reading and responding! I...Thank you so much for reading and responding! I'm glad that you found something in the post that was familiar.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720139943534862401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-12438816262976668522009-08-31T21:31:51.018-04:002009-08-31T21:31:51.018-04:00Awesome post! It really resonated with me. Especia...Awesome post! It really resonated with me. Especially the whole loving books makes you a nerd and almost unfeminine (although I would arge that for guys in today's society, they have it worse when it comes to being called nerds for reading).<br /> I'm sad that you didn't have great works of literature in your library at home(I do, but not many by poc authors, the few we have are non-fiction race/culture studies and you can only read so many of those!) but I'm glad you discovered them eventually and your talent for writing! I'm grateful for the priviilege of reading your works.MissAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042352415616854651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-17278420783865267842009-08-31T18:01:53.106-04:002009-08-31T18:01:53.106-04:00Thanks, Renee. Loved this post! The part about you...Thanks, Renee. Loved this post! The part about your not having any mentors really struck a chord. I found my mentors in authors, too. I was also told that if I went for my Ph.D., I would never find a husband.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-17053017018890649992009-08-31T16:26:54.426-04:002009-08-31T16:26:54.426-04:00For me I was told, you can't take math and sci...For me I was told, you can't take math and science: you're a girl! And so now I read. In my next life, maybe I can be an astrophysicist!!!! (But Zetta, on the bright side, I'm not one of "TODAY'S" girls! I'm a long time ago's girl!) :--)rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-40234727309557235902009-08-31T16:15:03.602-04:002009-08-31T16:15:03.602-04:00great post! I was just writing a piece on romance...great post! I was just writing a piece on romance in YA lit, and I recalled being made to feel the same way--girls that are too smart or too bookish aren't really girls; even relatives used to tell me I'd never get a man if I read too much...it's sad, really, and I hope it's different for today's girls...Zettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08073292465074072114noreply@blogger.com