Comments on: Excuse Me Mo

By: Shave Em Down, Make Em Smooth | afrobella

Shave Em Down, Make Em Smooth | afrobella — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:03:49 +0000

[…] I’ve written a while ago and totally forgotten about. Just last week I got a comment about Excuse Me Mo, an irreverent open letter to Monique that I wrote in 2006. I figure my post ranks high up in a […]

By: Cheli

Cheli — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:51:23 +0000

God Bless you Newly Diva as you took most of the words out of my mouth! What a bunch of narrow minded misguided self-delusional American Black women are! All this donkey braying over some hairy gams and not a single word on how obese this woman is! Her overweightness will kill her long before displaying her fur on the red carpet will.

And since most black women tend to fall over themselves believing in the almighty god, then why when god gives you something like excessive body hair, you have the audacity to turn your wide noses up at it??? Let some white man call you a bunch of nappy headed so and so and you get your necks bent all out of shape. How dare you think such nastiness is any better coming from yourselves. You ought to be ashamed.

By: Newlywed Diva

Newlywed Diva — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:26:22 +0000

To shave or not to shave…I’m sick of that question.

In response to the comments I’ve read so far all I can say is wow! There is so much negativity towards not shaving legs. If that is the case, then we should pluck out all our eyelashes and nose hairs! Let’s just go bald!

I hate shaving/waxing/or using creams on my legs only to have the hair grow back with scratchy stubble. The irritation is no fun! Neither is possibly harming myself with chemicals that are absorbed into the skin, just to appease the public! Does that make sense? Furthermore, people should be more aware of how other people feel when they make such negative/hurtful comments. I developed a complex about having hair on my legs simply from hearing repeated comments as the individuals have made on this blog. When I want to wear shorts or skirts because it’s 90* degrees outside I always end up wearing jeans because I’m so concerned about the way people will think about my legs.Do you know how nerve racking that is?! I wish I had Mo’nique’s confidence and I’m a slender chic!

People, we have to be concerned about the message we are sending to young girls out here! Did you know that Nair is making a product directed toward tweens and teens. So we must think it’s ok to tell a ten year old,” from birth until 9 your legs are fine, but after 10 your legs are just like men”? That’s a bunch of bull!

Finally, as I end my venting session…I’m thankful my husband has enough God-given sense not to care if I shave or don’t shave, but is only concerned with my happiness. I ask him all the time “Boo, what do you prefer, hair/no hair”?, His answer is always the same, “Woman, I just like yo’ legs”! See, answers like that means he gets some evvvvvvvvery night!

Mo’nique do ya thing.

By: Ask Afrobella — That Furry Feeling | afrobella

Ask Afrobella — That Furry Feeling | afrobella — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:41:53 +0000

[…] I dive headfirst into answering, I gotta say… the topic of body hair removal has been surprisingly touchy on this blog in the past. The decision of whether or not to shave your legs, or to wax the hair off your body, goes directly […]

By: LOLA

LOLA — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:43:20 +0000

I AM A WOMEN WHO STARTED SHAVING HER LEGS AT THE VERY YOUNG AGE OF 11.YOU CANJUST IMAGINE MY FACIAL EXPRESSION WHEN I SAW THOSE LEGS ON THE VIEW, I DAMN NEAR DROPPED MY CUP OF TEA.BEING A BIG SEXY CHIC MYSELF I HAVE LEARNED THAT SHAVING YOUR LEGS GIVES THEM A SEXIER APPERANCE ESPECIALLY WHEN WEARING DRESSES AND SKIRTS.SO MO PLEASE GET TO A SPA AND HAVE THOSE GAMS WAXED. PRONTO!!!!!

By: Sista

Sista — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:50:04 +0000

I have to be honest and tell you that I do not like Monique and for many reasons.First, I think she is a modern day Mammy who wears her fat as if it is a badge of honor.I also hate the way she blames all her “ilk” on being a Black woman.She’s fat so rather than own it and her obvious eating disorder, she claims that her fatness is a Black Woman thang.Same with her hairy legs, again, rather than simply stating it is her personal choice, she blames her lack basic female upkeep on being a Black woman.She just disgusts me in every way possible and she is no role model for anyone, skinny or fat.Monique has an eating disorder.She medicates herself with food.She is the opposite of Nicole Ritchie except people show no empathy for the fat.She needs to stop telling Black women that fatness is something to be proud of or even aspire to.

By: The Empress

The Empress — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:36:59 +0000

I’m sorry but I meant to say ‘their’ instead of ‘there’ in the second line. I just using the words out of context!

By: The Empress

The Empress — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:35:12 +0000

Pardon me but what rule says she has to shave her legs? I do shave mine because it looks good to me however, sistahs weren’t shaving there legs until it was introduced to them by white people. It is cutural. I lived in Europe for 3 years and the women there still don’t shave their armpits. Grant it Mo’ is not from Europe but that’s neither here nor there. We are decendants from Africa and our ancestors didn’t shave their legs. So, what its not acceptable. Being overweight is not acceptable either in Hollywood or the US but she’s still just that..being unacceptable. Yeah its not acceptable in most parts but since when do we all do everything that’s acceptable? If you do you’re not living your own life so die now and let others continue to live FOR you.

By: Micessi 1987

Micessi 1987 — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 22:16:19 +0000

What is manly about hairy legs? Personally I don´t really see the appeal with not shaving them, unless your abit of a “attention whore” sorry for the harsh language. But If God gave her that hair why does she need to opress it to fit into societies ideal.It is not really a good look though, most peole would agree.
She is brave though for not doing it, but I don´t really get a feel from her that its some kind of feminist statement, hence Julia Roberts hairy armpit on the red carpet. That was worse!

By: bella

bella — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:31:39 +0000

So ixnay on the Mo’Nique-ay. She’s too busy for an interview, traveling and filming stuff along the way etc. etc. If any of you are interested in seeing her perform live stand-up, she will be in Miami on October 28 at the Jackie Gleason Theater. For those interested in “tasting her hand” as we say in Trinidad, her cookbook, Skinny Cooks Can’t Be Trusted, will be released November 3. Mo is definitely doing big things, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see her doing a talk show sometime in the not-too-distant future. No matter how she chooses to wear her body hair, she’s determined, strong, and ambitious. Definitely a bella to be admired, long leg hair or no.