tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post4025609134248372675..comments2023-11-05T03:02:20.813-08:00Comments on ...That Black Girl: eliteTHAT BLACK GIRL?http://www.blogger.com/profile/05490122050968564824noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-35685817892248428582008-03-18T13:53:00.000-07:002008-03-18T13:53:00.000-07:00black mold exposure,black mold symptoms of exposur...<A HREF="http://black-mold-exposure-symptoms.blogspot.com/2008/03/health-problems-from-mold.html" REL="nofollow">black mold exposure</A>,<BR/><A HREF="http://black-exposuremold-symptom.blogspot.com/2008/03/black-exposure-mold-symptom.html" REL="nofollow">black mold symptoms of exposure</A>,<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://iron-garden-gates.blogspot.com/2008/03/hand-crafted-by-renown-metal-artists.html" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-8486703294488588662008-01-05T23:11:00.000-08:002008-01-05T23:11:00.000-08:00I totally agree with you about this blog because i...I totally agree with you about this blog because i believe that a employee represent that store and the quality of that store merchandise and feel the same about the restuarants that i choose to eat at. I've have notice this behavior is done alot in an area that is mostly black and it makes me sick to see anyone treated this way regardless where they live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-56020568672474900542007-12-08T22:09:00.000-08:002007-12-08T22:09:00.000-08:00Hi, I am a black 24f and I live in mostly white ne...Hi, I am a black 24f and I live in mostly white neighborhood near Lake Oswego, we have alot of money and nice cars. However, I like shopping at K-mart (way trashy employees) for my baby products because it makes me feel uppity. ha-ha. I can afford anything in the store! This must be what it feels like to shop in Bridgeport for leisure and not get followed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-9703017307090229032007-11-24T21:53:00.000-08:002007-11-24T21:53:00.000-08:00I totally understand where you are coming from. Th...I totally understand where you are coming from. There is a Rite-Aid and Eckerd(sp?) right next to each other but i always go into the eckerd first because the store is much cleaner and well put together and the employers are very nice experience and know what they are talking about when i speak to them. but at the Rite-Aid every week there is a new employe and they are all high school students Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-7661833230936338862007-10-14T15:00:00.000-07:002007-10-14T15:00:00.000-07:00You say you should have been rich because you'd "f...You say you should have been rich because you'd "fit right in mingling with the rich". <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry to disappoint you, but you wouldn't fit in. Your constant obsession with talking about money (not thinking about it) would signal to everyone in the room how very new you are. <BR/><BR/>They'd be polite to you in your face, but when you left, you'd be the laughingstock of the entire event. Keighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057659378005224180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-8940098655416313792007-10-13T01:50:00.000-07:002007-10-13T01:50:00.000-07:00"Gentrified" neighborhoods in Portland. Another wo..."Gentrified" neighborhoods in Portland. Another word for "I don't want to be the one to work for it". Instead of blaming the "white people" for FIXING NEIGHBORHOODS UP...follow local AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S leads and start investing. They made serious sacrifices to purchase buildings in somewhat questionable areas of Portland. I see them in my neighborhood (and YES...I AM white) writing down Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-41128470044987890772007-10-12T10:28:00.000-07:002007-10-12T10:28:00.000-07:00Leigh Anne - get over yourself. Seriously honey. O...Leigh Anne - get over yourself. Seriously honey. Ooh, you used big words. I'm not impressed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-27111042931876069052007-10-10T09:44:00.000-07:002007-10-10T09:44:00.000-07:00Wow... Kohls?! They need to fix management out the...Wow... Kohls?! They need to fix management out there. At the Kohls I've been to, everyone is in business attire, very helpful, and have big fake smiles and chipperness lol.<BR/>I'm glad you are in contact with reality! I see so many people online laying claim to wealth they don't have; and scoffing others (possibly) similar to themselves.<BR/>However, I don't think being rich necessarily means Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-26814659517968238422007-10-09T06:42:00.000-07:002007-10-09T06:42:00.000-07:00Actually, Anonymous, I'm not American, I am proudl...Actually, Anonymous, I'm not American, I am proudly South African. <BR/><BR/>Ignorant people such as yourself - with your disastrous malapropisms, appalling spelling and complete lack of understanding of grammar - unwittingly reassure me of my superiority...<BR/><BR/>Yes, I am being mean. Yes, I am being supercilious...<BR/><BR/>But just like Rhett Butler, I don't give a damn...Leigh Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537367831103715804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-26860542714605360652007-10-08T08:57:00.000-07:002007-10-08T08:57:00.000-07:00Leigh anne, why can't prejudice and racism sieze i...Leigh anne, why can't prejudice and racism sieze in this country? I'll answer the question for you, because of ignorant people that feel like everyone else is carpet to be walked over. Hmmm, there is this law of science that says what goes up will fall down, this of in social science now, the better you think you are, the worst your gonna fall on your face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-39041865181078560652007-10-07T22:53:00.000-07:002007-10-07T22:53:00.000-07:00My standard response when told I'm a snob is that ...My standard response when told I'm a snob is that I'm not.<BR/><BR/>Snobs are people who think they're better than everyone else. I don't think I'm better than anyone else...<BR/><BR/>I know I'm better than everyone else...!Leigh Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537367831103715804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-5038844334535763362007-10-07T22:52:00.000-07:002007-10-07T22:52:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Leigh Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537367831103715804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-67211071357154643252007-10-05T20:02:00.000-07:002007-10-05T20:02:00.000-07:00I don't know what's going on with Kohls. I live i...I don't know what's going on with Kohls. I live in So Cal and noticed the same thing day before yesterday. Not only were the employees looking like they just crawled out of bed, most of the merchandise had been pulled of the shelves and was laying on the floor. Don't even get me started on the shoe dept.! Not ONE shoe had its match in the box.<BR/><BR/>I felt dirty for just being in there.smizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198419333766965960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-71083366708510038012007-10-05T16:49:00.000-07:002007-10-05T16:49:00.000-07:00No Hon, you're not trashy and neither are the folk...No Hon, you're not trashy and neither are the folks that you saw working at Kohl's. Everybody gotta eat.Aly Cat 121https://www.blogger.com/profile/16546872299549844249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-58991169175093565382007-10-05T12:57:00.000-07:002007-10-05T12:57:00.000-07:00I worked retail for years - most of it in NYC, whi...I worked retail for years - most of it in NYC, which is different to PDX, but in many ways retail is retail.<BR/><BR/>AND you never know who you will find there. People from all over the world, with all kinds of backgrounds, gravitate to the job, depending on what they are selling. You do not need a degree, but some people have an amazing background. In fashion retail, I worked with people who Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526963554623770078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-88955946601536287742007-10-05T10:37:00.000-07:002007-10-05T10:37:00.000-07:00Working in the customer service industry I know pl...Working in the customer service industry I know plenty of well educated people who work in retail some of whom are managers and some of whom aren't. Most of them make 50k plus a year. That is why they work in retail.Foofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490919763408427647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-82372579855872042292007-10-05T09:53:00.000-07:002007-10-05T09:53:00.000-07:00Wow, I like this post! The only reason we had to g...Wow, I like this post! The only reason we had to go to Gateway was the lack of decent theaters in Eugene. Now with the River Valley theaters we haven't been to Gateway zone for over a year.<BR/><BR/>Don't worry, you definitely have the right attitude and awareness to get out of Springfield someday.<BR/><BR/>To anonymous who said <I>Why would you assume that its a waste to work retail with a JustaDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003082580136787667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-74945974403320534302007-10-05T09:29:00.000-07:002007-10-05T09:29:00.000-07:00A,i don't believe i've ever said in a post that i ...A,<BR/>i don't believe i've ever said in a post that i necessarily like my neighborhood or the school. it's a decent neighborhood, but it wouldn't be my first choice if i had access to more money.<BR/><BR/>anonymous,<BR/>no, there aren't any upper class black neighborhoods in portland. the black neighborhoods were always lower middle class, but now they're being gentrified which is another post THAT BLACK GIRL?https://www.blogger.com/profile/05490122050968564824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-16426429966454172712007-10-05T09:08:00.000-07:002007-10-05T09:08:00.000-07:00it sounds like to me you need to either accept wha...it sounds like to me you need to either accept what you have in your life, or bust your butt to improve it. It seems to me that you are ready to move out of your neighborhood but you are unwilling to make certain sacrifices that would be necessary it order for you to live in a more expensive area. Are there NO upper class black neighborhoods in portland?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-26286609375335717782007-10-05T08:58:00.000-07:002007-10-05T08:58:00.000-07:00Why would you assume that its a waste to work reta...Why would you assume that its a waste to work retail with a college degree? That is plain ignorant. I know many people with college degrees (accounting/finance etc) that are baristas at coffee shops. They are not necessarily the managers. How a person dresses has nothing to do with their financial socioeconomic background. Thats just how they feel comfortable unlike you who can't be happy in any Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-56878740247674997792007-10-05T07:51:00.000-07:002007-10-05T07:51:00.000-07:00I understand where you're coming from. There are c...I understand where you're coming from. There are certain stores that I avoid because there isn't much expectation of quality from the merchandise or employees. And the managers aren't necessarily better. <BR/><BR/>I do take issue with your assumption that rich people are snobs. Money doesn't buy you class, or a personality, or a heart. People who act 'better than' because they have money are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-15347767632175382192007-10-05T05:50:00.000-07:002007-10-05T05:50:00.000-07:00LOL I feel the same way about family dollar a disc...LOL I feel the same way about family dollar a discount store in Florida. Whenever I go in which is when I'm at my last few pennies and I don't want to spend a lot I shop at family dollar OMG that store seems to hire all the trashy people in the area there always a pregnant cashier whether white, black , or Hispanic. Plus all the managers look like trailer trash and no one can answer a simple Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com