Comments on: Marginalization & Marketing

By: The State of the Momosphere - revisited | misspriss.org

The State of the Momosphere - revisited | misspriss.org — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:20:06 +0000

[...] Kelly, mocha momma: When are you going to tap into mommy blogs of color? Tired of being excluded. What about diversity? [ed note: for more discussion on this issue, go and see Kelly’s site to continue the conversation] [...]

By: Mocha Momma » Diversity: Not Just For _____ Anymore

Mocha Momma » Diversity: Not Just For _____ Anymore — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:56:14 +0000

[...] absolute best participants during the whole weekend. Some of the backstory can be found here with the post I wrote two years ago. It was a conversation that was in dire need of happening and it was standing room only. Some very [...]

By: Mocha Momma » x365 And The Random

Mocha Momma » x365 And The Random — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:21:45 +0000

[...] that went on at BlogHer Business because I was asked to be on the panel with Stefania since we caused a ruckus last year, but she did me proud and I followed with interest. However, I have just been [...]

By: Aruni Gunasegaram

Aruni Gunasegaram — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:18:23 +0000

I just found out about this topic from a post on SV Moms blog by Glennia. I am a woman of color who is also a new blogger (as you can probably tell from my blog design/theme). BTW, I love your blog design…even though I don’t drink coffee.

I recently attended a fabulous Working Mother Magazine Multicultural Conference where the majority of attendees were African American. You can see the demographic Instant polling results at: http://www.babblesoft.com/blog/index.php/2007/08/07/musings-of-a-texas-gal-in-nyc-working-mother-conference-instant-polling/

I have to say it was the one of the best conferences I had ever attended and where I felt like I wasn’t an outsider. I’m usually a brown girl in a sea of white in my business functions here in Texas.

I am going to subscribe to your feed!

By: Queeny

Queeny — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:41:25 +0000

Like Jazz, I’m relatively new to blogging and had no intentions of getting in on the marketing bandwagon. I started doing it because I like to write and I’m a part of a local group of bloggers of various races. But, you bring up some very interesting points and I plan to tune in and speak up to see how “we” progress.

By: Chookooloonks

Chookooloonks — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:33:47 +0000

Dude. I’m late to the party AGAIN. I posted my comment over at BlogHer.org, but to concisely reiterate:

hear, freakin’ HEAR.

By: sheila bd/xiaolinmama

sheila bd/xiaolinmama — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:01:52 +0000

I started to comment, but went too long. I posted on http://filipinamoms.blogspot.com/
Please check it out.
Thanks again for being an inspiration.

By: Momish

Momish — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:04:00 +0000

I wish I was at BlogHer, because I would have loved to hear what you and City Mama had to say in person. I hope at BlogHer next year (I plan to go hell or high water), this will be an entire session and good things will come of it.

Just reading these comments, I can see you have shifted the tide somewhat. That seems to me to be quite an accomplishment. This is one post. Imaging what an entire session can do?

By: Jazz

Jazz — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:34:42 +0000

Kelly,

I had not even considered the question until you asked it. Maybe I’ve just been in the mix of racial ignorance for too long (I am Spanish but look like I’m half white/black). I’m always stuck. I know I don’t “blend in” and there is always the question of my background. I think I go on autopilot. I never considered this in the blogging community. My only excuse is that I am a relative newbie.

When you asked the question I felt my corner of the room go cold. This kept me from following up. I did not hear what Stefania said. There were women sitting on the floor next to me chattering…

I do think this is a great panel subject for ’08.

Jazz Brown
FineryInLife.com

By: Susan Getgood

Susan Getgood — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:29:36 +0000

I think we could probably populate a whole day at BlogHer just on the various aspects of this topic — diversity, blogger relations, what does it mean to be included/excluded

But IMO this also needs to be discussed with the businesses who own the budgets. And that makes it a BlogHer Business topic as well.

And not just a topic for a conference. I think there are things that we can and should do well before then. I’ve been noodling with some ideas, and would love to brainstorm more with any women (and men) who are interested.