They thought because of her history and being an orphan she couldn’t be one of the best. I know someone who was a rape baby and it tears us up talking about it! And the fact that the judge has the RIGHT to grant something like that goes to show you have messed up our system is. He can rape a women but not be named or held accountable! That a hard pill to swallow!
Its what the term meant to her , its her experience of it, which would of course be different to others. She felt neither whites nor blacks wanted her or valued her, so , she was nothing/no colour . You cant dictate how she interpreted it really. We are all different & interpret meaning differently. Plus those were different times, regarding race & all its issues.
I wonder if she remained in touch with her relatives. I found out that my father had a much younger half-sister when I was about 55 years old. He never mentioned and I don’t know if he knew she existed.
Eartha was a beautiful soul, she should have been treated with more respect in this country on all sides. Eartha I wish I could have met you to show you how much you were love as a great talent, activist (who stood up for Black kids and all kids like myself) and teacher. R.I.P ❤️
"Yella girl" does not mean that "you have no color at all." Eartha Kitt's interpretation of this phrase has always warranted questioning. It's as if she wanted to add as much unnecessary drama to this phrase as possible, and then attach it to herself. Never understood why she felt the need to do that. Eartha Kitt has been Amazing in so many ways.
Yella girls and boys were mixed and it’s the same as coloureds in Africa - the white fathers wanted a distinction made between black people and their children with black women. She’s right. Relax.
Very charitable and giving -- offering that man (a stagehand? a grip?) a glass of wine, including and acknowledging him as an equal. How many "stars" would do that?
