Friday, February 12, 2016
I really enjoyed watching part of the Nina Simone documentary and reading about her. She was a very influential woman. Although I admire what Nina did with her life and her music I believe the way she went about it was what eventually led to her downfall. Nina Simone fought for what she believed for which is truly inspirational. She said all the things that African American women all over American were too afraid to say. She stood up for what she believed in and fought for what she thought was right. In the beginning her dedication was admired, but once she began rearranging her whole repertoire to revolve around racial issues people started to be less supportive. I believe that Nina Simone would have had a more positive legacy ( for everyone not just African American women) if she sang about racial and political issues on a smaller scale and did not sing just those types of songs. I think her managers would have allowed her to sing about it for longer than they did if she continued to sing songs meant for entertainment as well. Nina Simone is still a huge inspiration to people everywhere, I just believe she could have been even bigger if she approached things differently.
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Kathryn, i do agree with what you said about Nina Simone and how she was probably one of the few African American women who stood up for such a cause at that time, however i do think if she chose a certain way to sing her songs and do her performances was probably because she thought would make her happy and help her be who she is
ReplyDeleteKathryn, i do agree with what you said about Nina Simone and how she was probably one of the few African American women who stood up for such a cause at that time, however i do think if she chose a certain way to sing her songs and do her performances was probably because she thought would make her happy and help her be who she is
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed watching the movie and doing the reading. I had never heard of her before so this was very educational. Also I agree with how you said she was one of the only African American women to stand up for civil rights and she was able to do that through her music
ReplyDeleteI agree that the violent ways in which Nina responded did lead to her downfall. The violence drove her mad. I admire that she stood up and said things that other African woman were not afraid to say because if you stay quiet then that leaves no voice or room for change. She was very powerful woman, but I agree with you that she didn't address that power in necessarily the most positive way.
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