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VisualPoet

Posts: 222

Washington, District of Columbia, US

any of you guys ever heard of blackmirage.com.  It is one of the best sites on the web.  Check it out

Jan 15 07 04:52 pm Link

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SayCheeZ!

Posts: 20647

Las Vegas, Nevada, US

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Jan 15 07 04:57 pm Link

Photographer

4C 41 42

Posts: 11093

Nashville, Tennessee, US

SayCheeZ! wrote:
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dammit.  Now I'm all hungry.

Jan 15 07 05:01 pm Link

Photographer

VisualPoet

Posts: 222

Washington, District of Columbia, US

sorry - its called blackmirages.com & its all about the photography

http://www.blackmirages.com/index.php?o … terAlbum=0

Jan 15 07 05:03 pm Link

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photogjohn

Posts: 70

Irving, Texas, US

SayCheeZ! wrote:
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You know it's not just for Vikings anymore!

Jan 15 07 05:03 pm Link

Photographer

Searcher

Posts: 775

New York, New York, US

mrlouis wrote:
any of you guys ever heard of blackmirage.com.  It is one of the best sites on the web.  Check it out

Dude, that site is racist. Imagine if Elite Model Management changed their name to Elite White Model Management and only represented caucasians. Come on, don't play that shit.

Jan 15 07 05:19 pm Link

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DarioImpiniPhotography

Posts: 8756

Dallas, Texas, US

Its only racist when white people do it.

Jan 15 07 05:21 pm Link

Photographer

VisualPoet

Posts: 222

Washington, District of Columbia, US

its all about the photography - not the social issues of the day.  He specializes in photography african/african american women just some people specialize in landscape photography. 

all about the photography & his style

Jan 15 07 05:23 pm Link

Photographer

Searcher

Posts: 775

New York, New York, US

mrlouis wrote:
its all about the photography - not the social issues of the day.  He specializes in photography african/african american women just some people specialize in landscape photography. 

all about the photography & his style

Yeah... it's still racist.

Jan 15 07 05:24 pm Link

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Envy - Art

Posts: 3319

Kansas City, Missouri, US

And...posted on a day that we all honor one of the greatest men of all time....a man who spent his short life working against this kind of thing.....sad really...

Jan 15 07 05:30 pm Link

Model

Kaitlin Lara

Posts: 6467

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

- Envy - wrote:
And...posted on a day that we all honor one of the greatest men of all time....a man who spent his short life working against this kind of thing.....sad really...

Seriously. I hate this shit. Racism is still racism regardless of who it's coming from or directed at. You know some black people would flip their shit if white people tried to pull crap like that. Come on.

Jan 15 07 05:56 pm Link

Photographer

SayCheeZ!

Posts: 20647

Las Vegas, Nevada, US

Jan 15 07 06:19 pm Link

Photographer

VisualPoet

Posts: 222

Washington, District of Columbia, US

if the moderator is paying attention - please delete this thread

my intention was not to make an issue.  I like his style - it is very dramatic and in your face cool.  I didn't do the website or take any of his pictures or choose his models. 

True "artist" do not judge - they appreciate

Jan 15 07 07:33 pm Link

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Lotus Photography

Posts: 19253

Berkeley, California, US

SayCheeZ! wrote:
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i just ate a can of spam..

deeelicious

Jan 15 07 07:42 pm Link

Photographer

Lotus Photography

Posts: 19253

Berkeley, California, US

mrlouis wrote:
sorry - its called blackmirages.com & its all about the photography

http://www.blackmirages.com/index.php?o … terAlbum=0

nice work there, thanks for sharing

i looked at the 1st link, wondered about the hotel listings..

Jan 15 07 07:45 pm Link

Photographer

Lotus Photography

Posts: 19253

Berkeley, California, US

Kaitlin Lara wrote:
Seriously. I hate this shit. Racism is still racism regardless of who it's coming from or directed at. You know some black people would flip their shit if white people tried to pull crap like that. Come on.

i dont think it's racist, there are definite movments to remind people of where they came from, and that they have a heritage they can be proud of..

oddly enough i just tuned into the tv to see what was on..

on espn there was a pre-basketball show, they had a white guy in charge, the 3 black guys, magic johnson, charles barkley, and some other black ball player i didnt recognise because i dont watch basket ball..

the anouncer says, welcome to espn's special martin luther king day game

then he goes all around the table and asks the black guys to say in 25 words or less why they liked dr king...

then he took control back and talked about the upcomming game..


i'm not saying i want to be black, but there's a lot of times i cringe for being white



aaaaaanyways, when he got to sir charles, barkley says

dr king would be saddened to see all the black on black violence in the inner cities, i wish there were some way to help people get out of the cycle of violence..


magic and the other guy were

i like martin luter king because he wanted everyone to be happy

while sir charles spoke about a current problem and how it could use a little attention..


needless to say i like sir charles


i also think that african themed websites are good, hopefully some inner city kids see the one you showed us, and think that taking pictures and finding a pride filled heritage could be better that getting into trouble because you are pissed off at your life's circumstances..

Jan 15 07 07:56 pm Link

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T H Taylor

Posts: 6862

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US

Doesn't matter what you post around here my friend...
Someone will bitch about it; welcome to MM

People were actualy fighting on the "Best boobs" thread...

People argued on a thread about plastic surgery...

People castigated a young lady when she asked what she shoud charge for sessions...

It just doesn't matter.

As in this site being racist... yes, it can easily be catagorized as such (and, this same argument is used by many Anglos when addressing the "BET"issue) but, what these same people need to keep in mind is that virtually everything else out there on the internet and on tele is Anglo-centric or Anglo oriented (with a little "flavour" thrown in the mix).
Cut this site some slack... It probably won't last long anyway.

Jan 15 07 08:12 pm Link

Photographer

CW Sr

Posts: 970

Columbus, Ohio, US

DarioImpiniPhotography wrote:
Its only racist when white people do it.

haha that's even a racist statement

Jan 15 07 08:15 pm Link

Photographer

CW Sr

Posts: 970

Columbus, Ohio, US

mrlouis wrote:
its all about the photography - not the social issues of the day.  He specializes in photography african/african american women just some people specialize in landscape photography. 

all about the photography & his style

right, but if someone pro-actively promoted *specializing in caucasian models it would be a racist issue...
racism on all levels is just wrong. but what can ya do?

Jan 15 07 08:17 pm Link