Good riddance. An absolute ****ing narcissist Apple doesn't need. And before the millennial faux outrage, my sentiment is because of her self-appointed "diva" title and nothing to do with her race. Her last keynote appearance seemed forced too.
While it is possible she is a narcissist, I mean I don't know her personally to say one way or another, calling herself a diva doesn't actually mean she's stuck on herself. It's something many women say for fun. It means nothing. It's fun chatter. And I grew up among black women and girls and they were always joking about how awesome they were and it wasn't really bragging or trying to act stuck up.
I am part Asian and women bragging is kind of a disgrace in my mom's culture, so I remember it was kind of a culture shock at first to have all this take place around me. But I quickly caught on that it was all meant in fun and I was welcome to join in on it, too. I never found a more nurturing environment than when I was among those funny, generous, irreverent and irrepressible black women and girls in my hometown. Even 40 years later when I see my childhood bf and her mom, I feel loved and like I never left. By contrast, the few times I was immersed in my mom's culture (that she essentially fled) I felt pretty stifled and encouraged to be invisible.
When you think about it, it makes a lot of sense black women joke like this. If you look at how they were treated up in a segregated society until I was born, of course a culture of self affirmation and a celebration of their "divahood" is going to crop up just for survival. You don't need lessons in humility when you can't even use the same restrooms as the rest of your society.
Self esteem among females still tends to plummet around high school, especially among white females according to many studies I've read in the paper. Maybe we need more divas of all races! Men brag all the time about different things and unless they actually treat people lesser than themselves, people just laugh it off. That's all that is likely going on here.
Ms. Saint John wasn't born here but according to what I read of her interviews she tapped into that self-affirmation to survive being so very different and sticking out like a sore thumb when she first arrived here. I can appreciate that because I went through that when I was the only mixed race kid in my school.
I have no clue what kind of person she is but I find her fascinating and inspiring and I am disappointed she's going to work for Uber. But I wish her well. She's going to need it working at that dumpster fire.
I've noticed so many people think her performance at the one keynote was cringe worthy. The only thing I really thought was cringe worthy was people reacting like they had a stick up their butt. For Pete sake it was not like she farted out loud in church. It was not the Ladies Society annual tea. It was a flipping keynote and she was showing off music. Yeah it was awkward but she doesn't deserve to be slammed for it forever. Even I have forgiven Phil for "courage" and moved on.
