I’ve been a fan of her since the earlier seasons and I agree she did get annoying toward the end of her time on the show. But the hatred for her is so overblown. So I’m out here asking if there is anyone who’s not maybe a stan but atleast likes Danielle
Also slightly interesting I don’t see anyone worrying for Danielle’s mental health when she has been the one bullied/piled up on by the fans the most…
i’m more so speaking about white people though i will say southern white culture is ingrained w Christianity. But as a black person it’s so deeply ingrained in our culture from black Americans, to Caribbeans and even worse in west/central Africa. I can’t be openly atheist around most black people. Sometimes I feel bad for looking down on people in my race who are so brainwashed by Christianity because it’s like how dumb are they to still believe in one of the tools used to subjugate us? And it’s just fucking ironic how much these western countries spread Christianity to our countries but now their countries are now kinda atheists. I envy how a lot of white people I’ve encountered families don’t care about them being atheist or some weren’t even raised going to church. They’re usually not judgemental if I say I’m atheist even if they are Christian or catholic or whatever. This isn’t hate to whites or anything like that just venting and trying to cope
I haven’t been keeping up with RHOA for years but decided to watch the new season and seeing Porsha in a relationship with a woman is honestly so healing. I’m so glad she’s able to finally feel free in her sexuality and able to express her love proudly. As a black bisexual woman in the south it’s been such a scary and intimidating experience coming out. I’m just glad that we’re able to get more positive representation of black bisexual woman on tv💕
Does anyone else still find themselves wanting to go to church for the social aspect? When I was super religious we’d go on Sunday get brunch right after and it’d be a cute day. I feel like my Sundays are now so disorganized because I don’t really have a set routine to fill that void
Hi everyone I’m an African (west African to be precise) and I grew up in a very Christian household ie going Wednesday + Friday evening and Sunday morning service. My family immigrated to the United States right before my I turned 12 and I basically grew up going to church on sundays only.
I’ve always been forced into the religion by my mother (my father is slightly religious but believes pastors steal money from their congregation and doesn’t like to go but he’ll say stuff like thank god) because she wants to “save” me from ancestral curses and witches from our home country. I’ve basically grown up in fear my whole life (20yo now) but still skeptical of the religion. To this day I havent been back in my home country because my mom said the prophets she speaks to back home said witches want us dead and it’s not the right time. She pays money to various African prophets I can’t even keep track to help pray for her and our family. I believe it’s one of the reasons the marriage with my dad ended up in a divorce once I left for college.
So I’ve been thinking about religion more intensely now and I was thinking if these curses and witchcraft were truly real wouldn’t scientists be all over west African countries trying to get it on camera? I was told stories of people killing/sacrificing people for success, people touching a white witchcraft powder and turning into goats, etc. There was even a pastor I grew up watching on tv when I was younger I believe called pastor Joshua who had what looked like a mega church and had people holding signs and he’d claim to deliver demonic spirits from people, have people manifest during services by touching their forehead(this used to scare me so bad), cure diseases like hiv etc.
In the back of my mind I kind of dont believe it to be true but it’s been ingrained in me so much stories about hell, ancestral curses, witches and wizards etc.
I’m just kind of lost and my mother keeps trying to force me into it because I think she can tell I’m not 100% in it. So my question is do any of yall come from cultures that emphasize witchcraft and sorcery and all that and how do you cope?
I apologize for the long windedness but I truly don’t have anyone to speak to about this because most in my culture are very religious and even mentions of me not believing will have them thinking I’m possessed by some demon or something