Who Is Madame Noire?
Interview by Kweli Wright
Name: Shannae Ingleton
Title: Blogger, ilovewhatwomenwant.blogspot.com
Twitter handle: @whatwomenwant
What do you love about being a Madame Noire?
First and foremost, I love being me (most days lol) but what I love most about being a woman of color is the fact that I know that we are often underestimated and being in a position where I am able to regularly dispel a lot of myths and stereotypes about women of colour is rewarding.
Is the media (news and reality shows) having a “field day” with black women? Why us and why now?
I wouldn’t say that they are having a field day on black women at all. I am a self professed reality TV junkie and I watch a lot of reality tv shows with primarily white casts and primarily black casts, both types of shows have controversial characters and included crazy scenes that make for good Reality TV. Take the Real Housewives of New York (an all white female cast) versus The Real Housewives of Atlanta (a primarily black female cast). In my opinion the New York wives put the Atlanta wives to shame when it comes to the arguments, the fights and the inappropriate conflicts. At the end of the day, I think that viewers are smart enough to realize that its not a “black thing” or a “white thing” when something crazy or controversial happens on TV.