- Feb 28, 2009
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Chesney, now, it is YOU who appears "defensive."---Several times here you have defended the financial stability/soundness of your business, stressing that you do not "NEED" any additional Black consumers (especially since they spend WAY less than your White clients, anyway) and that your interest in Black women is not solely a professional pursuit.
However, my previous responses were not contrived by me in any way. I was responding/reacting to what you stated....
However, if you have "kept in touch" with some of your previous Black brides because you found them "likable and interesting," then what has prevented you from interacting with/learning more from THEM about Black women and Black culture?
In what way have you "kept in touch with them?"...by phone?...by email?
Have you ever used whatever mode of communication you have with those Black women to invite one or more out to lunch, coffee, dinner, meet-up for after work drinks?.....Have you attempted to pursue any opportunity to get to know those Black women better?---If you've "kept in touch with them," then you have some kind of access to them.
This new-found interest in Black women/Black culture is a direct result of your photography business. Before these professional experiences, you'd never had the opportunity to enjoy the company of Black women.
Moreover, these professional experiences which you enjoyed so much also evoked in you a desire to learn more about Black women because in your proximities with them, you found them to be so "outspoken" and spunky."
So, why would you not contact these previous Black brides whom you've "kept in touch" with and initiate a relationship separate from your previous professional introduction?
However, my previous responses were not contrived by me in any way. I was responding/reacting to what you stated....
.... In the last few months I have shot severals weddings for some very lovely women who happen to be black. I have so enjoyed working with these women and to be quite honest I would like to do more.
I have not had the opportunity to get to know any women who happen to be black until now. .... I would also like to know how to advertise specifically to attract more of these clients but again I do not want to offend by asking. I would also like to know what to do to suit my business to be more accommodating to african american women. ....
.... I want to be respectful and friendly and I would truly like to know how to move forward in both personal and professional relationships.
..... I have just had a few experiences that have made me aware of another group of people that I am interested in serving and getting to know better and I am inquiring as to how to get to know them and their culture.
It is always wise to learn about something that you don't know alot about. When I have dealt with these black women I have treated them with respect and have kept in touch with them. Unlike my white brides. This is because I have found them likable and interesting. Not because I wanted to use them for business...
However, if you have "kept in touch" with some of your previous Black brides because you found them "likable and interesting," then what has prevented you from interacting with/learning more from THEM about Black women and Black culture?
In what way have you "kept in touch with them?"...by phone?...by email?
Have you ever used whatever mode of communication you have with those Black women to invite one or more out to lunch, coffee, dinner, meet-up for after work drinks?.....Have you attempted to pursue any opportunity to get to know those Black women better?---If you've "kept in touch with them," then you have some kind of access to them.
This new-found interest in Black women/Black culture is a direct result of your photography business. Before these professional experiences, you'd never had the opportunity to enjoy the company of Black women.
Moreover, these professional experiences which you enjoyed so much also evoked in you a desire to learn more about Black women because in your proximities with them, you found them to be so "outspoken" and spunky."
So, why would you not contact these previous Black brides whom you've "kept in touch" with and initiate a relationship separate from your previous professional introduction?