Now, notice I am saying she was courageous. Well others in her circle would beg to differ. I watched a documentary on her on youtube and a close associate of hers; referred to her as a masochist.
Now that's pretty harsh. But hey, this is what the person said.
Then I watched another interview and in this interview; the person said Dorothy had low self esteem and etc...
Well all those things could be true. I didn't know her personally. But in her defense, I would like to say that we all have our flaws. And if Dorothy had low self esteem; that only meant she was human.
To a certain degree, I have low self esteem. Yes, that's right I said it. But so does EVERYBODY! Name one person on this planet who is walking around and has it all together. I'm over here brain storming and I can't think of one.
Let's just face it guys, this life is hard. We slip through the portals of existence not having a full understanding of where we came from or how we got here. Yes, we are all told we are products of our mothers and fathers but still... Where did we exist before conception? Was I a beam of light, just waiting for the next person to have sex so I could come to earth?
Who knows...we can only speculate. But in defense of Dorothy I wanted to emphasize that I believe she did the best she could with the life she was given and no one can judge her. I believe she wanted to be stronger than she was, she wanted to be happier; but she had inner demons that would not let up!
And sometimes they don't. Those creepy beings follow you around this globe during the course of your life span. So what do you do? How long can any of us remain in prolonged states of agony? At some point we would all look for a way to give our minds a break.
As an artist, I think she was amazing. I admire her courage to go after what she wanted in life although the odds were stacked against her. It takes a lot of courage to keep pursuing the things you want to do, when you see others running the race a lot more swifter than you.
For those of you who have not read her autobiography, I would encourage you to check it out. It's called 'Everything and Nothing: The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy' by Earl Conrad.
She goes into a lot of detail about her personal life and speaks very candidly about the people she met. She goes into great detail about broken relationships and its so vivid, you will feel as if you are in the relationship walking along side her. Some things she said made me laugh while others made me cry.
What did I learn about this lady? Well, I learned that none of us are exempt from the human experience and life eventually happens to us all.
Great read! Great documentary! I highly recommend it !
Later Gators!
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