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In reply to the discussion: First Lady Praises Maya Angelou: “She was comfortable in every last inch of her glorious black skin" [View all]Maedhros
(10,007 posts)30. You're being too literal, to the point of being obtuse.
Being "comfortable in one's skin" is a euphemism for knowing one's self, accepting one's self and loving one's self.
I'd say that describes Maya Angelou pretty well.
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First Lady Praises Maya Angelou: “She was comfortable in every last inch of her glorious black skin" [View all]
bigtree
Jun 2014
OP
"words so powerful they carried a little black girl from the South Side of Chicago all
applegrove
Jun 2014
#10
She got a huge prolonged standing ovation for that sentence, the reason I know this
Mira
Jun 2014
#23
Seeing as most women are not comfortable in their skins, regardless of the color
Demeter
Jun 2014
#15
Just because she was an INTELLECTUAL doesn't mean she can't have body issues
justiceischeap
Jun 2014
#44
When they hand out a quota amount of the drug that stops ageing....people like Maya Angelou
applegrove
Jun 2014
#40