Do you think it is difficult for Black Men to talk about our sisters because all of us have varying degrees of opinions about sisters?
Some Black Men will tell you Black women are heaven and some brothers will say they are hell.
The intriguing of all of this is that we will sometimes come the aforementioned two conclusions after dating the same type of Black Woman or the same one.
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Do you think it is difficult for Black Men to talk about our sisters?
No it isn’t difficult to talk about our sisters. It is difficult sometimes to agree with some of them. It is hard sometimes to relate to their desires of a pleasant time 24/7 when neither especially a man has a 24/7 pleasant day. To me it is ignoring truth. To me it is fooling myself first to not be concerned. I am concerned enough to bring the topic up.
In the past I have come home to discuss the treatment I felt white bosses and co-workers were exhibiting at work. Partly out of fear partly because I excelled in many things they themselves fell short in accomplishing. My skill set was stronger so many new opportunitys were channeled thru me. My efforts at work are serious and sincere. I don’t skirt the work or the issues. Long story short. I a few cases they trumped up things and looked for reasons to call me disruptive. That based only on the fact I spoke up when discrimination occured.
In a relationship conversation for a man often turns political. A woman sometimes do not want to hear this. I find how it is expressed and how often I bring up political ssues may be a factor. Then I realize who else I can express my feelings and concerns to. It has to be some one close to me I enjoy talking with and trust.
My wife doesn’t like me getting political and I don’t twist it to sound negative, most of the time I am just relaying facts and comments I heard or are considering. It contains enough truth to consider. Many of those same things she will hear coming from Bill Mauer. She likes his political humor. He brings and it with a twist and makes me glad to some degree she is taking it in. He has a no holds barred way to sending the same message and bringing an issue to light and making it funny. But I can’t make it funny that way. To me it is serious and effecting me down the road, my interest or us ( me and her, in some cases others and my concern for a fellow man runs deep ) in some manner.
She doesn’t understand the hard press a man suffers especially a black man when he sees a disjoint in his efforts, reality and game as we call it sometimes. I don't like games. false faces, smiles or effort. So I will never dance or drink the kool-aid.
Some Black Men will tell you Black women are heaven and some brothers will say they are hell.
It becomes hell when she calls me negative. Saying I bring these things on myself. It’s like saying I created the negative racism I experience. ( Its like I should be ashamed or make excuses for being a black man. Something I will never do. ) I make a difference if I can, take my lumps in the process. Pay the cost for this stance. Not only with her, but I find other employment and do not hesitate to file charges in some cases. So I don’t share as much any more and keep many things on my mind and never work thru the thought. Not good in many respects. I need to reflect not just off my own thoughts but someone elses. My mate I think I should be able to discuss the issues I’m concerned with. This when I feel I am catching hell from my woman. When she had a simular experience. She turned to me and I supported her. We did follow thru because the complaint came back and they asked her to come in personally to file. We decided to spare the boss man. But he deserved just what I would have given him. That time she was in the position of concern. We read the complaint and I worded it just right that man was going to catch hell.. he was lucky this time.
I haven't experienced what some may term catching real hell from a woman. Like evil.. always mad, never cooperating or supporting. I do experience edges of this. I think I get as much as I give and sometimes I don't and can't cooperate 100% with my spouse. So don't we sometimes create the uneasy?
