Most of us when asked why we are angry at Black men will have a bulging portfolio of experiences we've had with brothas that have left us jaded" playas, baby daddies that do a disappearing act on payday but come around when their collars are tight, etc.
But the overarching, one size fits all, end of the day reason Black women are angry at Black men is because you are the only ones we are allowed to be angry at.
We can't be angry at White men. That, as you well know, is not allowed. Talk about deadbeat dads. They not only raped us and forced us to have their babies but they sold our babies. I'm not talking about slavery on the plantation. I'm talking about today. Our babies are sold. Locked out of the job market. Mass incarcerated with felonies that strips them of their civil rights for actions that would hardly warrant misdemeanors if they were white. Neighborhood grocery stores stocked with the food whites didn't want. But while we can find so many reasons to be angry at Black men we look for every reason why we aren't angry at White men.
Being angry at Black men is not only allowed. It is rewarded.
Now brothas, this sista will not let a few knuckleheads to blind me to the wonder that walks the Earth, clothed in the skin of Black masculinity. You are a part of me. For better or worse
But the overarching, one size fits all, end of the day reason Black women are angry at Black men is because you are the only ones we are allowed to be angry at.
We can't be angry at White men. That, as you well know, is not allowed. Talk about deadbeat dads. They not only raped us and forced us to have their babies but they sold our babies. I'm not talking about slavery on the plantation. I'm talking about today. Our babies are sold. Locked out of the job market. Mass incarcerated with felonies that strips them of their civil rights for actions that would hardly warrant misdemeanors if they were white. Neighborhood grocery stores stocked with the food whites didn't want. But while we can find so many reasons to be angry at Black men we look for every reason why we aren't angry at White men.
Being angry at Black men is not only allowed. It is rewarded.
Now brothas, this sista will not let a few knuckleheads to blind me to the wonder that walks the Earth, clothed in the skin of Black masculinity. You are a part of me. For better or worse