Yes...looks like we're back on this debate again.
Once again it seems my fellow "sista's" are outraged about a seemingly joking blog that was done by Slim Thug for a Vibe Magazine.
Question...ladies raise your hand proudly if this is your man. Dont worry...I'll wait.
Still waiting...
No? Nobody? Oh ok, thats what I thought. So why on earth would something a man says as a GENERAL statement offend you?
"Most single Black women feel like they don’t want to settle for less. Their standards are too high right now. They have to understand that successful Black men are kind of extinct. We’re important. It’s hard to find us so Black women have to bow down and let it be known that they gotta start working hard; they gotta start cooking and being down for they man more. They can’t just be running around with their head up in the air and passing all of us."
Honestly if anyone should be mad at what Slim said it should be white women. He basically potrayed them as doormats.
"My girl is Black and White. I guess the half White in her is where she still cooks and do all the shit that I say, so we make it. She just takes care of me and I like that. She don’t be begging and I don’t gotta buy her all this crazy ass shit. And she’s a smart girl too."
Honestly I feel like if you got mad at ANY of these statements being made it applies to you. I AM A BLACK WOMAN...and for some odd reason, this didnt make me shake with anger when I read it. You want to know why? Because its the T.R.U.T.H.
Majority of the ones becoming upset dont even listen to Slim's work. Im not understanding the reason of becoming so worked up.
It got so much exposure that Professor Marc Lamont Hill, and rapper Talib Kweli weighed in on the whole issue.
The letter to Slim was posted on the professor's blog stating...
“Even more disturbing was your comment that “Black women gotta start being down for their man more.” Since slavery, Black women have had to withstand rape, torture, and humiliation (from both white and Black men) in order to sustain their families. Now, in 2010, 1 in 3 Black men between 20 and 29 years old are incarcerated or otherwise under criminal supervision. Every day, Black women are raising children without men in the house, working multiple jobs (for less pay!), and supporting brothers as they finish their prison bids.
With Black male unemployment as high as 50 percent in some cities, sisters are often holding down households without child support or other financial assistance. Black female incarceration rates are skyrocketing, partly because Black women are “riding” for their men, hiding guns and drugs, operating as mules, and refusing to snitch to authorities.
In addition, Black women are the group most likely to be victims of domestic violence and the least likely to be married. Still, in spite of all this bad news, Black women are less likely to date outside their race than Black men.
How much more “down” do you want Black women to be?”
The professor makes a valid point...but still and all, why a pointless comment more important then daily worldwide pains?
By the way...there's an oil spill in the gulf people....
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