Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Yesterday, I had a conversation with a college student about race.  She goes to a predominently White institution and at times is frustrated with her life...because of the strains that are naturally created to become natural and only the "consciously-oppressed" seem to notice on a daily basis. 

Apparently, she is enrolled in a class that allows a safe space for conversations regarding issues of race and class and all the stuff people hate to talk about.  So anyWHO, yesterday our conversation was consumed about Black relationships because of a video of a Black woman pleading and apologizing to this Black man who happens to hate Black women - this is on the Dr. Drew Show.  I just saw a clip not the whole thing.  I'm not sure where this man's hatred came from, but he generalized the same old stereotypes about loud, annoying, nagging, Black women.  As the lady was apologizing for his feelings (they are complete strangers)  she got up and said "Brother, I am sorry you have been hurt, can you forgive us?"  He spout off this nonsense and basically said no...and then she said again, "Can you forgive us?"  He said some other nonsense and then said, "Sure, I forgive you..." he then proceeded to grab her ass and started laughing....

Speechless.  I'm so tired of the ridiculousness.  Our community is spetic.  Yes, I've said it.  As discussed in other posts, our faults can't override our "wonderfulness" so keep that in mind...but the dude made me drop my mouth completly open and I teared up.  I feel so angry to be set off by "other" people, but my own community... where is his mother??!!

1 comment:

  1. What you described is so heartbreaking, it took me a couple days to figure out what I wanted to say. I'm still not 100% sure, but that scene makes me want to hold my daughter close, wrap my arms around myself (and every Black woman I know) to protect Black womanhood from all that claim we are unfit or unworthy of kindness and love.

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