I do not "Black Bash" on this blog. But don't think for one minute I will censor my opinions about things that *I* feel we, as Black Women/People, can do better. If some want to consider asking Black folks to raise their expectations higher, "bashing," that is their definition of it...not mine.
I'm addressing this issue now as it came up in the comments of the fiction for BW post. To clarify for anyone that missed it, I don't think those books should be marketed to us as "AA romance novels." I never questioned the tastes of those who choose to read them. I would like for BW to have "normal" romantic stories that are free of drugs, violence, fighting over men, jail romances, etc.
This note is not intended to offend the Anon who made the comment; I just like to address misunderstandings and put them to bed.
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Black Women At War ?
Therefore, if we want to do battle, even if the enemy is protected by high walls and deep moats, he cannot but do battle, because we attack what he must rescue.
Sun-Tzu “The Art of War”
Therefore, if we (BW) want to do battle, even if the enemy (Dangerous BM seeking to harm bw/children) is protected by high walls and deep moats (The “Black Community”), he cannot but do battle (Attack BW bloggers), because we (BW bloggers) attack what he (BM who don't get it) must rescue (Image of ALL BM regardless if they are friend or foe to BW/children).
- Edited by Pinky
You know, I really didn’t want to discuss BM on my blog because I wanted this to be “my place” to celebrate BW and all the wonderful options available to us. However, I’m beginning to realize that I too have to “get my hands dirty.”
I’m really tired of the pro-BW and pro-IR bloggers always catching hell for telling their truth and the truth of other BW. Immediately, detractors come out of the woodwork to call you a liar and demand stats to back up what you have to say. When someone speaks their truth, it is from their life experience and this requires no stats. Any intelligent person should be able to grasp that concept and not act as if that person’s experience relates to every other person on the planet. DUH!
I don’t know of any other “community” of people who are so willing to let their women and children perish all in the name of protecting the public image of “their” men. Don’t civilized people all over the world cast-out the men who dare commit atrocities against its women and children? Why does the “black community” find this concept so hard to follow?
BW bloggers are the devil because we dare to “pull back the curtain” and publicly renounce what everyone already knows anyway? This makes sense because………………….? Sexism, misogyny, intra-racism, classism, violence and hypocrisy all exist in the “black community.” Guess what, *gasp* those elements exist in EVERY community; but, my focus is NOT on “other communities" so stop dragging that tired argument of “well…but ‘they’ do such and such toooooooo.” DUH!
BW and children are under siege in their own communities by damaged BM in their midst. Period. If more BM who are NOT damaged would STAND THE HELL UP and RAGE against those that are, we could forever end this bullshit about “well, not allllllllllllllllll, BM are such and thus.” DUH! As long as good BM stay silent and/or make excuses for the BM doing damage to BW and children, the “damaged” label will likely chase ALL BM.
STAND THE F**K UP for what is right (the protection of BW and children) or shut the hell up about how the damaged label is destroying BM’s image as a whole. This is not rocket-science. Either you are for BW/children or you are against them. Period. “Hating” or “Bashing” BM has zero to do with this; it’s purely about actions (or lack thereof) having consequences.
Sun-Tzu “The Art of War”
Therefore, if we (BW) want to do battle, even if the enemy (Dangerous BM seeking to harm bw/children) is protected by high walls and deep moats (The “Black Community”), he cannot but do battle (Attack BW bloggers), because we (BW bloggers) attack what he (BM who don't get it) must rescue (Image of ALL BM regardless if they are friend or foe to BW/children).
- Edited by Pinky
You know, I really didn’t want to discuss BM on my blog because I wanted this to be “my place” to celebrate BW and all the wonderful options available to us. However, I’m beginning to realize that I too have to “get my hands dirty.”
I’m really tired of the pro-BW and pro-IR bloggers always catching hell for telling their truth and the truth of other BW. Immediately, detractors come out of the woodwork to call you a liar and demand stats to back up what you have to say. When someone speaks their truth, it is from their life experience and this requires no stats. Any intelligent person should be able to grasp that concept and not act as if that person’s experience relates to every other person on the planet. DUH!
I don’t know of any other “community” of people who are so willing to let their women and children perish all in the name of protecting the public image of “their” men. Don’t civilized people all over the world cast-out the men who dare commit atrocities against its women and children? Why does the “black community” find this concept so hard to follow?
BW bloggers are the devil because we dare to “pull back the curtain” and publicly renounce what everyone already knows anyway? This makes sense because………………….? Sexism, misogyny, intra-racism, classism, violence and hypocrisy all exist in the “black community.” Guess what, *gasp* those elements exist in EVERY community; but, my focus is NOT on “other communities" so stop dragging that tired argument of “well…but ‘they’ do such and such toooooooo.” DUH!
BW and children are under siege in their own communities by damaged BM in their midst. Period. If more BM who are NOT damaged would STAND THE HELL UP and RAGE against those that are, we could forever end this bullshit about “well, not allllllllllllllllll, BM are such and thus.” DUH! As long as good BM stay silent and/or make excuses for the BM doing damage to BW and children, the “damaged” label will likely chase ALL BM.
STAND THE F**K UP for what is right (the protection of BW and children) or shut the hell up about how the damaged label is destroying BM’s image as a whole. This is not rocket-science. Either you are for BW/children or you are against them. Period. “Hating” or “Bashing” BM has zero to do with this; it’s purely about actions (or lack thereof) having consequences.
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