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May 15, 2008

Am I Not My Sister's Keeper ? by AfroerotiK

You see it all the time, every day in fact. Black women look for any opportunity they can to ridicule, belittle, and denigrate “those black women.” You’ve seen it, if a Black man finds a lame excuse to malign black women as gold-diggers, or bitches, or some other offensive and sexist slur, Black women will come out of the woodwork to jump on the bandwagon and throw some fuel on the fire. To hear them tell the tale, these upstanding and outraged women are always the best mothers, the most exceptional pillars of the community, beyond reproach with nothing but contempt for “those Black women.” They have nothing but venom for the underprivileged, disadvantaged, or God-forbid, women who’ve made a mistake. They are perfect and they make sure to stand atop their pedestal of condescension to point the finger of disgust at “those Black women.” They don’t have a problem with misogynist rap lyrics because it doesn’t refer to them; they are referring to “those Black women.” They are above any vile criticism of Black women in general because they are not one of “those Black women.” Their anthem? “I’m a strong Black woman.” They have no compassion, no empathy, nothing but judgment and hatred for “those Black women.” Continue reading @ afroerotik

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very good write up by afroerotik. We as black women have to build a sisterhood and support and help one another not bring each other down.

Anonymous said...

This is a great post

Anonymous said...

If we invested more time building each other up versus tearing each other down imagine what we could accomplish.

Beauty Is Diverse said...

trust me..

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