People have written about how insulting and inappropriate it is for this man to objectify the First Lady in order to supposedly express his disagreement with her healthy eating initiative. I could personally attack him for his deplorable behavior (but it would be way to easy) or I could detail the historical obsession and objectification of black females by white males and white society at large. But I won't because those things would detract from what I think is really important.
The black woman being continually attacked for the sole purpose of enrichment through black female degradation is a practice that needs to be abolished.
The methodical efforts to permanently devalue the black female and their image in the minds of most people in society began long ago. Those efforts have hindered black females being seen as human beings that are worthy of respect and protection even among the men of our own race. It is precisely the reason why lost black men have no sense of urgency to ensure that black females are protected and the reason why lost black women have continued to submit themselves to the degradation.
To attack the First Lady in this manner screams fear and the masses are running scared because she is the epitome of black womanhood annihilating stereotypes with each step she makes. I am proud that Michelle Obama represents us on a national level.
The lost have been so desensitized like the majority of society and it has become expected and therefore a conditioned state of being to tear down black women. Unfortunately, too many of our lost permeate popular culture creating a national level of dysfunction and disrespect for black women that has proven difficult to overcome. Too many refuse to have higher expectations for those they choose to support and emulate.
What will it take for there to be complete solidarity in the fact that our success and future lies with the respect and protection of black women?
I hate to sound like a pessimist, but as you said it is institutionalized, and a significant population of African Americans has succumb to the ignorance. It is largely apart of our culture and pop culture; infested in the minds of everyone and continuously reinforced.
ReplyDeleteThat said, the leading minority group receiving a college education/degree -surpassing white women- are black females. They have the potential to become the leaders of our society and put the chauvinistic attitudes and ideals of this country in their place. They will strengthen and reinforce positive images of black women and dominate.
@The Editor
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and you are not a pessimist for seeing the situation for what it is. You would be a pessimist if that was all that you saw.
"They have the potential to become the leaders of our society and put the chauvinistic attitudes and ideals of this country in their place."
Precisely why there is a full scale assault on the black female from the mainstream media. It is not a coincidence. They want to try and ensure that positive images of black women don't dominate. Black people need to get on board and realize it.
"What will it take for there to be complete solidarity in the fact that our success and future lies with the respect and protection of black women?"
ReplyDeleteI ask questions like this everyday until my head hurts from trying to find an answer. I try my hardest not to join in on the campaign to depreciate the bodies and souls of black women, but it drives me into a hulf-like rage when I see or hear other brothas do it. Like the editor said, it's some of us are brainwashed to hate ourselves and other blacks. But the major question is what can be done that will create a critical mass of black people counter the system to the point where the system crashes?
What a world.
@Brotha Wolf
ReplyDelete"But the major question is what can be done that will create a critical mass of black people counter the system to the point where the system crashes?"
I say how I feel about it at every opportunity I get in my personal life. This blog will allow me to do the same thing in a more public forum. I also don't give a dime of my money to anyone that is on the black woman degradation carousel.