He or She?

30 replies · 6528 views · Started by P o e t i q R e i g n · Apr 2005

Greensboro, NC

P o e t i q R e i g n Greensboro, NC

Who do you feel has it the hardest in America, as far as opportunities and the freedom of progression is concerned: The Black man...who America realizes is strong and very capable in spirit in whatEVER they choose to do in life...and therefore it (America) tries its damndest to try to hold him back... OR The Black woman...who not ONLY must face the very alive and present racial problems and obstacles, but also the gender ones as well, as America still feels as though women either can't or at least shouldn't...do certain things men do... ? ? ? ? ?

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MidWestGentleman from Detroit, MI · Apr 2005

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LeDbYFIRE wrote:
WileECoyote06 wrote:
Black Men. . .Affirmative Action has made it preferable for an employer to hire black women, in that they are a double minority. Black Men . . .a constant struggle to avoid what might become a deadly confrontation, while maintaining an air of manhood. Black Men . . .constantly under prey by racial profiling cops Black Men . . . enduring disrespect from black women (of all people) in terms of their manhood, and responsibilities Black Men . . .suffering from low expectations, bad parenting, desperation, lack of hope, lack of access, and lack of resources
You said it all. In slavery, one of the owner's main objective was to first and foremost the black man to hit rock bottom. Why? It was some kind of laws or something that I read over a while back, but I forgot the name of them and they talked about how black males were purposely beat in front of their families so that they would no longer be the heads and leaders. We can see this taking effect with all the fatherless families. This is just one of the stereotypes black males have. Others include being criminals, being unintelligent, and slothful. I'm not trying to make this a gender thing or anything but black males are the most despised in America. Black women have alot of opposition but black males are the ones with the targets on them because plain and simple- when the black male is attacked it's gone to reflect on the woman. As more and more men leave their families more and more women have to take on the unnatural role on taking care of the family. This has made women have to become stronger and even more black males suffer because they don't have that father figure. It just becomes a chain. Black men are made to have the hardest instead of the females because if it was the other way around it wouldn't effect black males in a negative way. If anything it would be motivation.

cosign...and for the record i think we can all predict that most of the men will say they have it harder and the women will say they have it harder....