My friends and I were discussing the new Beyonce video Lemonade which honors black women and in a lot of ways tells our story of adversity and how we triumph through it. We were all gathered around just being typical girls having fun, gossiping, and in general talking about what part we liked best about the video and then a guy who goes to our university overheard us talking about how proud we were as black women to be making so many strides not only in pop culture, but in education as well. I suppose when he heard this he got upset and went off. He went on a tirade about how no one gives a damn about black women and that we're hands down the worst group of women. Of course I completely disagree as did all my friends, who at this time were ready to go off on him. Coming from a black man, that's quite hurtful. He then continued that black women "ain't worth shit but singing, fucking, and bouncing ass" and that was what the world only cared about when it came to us. We were just entertainment. At this time most me and my friend were ready to fight and yelling at him, but the angrier we got the more he stereotyped us and said how white, Latina, Asian women were better. Eventually we stopped even bothering to argue with his idiocy and left him alone. It was obvious he was a lost brother who needed guidance.
But his words did hurt, because it is based in some truth. Much of the world does not value black women, and blackness in general.
However, despite black women making such great strides in education. 60% are college educated, many black women are opening businesses, and supporting their families. However even now the much of the world see's us as welfare queens, or simply hoodrats who have no life goals when that's far from the truth.
My question is, is this the media's fault or have people always held this belief since slavery and it passed down or is the media instilling in people what they think black women should mean to the world?
But his words did hurt, because it is based in some truth. Much of the world does not value black women, and blackness in general.
However, despite black women making such great strides in education. 60% are college educated, many black women are opening businesses, and supporting their families. However even now the much of the world see's us as welfare queens, or simply hoodrats who have no life goals when that's far from the truth.
My question is, is this the media's fault or have people always held this belief since slavery and it passed down or is the media instilling in people what they think black women should mean to the world?
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