Why I'm Tired Of Most Black Men
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Why I'm Tired Of Most Black Men

Don't you dare shame us.

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Why I'm Tired Of Most Black Men
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Don't let the title fool you. No, I'm not tired of all black men. But a majority, yes, I'm sincerely tired of them and their constant act that they pull. I have multiple reasons why, but let me break it down for you.

I was raised in a household where who I dated and what the color of their skin was didn't matter; I was taught that skin color shouldn't be a factor in who I dated. Hell, I could've dated a purple alien, but if they treated me like the Queen that I am, it wouldn't be an issue whatsoever. I've inter-racially dated and I find no problem with it.

What I do have a problem with is black men shaming black women for dating inter-racially and making us feel bad for wanting to break out of our shell and the stereotypes that we're automatically put in from birth. If us black women want to date a white man, then hell with it! There shouldn't be an uproar over us wanting to date out of our race.

The worst part is that so many of these same black men date out of their race too, and they fantasize and praise white women. So what you're telling me is that I should be ashamed for dating a white man and that I put shame to our race of people, but as soon as you date a white women, it's perfectly fine?

And on top of that, I see so many black men on Twitter and Facebook shaming us black women; saying that we're nothing but roaches with weaves and attitudes. Don't you dare shame us when us black women are always fighting for you and standing up for you. When you and your sons are being shot and we're protesting, screaming "Black Lives Matter," yet you turn around and shame us from a sick stereotype that multiple people think of us.

You sit there and call us these sick names, while you don't even realize who birthed you, who raised you, who put up with you when you were younger and still does to this day. Ding, ding, ding! They were all black women; whether it was your mother, grandmother, or aunt. They all raised you to be a respectful young man to never forget where they came from, yet you shame us young black women for a stereotype that most of us have no part of.

We already go through so much hell just for our skin color, and then you come along and make those same people who make fun of us think that it's okay. They already think that what they feel and do is okay, but when someone who's supposed to be on our "side" makes us out to be exactly what they think, the boundaries break.

I'm tired of the shaming. We're supposed to stick together no matter what. Do better.

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