Malcolm X famously said “The most disrespected person in America, is the Black Woman”. I say, the most disrespected person ANYWHERE, is the Black Woman. Every single black woman I have ever come across has a story to tell about an incident that they went through as a result of being black, or female, or both. It is really upsetting that in 20-fucking-20 we are still fighting for our lives, fighting to be treated with basic human decency.
DO NOT COME HERE WITH THE “ALL LIVES MATTER” AND “NOT ALL MEN” VICTIM BLAMING NONSENSE. IF YOU WANNA DEFEND RUBBISH, DO IT ELSEWHERE, NOT HERE.
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I am going to share the stories of these women who trusted me enough to be vulnerable and open up. Some were okay with me using their names and some weren’t, but I decided to keep everyone anonymous out of respect for their privacy. This is just a handful of the women I know, there are so many more with similar and worse stories. Some are not even alive to tell their stories. Scroll through the gut wrenching stories below:
The stereotype that black women are tough is one we tend to embrace, because it stands out as something positive on a long list of negative stereotypes attached to black women. However, it is a double edged sword exemplifying the illusion that black women are endlessly tough and unbreakable. We are not unbreakable, and honestly, it is shitty that we are expected to be.
I don’t even know what more to say that hasn’t been said already. This post wasn’t meant to be educational, but more like a call for change and to speak up and share the experiences of black women and the atrocities committed against us. If you are looking to educate yourself, use the resources at your disposal, do your research and read up on the struggles of black people and black women in particular, and how you can help end this horrible cycle.
Till next time, if I make it to next time, because honestly at this rate, I could get killed going to the grocery store and it wouldn’t be something new. How tragic is that, that I could be dead tomorrow and that won’t be shocking? How is it normal that every 3 hours a woman is killed in this country? How?
