Barriers for the African-American male

African American males have various wars to battle within and outside of their community. Black males are commonly victims of racism , feminizism, and many other attacks. The Feminist movement has left the black male out in the cold. The very root is the feminist movement denies the value of males. The black male being on the bottom feels this effect even more. More black women are feeling they don't need a husband or father for their children. The Children lose as well as the woman the lacks the extra income and support. Black males are again and again devalued by society and their own women. Black men in interracial relationships are looked down upon by both black and white people.
Black men face a double edged sword they must be real and "down" in their community and in the corporate world they must very business far removed from the street image. Which makes these young brothers lose in either their business or private life.
The pressure on black males is tremendous. Then there is the image problem. In many urban 90 percent of the violent crime is committed by black males. It could almost be said the the face of crime is black. Many black males are left behind by their family members. There is a lack of interest in males in general and black males also have this problem more deeper than their peers. If no interest is taken in these young men then they will become the next generation of robbers, killers, and rapists.
There are way more programs for young woman and we see the effects play out everyday in the black community.


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I refuse to give in to the pressures of society because I'm a glass half-full type of person. We'll be okay as long as we look within ourselves in order to better our situations. I was always told that if you point the finger at someone else, there are three fingers pointing back at you. I can't stand it when people blame others for everything wrong in their life and nothing is ever their fault.

I don't blame others for the wrongs in my life because I know that the problems I've faced have happened for a reason and whatever doesn't kill me will indeed make me even that much stronger. I've also learned to realize that the answers that I've always been looking for were inside me all along, I just have to keep pressing on until I find it. Maybe that's what I get for being the eternal optimist.

That's real-talk.

 

Feminism does NOT disregard the value of males! Nor is it responsible for the ills you claim it is.

Feminism is simply a form of ideological thinking that developed in response to the inequality perpetuated against women since the beginning of time! I am very much a feminist. That does NOT mean I hate men, look like a butch or wear plaid shirts. It means that I feel my knowledge, brains, ability and value is EQUAL to that of a man and should be treated as such. Period.

How can a group of people who have very little power be responsible for the problems in another community. Woman do not have the POWER to have that much influence.

While I cannot speak to the problems in the black community as I am not black and therefore do not feel I have the knowledge or the right for that matter, I do feel you are looking in the wrong direction.

Woman are not the issue here.

 

That's your personal definition. Do other women interpret it the same?

Sure they do. as men our whole lives are in a quest to please women, starting from our mothers. And who women choose to lay down with affects the destiny of whole communities. We are seeing the effects in the inner cities right now. And they're not good.

You would, being a woman. Your kneejerk response is to a) avoid responsibility, and b) blame men, no offense (Hillary Clinton's campaign is an example of this played out on a broad political canvas). Keep in mind that most black men are raised by their mothers only so this issue affects us greatly (and you too, since you date us). And a lot of the time the fathers do want to be in their childrens' lives but are prevented by the female. This narrative doesn't fit into the woman-as-victim-of-evil-man motif, so you don't hear about it as much. Kinda like how you don't hear much about black multi-millionaires who aren't rappers or athletes.

Women are always the issue if you're a straight male.

I don't agree with the OPs "blackmenvent" blame-the-feminists language, but their are some points in there.

 

You left out one major point - some do not want to step up and be men to any woman. Also this idea of being players is a lot of wreaking havoc.

 

Why should men "step up" when it's obvious that women co-sign that kind of behavior? They like the players and bad boys yes even the so-called educated ones. There are guys out there with kids by multiple women who all know each other but messed with the same guy anyway (see fictionalized version in the movie "Baby Boy" but all fiction is based on reality). Also a lot of females think they're doing something when they "take" somebody else's man.

All the while the "good" black man with no kids and no drama can't get a damn date.

I'm tired of this blame the man mentality when it takes two to tango.

 

cosign.