When i think of black men i dont think about is he my man, is he paying my bills, am i f*k*him, i just see a person. If its within my power to help I will and I do.
Since i had kids I just feel... Maternal i guess. If i can help then I do.
Im not saying go outa reclessly and foolishly endanger your lives.
Here's the problem: except for a few weirdos, I don't think anyone disagrees with protecting Black women from adverse shyt if you are able to in real life. Even the militant anti-feminists I've known will lend a helping hand often.
The problem is the context of this phrase. In abstract, if you are talking about reducing Black females as victims of violence, sexual assault, or homicide if you offered a few
realistic actions most men could take, I would be 100% behind this.
However, I am side-eyeing the "protect Black women" at this point in time because how I am seeing it used. When people bring up news stories or social media of random violent Black men that
none of us knows and act like bad things happen because Black men as a collective somehow didn't step up, rather than this is a sad situation done by some b*stard that should be locked up, yeah I tune out. No other race of men is asked to collectively apologize for some random motherfukker that did wrong they have no relation to. When a serial killer knocks out 10 White women you don't hear this shyt.
You know about the
murder of Kitty Genovese? Where the woman was screaming for help and was heard by dozens but no one helped? It's foul but this is a sad human instinct to not get involved. Is it wrong and should it be change? Yes, but shaming BM is no answer.
When BW say they won't support civil rights and movements that help Black men like opposing police brutality, etc. because they somehow don't feel there is something in it for them (do these women have brothers or sons????) then this becomes divisive, not a honest invitation for BM to help.
I am slowly making a thread about some of these stats. BW have the lowest homicide rate in almost 70 years and have had falling rates of (reported) sexual assault. Sure one is too many but if BM weren't shyt, there situation wouldn't be improving, and it is.