It is, and it comes from the same poisonous, self-hating root IMO. Saying that there aren't "players" and "bad boys" in White, Latino, and Asian communities is ludicrous.
Yes, absolutely. Doesn't mean it's exactly equal between men and women but it certainly exists.
I do not excuse toxic femininity.
I generally give Black women the benefit of the doubt, mainly because A) I unashamedly adore Black femininity, and B) they're one of the most shït-on demographics in the US (hell, probably the world). I can call out toxicity when it's warranted--even when it's Black women being toxic--but bashing Black women has never sat right with me. Especially when people make blanket statements about them.
You and I both know (assuming your wife is Black, that is) the power of having a good Black woman in your corner.
In the bold, if you look at the actual statistics, you’ll see that no, it is not equal.
Toxic femininity is actually worse. Yet in our society, we are only focused on one side of the equation—rarely the other. You can’t fix a problem or balance the scales if you’re only looking at one side, regardless of its position.
Black men are nowhere near as bad as we are often portrayed. Many Black men are single, and most are not participating in the chaos within our communities. Additionally, the majority of children born into households with different fathers typically come from a small subset of men. Yet the blame for this is generalized across the entire Black male population. I’ve made posts exposing this.
So here is my take—and I’ve made this clear many times before: The negative issues in our community are not caused by the entirety of our population, not even by the majority. Still, the blame is generalized onto men, while the role women play is often obscured.
I have no issue with calling out the BS on both sides. What I
do have a problem with is generalizing blame across all of our people based on the actions of a few—regardless of gender. I also believe that if you’re fine with exposing the faults of one sex, but get defensive when it comes to the other, then you are biased and should not be taken seriously when discussing the real issues our community faces.