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What I noticed is that nearly every Black man’s profile I read mentioned something about “got my own car, house, job” and something about not looking for pay to play, not being interested in “hoes”, requiring that I be a “real” woman (read: cisgender), and that I be up for “building together.” For the non-Black men I did consider, this never showed up in their profiles.
Suddenly, it just dawned on me that these notations, while common, were stupid for a couple of reasons. For one, we’re over 30. Is it truly brag-worthy to announce that you are functioning as a basic adult with employment, transportation access, and shelter? Yes, I know there are many access barriers for Black folks to have these things. Yes, I know that Black men have the odds stacked against them. But still.
Secondly, Black women often not only have all of these things, we’re usually exceeding these “accomplishments” of basic adulthood.
So we get called leeching bums that don't have sh1t everyday but when we announce these things to get that sh1t out of the way up front, we're wrong and childish?