Did you read the article? Her whole premise is to say Obama should stop talking down to black boys.
Is it talking down to? Or is speaking matter of fact? So we can teach our children to stand up for themselves if someone puts their hands on them, but we can't speak to them too harshly about self improvement and maturity for fear of hurting their feelings and irreparably damaging their self esteem? "Fukk that nikka up if he puts his hands on you!" is acceptable child rearing, but don't tell him to pull his pants up as that will have a detrimental affect on his future? That's ridiculous. I don't want to hear about how it contributes to a narrative of troublesome Black boys created by the dominant white society either. I'll tell you why. So we don't want to be straight up with our Black boys because it supposedly mimics white society, but at the same time we want our boys to be successful within this same society? That's contradictory. Here's the thing, some of these pundits and so called experts like the genius who wrote the article in the OP get tunnel vision on the issues. They fail to see that what we're up against is multi-faceted and needs addressed from a variety of angles. White Supremacy has over a half a century foundation and as such will not be toppled overnight. Reparations, economic inequality, true justice reform, etc., while warranting discussion and progress, are not things that are going to happen overnight. That said why can we not also address issues that are within our immediate means to tackle and see results sooner than we will with the other issues I mentioned?
Something else too, it would be irresponsible for any Black male mentor with any sense of awareness, responsibility, and urgency to soften his verbiage on issues affecting Black boys considering what they're up against. It doesn't surprise me that the writer of this piece is a woman. I fully and completely expect that kind of soft touch approach from a woman and mama boys and men lacking fathers and male figures in general. There's a reason why we call it "pu$$y footing" around, which is how she wants grown Black men to address young Black boys. Half the problem with young Black men is the lack of mature father figure. So here comes some mature Black men stepping up to the plate to fill a void and of course she takes issue with it. But again it's not surprising. Personal responsibility and accountability is foreign to a lot of these women both Black and white. Which is why so many young men today both Black and white teeter totter. It's why a Jordan Peterson can come along and make a fortune off a talking point as mundane as clean up your room. That's the society we're living in.
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