The Angry Black Woman
This blog is awesome: The Angry Black Woman
It’s true that the Angry Black Woman is a negative stereotype. Black men don’t like us, white people fear us, and non-angry black women wish we would stop being so loud. And, as I said, anger isn’t going to solve all of the world’s problems. Anger is very often an unhealthy emotion. However, anger can be used for good. We sometimes need to get angry to propel us toward positive change or to stop injustice and oppression. We can’t stop being angry until the fight is over. And the fight is far from over, kids.
So this is me embracing the anger, the black, and the woman. Condemn me if you will, but just try living my life for a week and tell me there isn’t reason to be angry. I’ll be calm, peaceful, and chill once racism, sexism, and queerism is gone.
I feel that I may never be chill. Prove me wrong.
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It’s true that the Angry Black Woman is a negative stereotype. Black men don’t like us, white people fear us, and non-angry black women wish we would stop being so loud. And, as I said, anger isn’t going to solve all of the world’s problems. Anger is very often an unhealthy emotion. However, anger can be used for good. We sometimes need to get angry to propel us toward positive change or to stop injustice and oppression. We can’t stop being angry until the fight is over. And the fight is far from over, kids.
So this is me embracing the anger, the black, and the woman. Condemn me if you will, but just try living my life for a week and tell me there isn’t reason to be angry. I’ll be calm, peaceful, and chill once racism, sexism, and queerism is gone.
I feel that I may never be chill. Prove me wrong.
http://theangryblackwoman.wordpress.com/about/
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posted by Trula at
9:17 AM
4 Comments:
Wallowing in a culture of victim-hood is a waste of time.
Get over it...
or keep on being a pointless angry person. No one cares.
I too am an angry black woman. To me that does not mean whining about stuff all the time. To me that means I understand that I can acknowledge openly and sometimes loudly that the injustices I experience are not right. It means that I don't have to accept a Eurocentric aesthetic or way of conceiving of myself, and I don't have to keep quiet and allow people to treat me like garbage.
I especially agree with this:
We sometimes need to get angry to propel us toward positive change
@CaptainReality: that's exactly the point we are explaining to each other. We KNOW no one else cares, so it's time we start caring for ourselves! We, black women, have allowed the non-caring of other people to not only define our place in the world but to define how we feel about ourselves. No more.
@victress: That's right! You are on your way. Change is happening within the hearts, minds, and souls of black women around this country. We are beginning to care for ourselves and put ourselves first. ***hugs***
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