In this particular view of the black man in American culture, I approach the resolution from a base set of principles: 1) There is value in ALL black men, regardless of situation, 2) ALL black men CAN change, and 3) ALL black men deserve an opportunity to correct personal flaw; as a result of slavery.It goes without question that American born black men have acquired probably the most egregious reputation the world has ever witnessed, and even with Barak Obama helping to elevate our image both nationally and internationally we have a clearly renewed responsibility to correctively ward our regard. The urgency is apparent from a variety of dynamics, primarily as a result of the social accountability argument (so popular that it continues to galvanize mass American support), the quality of character preoccupation, and the new black female elite. There are no black men who I will specifically name or allude to within the context of this blog outside my polar right standard of positive black manhood Barak Obama, because there is no one to blame for what we have become. I have chosed to focus on a series of social behaviors, academic deficiencies, and negative cultural norms that we as black men have allowed to get out of control, and must formatively adjust in order to propel ourselves into the thick of 21st century American society as working partners with the rest of the people. Boundary-less aggression, societal pessimism, academic maladjustment, and community antagonism are all issues among black men that block our development within American society. If we as black men are to truly rewrite our legacy in an absolute fashion (having moved from the bullwhip to the White House), it will take a reinvestment in social awareness. Because I would like to seriously help correct the status of black men I ask all to comment on the following question so as to get a broader view of the issues surrounding the black man: WHAT IS YOUR VIEW OF THE BLACK MEN IN AMERICA?
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WHAT DO I THINK ABOUT BLACK MEN IN AMERICA? WHAT A INTERESTING TOPIC TO PICK FOR THE BLOG. FIRST THING FIRST... NOT ALL MEN ARE SLIME BUCKETS. SO I DON'T BLAME ALL MEN FOR THE LITTLE MISTAKES THAT YOU HAVE STILL RUNNING AROUND HERE. BUT MOST MEN ARE A TRIP. I HAVE RECENTLY LEARN THROUGHOUT READING THE STEVE HARVEY BOOK... THE #1 BESTSELLER IN NEW YORK TIMES ON WHAT TO REALLLLLLLLLLY THINK ABOUT MEN. HE HAS EXPLAINED IN DETAIL WHY MEN ACT THE WAY THEY DO. IS IT AN EXCUSE? NO! BUT IT HELPS WOMEN REALIZE THE TRUE MEANING OF MEN. WHAT MEN REALLY THINK ABOUT LOVE, RELATIONSHIPS, INTIMACY AND COMMITMENT. THINGS THAT ARE MOSTLY EASIER FOR US WOMEN TO EXPLAIN BUT HARD AS HELL FOR MEN ( YES YOU GUYS) TO EXPLAIN. POINT BLANK. NOW WE HAVE SOME MEN IN THIS WORLD THAT DEFENDS EVERYTHING THAT A MAN DO. EITHER IF HE IS RIGHT OR WRONG. I KNOW SOMEONE PERSONALLY (HINT HINT) THAT WILL BASICALLY BREAK HIS F**KING NECK TO DEFEND A MALE AND MAKE IT SEEM LIKE US AMERICAN WOMEN!!!! ARE CRAZY AND JUST WANT DRAMA. WHY IS THAT? ARE YOU SAYING THAT AMERICAN MEN DON'T CAUSE DRAMA? HMMM... THAT IS INTERESTING AND I NEED THAT TO BE ANSWERED. NOW YOU MENTIONED OBAMA AND HIS FAMILY. YES ITS A BEAUTIFUL SITE TO SEE AS A HAPPY FAMILY. I WANT TO SAY PERFECT BUT NO ONE IS PERFECT. HIS FAMILY LOOKS LIKE WHAT A LOT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES SHOULD LOOK LIKE. HAPPY! SO I HOPE I GAVE YOU A GOOD SPEECH ON WHAT I THINK MY POINT OF VIEW IS ON BLACK MEN IN AMERICA.
ReplyDeleteFirst let me say that I appreciate the invite to join you here. Second let me introduce myself a bit. My name is Kevin and I am 36 years old. I am married (13 years) with 2 kids. I have a mutt of a family lineage to include French, Spanish, Indian, English, etc, etc. I have grown up poor and was given a very different way of thinking by my mother. I think very "outside the box" compared to many others.
ReplyDeleteAs for this article, I think it was very well written. I also think that it looks inward too much. That is not to say it is flawed, it is to say that we as a society have been taught to look from the inside in. We don't step outside of our comfort zone and look at issues. We are taught to look inside of our own culture to define problems.
What do I mean? Well its simple. There is nothing wrong with the black man. I have met some of the best men I have ever known that are black men. I have met some of the worst men I have ever known that are black men. It is not the men or the color, it is the imposed culture. We tend to put ourselves in segregated classifications in life. We find every way possible to seperate ourselves from others. Think about it. Black, white, hispanic, asian, middle eastern, republican, democrat, liberal, conservative, taste great, less filling....well...the last one is my eternal question. :)
I think the first step that all men need to look at is trying to shed ourselves of the self-imposed shackles we are wearing. We have to start trying to step outside of that comfort zone in order to look at the culture we exist in and identify problems. I think if we take that first step, just breaking our initial identiy of who we think we belong with/within, then the next step might just put a smile on our faces.
Hopefully I can share more on this in the future. For now, I must run. :) Thanks, Kevin