I recently made my triumphant return to Black Voices after a small hiatus. Things are getting pretty heated on there. As you can see from the title, I decided to delve into one thread in particular...Top 10 Reasons to Slap a White B*TC. For those of you who won't actually click the link I kindly provided, here are a few of the reasons:
1.) Staring...(What are you looking at me for?)
7.)Putting their hands in a Black woman's hair!
10.) Making a BIG MISTAKE in assuming that she wouldn't get slapped in public for disrespecting a Black woman at any time...
Alright. As a white B*TC, I was sort of confused by the reasons that she listed. They didn't seem that interesting, but since I'm not black, I didn't know if these were reasons that the African American community would agree with. At the end of her post, "truthangel" asked the rest of the users if they had anything to add. I was very surprised to see that most people disagreed with her, and actually gave her some attitude about her list. Many people were upset that she was playing into Black stereotypes in regards to her apparent temper, and said things such as, "it seems stupid coming from a grown woman," "Make sure you follow it up with "reasons for going to jail" and ruining your life," and "LOL -- for real, people need to quit with that old wives tale that sistas can kick azz just because." No one was very supportive of this list, and no one contributed any more ideas to hers. I thought that this would be one of those ranty threads that I've seen on BV before, and I was wrong. You learn something new every day. While some African Americans use the internet as an outlet for these feelings, others are very aware that they shouldn't because it makes them look how other groups perceive them. I'm learning that African Americans need to be conscious internet users for this reason.
Side note: I was very distracted while doing this important research because of an ad on the side of my page. Wendy's now has natural cut fries with sea salt, and let me tell you, they look damn good. Good job with the advertising plan, Wendy's. Tip of the cap to you.
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