Our Young Black Men

Hello world, it's me again .

Tonight i was twittering (been doing that a lot lately) and with the help of a family member read something that has been in countless articles all over the media.

The subject is interracial dating and how it has affected our world in whole. After reading some "tweets" my mind started turning.

There was a few key comments from a young black man called "lil69" on twitter that seems to be wise beyond his years. Although his comment of taking care of black women was blunt it's true. There are so many black men in America that seem to get angry at black women that are with men of other races, but the honest truth is that they feel abandoned by black men. When a single black woman is looking for a possible mate, there are key points of attraction, but mostly no one really wants a man that's in and out of jail. Not saying that is the case , but that's the mind set of a lot of these women.

I know that there are good men in every race and it's a shame that black men have been singled out as the bad seeds of society. That is a concept that is far from true. I have wonderful brothers that not only work their buns off but treat women quite well. Each and every day i meet men that seem nice and some that seem , well let's just say i'd rather live on a deserted island rather than cross their path. But it shouldn't have anything to do with their race.

Statistically speaking, yes there are a lot of young black men in our nations jails, but has anyone taken the time to direct them? The answer is no. Most would rather look the other way, cross the street than deal with them.
There are a lot of talented well rounded men out there that are never given a chance.

At the same time we all have to realize also that there are a TON on men in jail that aren't black..they are white, asian, hispanic..etc..etc..But no one seems to point their finger and say OOO that's a terrible race of people.

In some ways it makes me laugh at the ignorance of some people who are taught hate.
I met a young man that had just gotten out of jail once that had so much promise, but because of a mistake in his youth he still struggles to this day to make ends meet, where as i met a white man that was let out of prison that did something a lot worse, was able to find employment and buy a home within 3 yrs after getting his freedom. Is that fair? Absolutely NOT, but that's how our society is.

Now i know a lot of people are going to be angry reading this and i don't mean to come at people the wrong way, but it's something that we all see every day and are not willing to do anything other than complain.

So, even as a black woman i have been programmed to think that black men just arent good enough, and i think it's time to change that. We all need to take responsibility for turning the other way and doing nothing. we all need to take our part and instead of talking down to , talk up to.

More races would think more of ourselves if we stop teaching kids the color of our skin is something to be ashamed of. Granted i haven't met ANY man i want to date at this time, but i'm more open now to my options. I advise everyone else to do the same.

Talk to everyone soon.