but there’s a childlike sense to Black Men that makes us seem if someone wants us,

In addition to “bitter,” I know we’d be called jealous, too!

But most of the black women I know are RIDE OR DIE for black men. As a whole, we may have been focused on accomplishing our goals, but we’ve NEVER left black men behind.

Wow, Catelyn Jenner isn’t that bad looking for a .......what’s that........that’s....that’s not Catelyn Jenner.....are you sure........oops.....my bad.

And it’s “nice white people” too. They’ll be like I understand my privilege and I am a nice white person so be around be, love me, ABSOLVE ME FROM MY RACISM.

I always found people’s inability to understand that funny. Black people cannot get away from white people in this country. You can go to an all Black school growing up and there are still white teachers. It is damn near impossible to live your life without running into white people at some point in time. And since…

You made a burner just for this?

And you know what? Sometimes what is broken cannot be fixed. Black people are individuals with thier own own opinions and thoughts of blackness and what this shared experience means. And if some black people never want to associate with white people ever in any context, unless necessary because racism. Guess what,…

The ones who really get me are the ones who can’t keep their damn trap shut.

But in truth it is an “us vs. them” mentality. Yet again, that’s the reality we are left with given how our society came into being. The reality of Donald Trump brings home the urgency... Black folks need to get over the kuumbaya mind set...

I see your point, but to me that’s an “us vs. them” mentality. But I guess that’s easy to say cuz I’m white.

I wasn’t saying you wrong.

She’s for the protection of women. Wealthy white women.

Did you read Underground Railroad? The one chapter from the perspective of the white woman in the book made me sadder for her than some of the slaves written about, precisely for the reasons you cite to here.

I agree with you, but it goes much deeper... In a white supremacist society where Black people make up only 13 percent of the population, every interracial coupling, whether we admit it or not, constitute a form of group-annihilation. It’s an ugly observation, but a reality all the same. Not to mention how black/white…

+3/5

Murderer just needs to be out there murdering people, otherwise the job isn’t worth it.

The last time I can remember when black people were recruited en masse for new job opportunities, it didn’t go so well.

All one has to do is click the link to Aditi’s piece and look at the white women tears/faux outrage. I’ll never forget the shit that was lodged at some of my favorite people here for simply pointing out the fact that the world is set up to put white women up on a pedestal.

I’m guessing some of The Root writers got together last night and where like “Tomorrow’s Friday. Let’s see if these comment threads can turn into dumpster fires.”