FEMENISM AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLACK MEN AND WOMEN

They say if you want to see the future look no farther than the past. 

When the feminist movement first began, it is in my humble opinion, that it kicked off what was to come in today’s day and age. The fact that blacks now have 70% of their babies born to single mothers only highlights the free fall the black family structure has taken. My question to you black feminist is, do the ideology’s feminism actually help the black community or hurt the black community? Yesterday I was browsing through videos on the “black YouTube” and couldn't help but notice the absolute disdain that black men had for black women and vice-verse. I ask myself, “Did this disdain and hate always exist?”

White Liberals and the black female.

 When I look at when most black women joined the feminist movement during civil rights era, I find it bizarre that black woman believed that black men were in some way shape or form oppressing them. Especially since black men for the most part were never in the position to oppress anyone. I mean.. I really find it hard to believe that black women needed feminism in the first place. I do believe that both black men and women were slaves, but correct me if I’m wrong. So where did the ideology originate from? Where did these feelings of oppression derive from? Well… Looking back at history I believe there are three things that helped the advent of black feminism, White Liberals, White Feminists, and the advent of the welfare system, which stated that if you had a man in the home you would not be able to receive welfare assistance. With white liberals heading the campaign for welfare assistance to poor blacks, and the white feminist doctrine enveloping the majority of black female scholars, a perfect storm was created. The black male was no longer needed in the home as the white liberal essentially became the sole provider through the advent of welfare. In turn the phrase “I don’t need no nigga” was born. 

Never have tensions between black men and women been so apparent

Black People essentially made bad decision after bad decision, decade after decade while no one would ever be held accountable. Relations between black men and black women collapsed, while the cycle of poverty endured. So let’s Fast forward to 2013. Is it any surprise that 70% of black babies are born out of wedlock? Is it any surprise that the black family today is in absolute shambles? How can black people ever be successful as a community when both black women and black men are always working against each other. Maybe… Just …Maybe…. Feminism was never meant for the black community.