re: Black fatigue and a new call for trillions in reparations

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Coincidentally, I my virginity to rape and the guy who raped me was white

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You’re really triggered. Which words on a screen pushed you over the edge, baby? Try taking some bubble breaths. Smell the flowers then blow out the candles.

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You might want to edit that. Sometimes, when we get upset with ourselves, we tend to lash out at others. It’s a coping mechanism and it’s totally normal. It’s part of growing and learning. Can you think of a better way to respond to someone when you’re upset with yourself? Let’s practice.

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What does this even mean?

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Of course. Everyone has agency.

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So why don’t people in the Black community make beneficial decisions at the rate that say Asians do?

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You tell me. I know you have an explanation.

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Are you willing to at least consider that the plight of the modern black American has more to do with poor decision making as opposed to evil whitey?

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Are you willing to acknowledge that an extensive history of legal and social policies implemented by the federal government contributed to the disruption of the black nuclear family? Enslaved Black people were denied legal recognition of marriage and parenthood. Families could be broken up at any time through sales. This dehumanization and commodification of Black people laid the foundation for systemic disregard for Black family structures. After slavery, Black families attempted to reunite and formalize relationships; however , Black Codes, sharecropping, and terrorist violence (e.g., KKK) undermined stability. Economic precarity meant many Black men had to travel for work, leading to prolonged separations from their families. Millions of Black families moved from the rural South to urban areas in the North and West during the Great Migration. Though seeking opportunity, they often faced segregated housing, discriminatory labor markets, and urban poverty. The migration itself could stress family ties, but families often remained intact despite obstacles. In the mid-20th century, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) provided critical financial support, but some states enforced “man in the house” rules which penalized women for living with male partners.Politicians in the 1960s–80s (most notably Saint Ronald Reagan) used rhetoric about “welfare queens” and “fatherlessness” to justify cuts to social safety nets. These narratives stigmatized Black single mothers and blamed them for systemic failures, similar to the prevailing narratives here. Then the Moynihan Report was released claiming the “breakdown” of the Black family was the core reason for Black poverty. Sound familiar? Though it acknowledged systemic racism, it shifted much of the blame to Black cultural pathology. This diverted attention from structural inequality and reinforced stereotypes.

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