As usual on this board, when given the opportunity to say something profoundly stupid and offensive there will always be people who can enjoy the anonymity that the internet provides to reveal themselves for who they are. I think the OP was looking for real answers and not rants about "disgusting looking Black women" and tattooed thugs with gold grills. Do these stereotypes exist? Yes. The reason they ARE stereotypes is because they fit into an image that some would like to believe represents all black people. It doesn't matter if you walk past a hundred "normal looking" people, the one you would remember is the dread headed, grill wearing guy who looks like he just got out of OPP.
We're lucky to be in a country where you can say anything you want. That doesn't mean you're free from having others disagree with you and ultimately judge you based upon your opinions or actions. What some people will never understand is THEY have the luxury of being judged for who they are, not for what they look like or what some idiot with the same skin color may have done.
Originally Posted by gdiddy
+1000
And Chella, thanks for the
shout out. LOL. (Sorry, had to stay true to that stereotype of how deliciously chocolatey, straight from the ghetto, ebony ladies speak.)
The funny part for me thus far is that the same people who promulgate and promote stereotypes of AA providers/men are the same ones who are being stereotyped themselves, oblivious or not. You can paint it any color you want to...but it is what it is...a snap judgement based on your previous, however limited, experiences. And that's ok. I do realize that most of it is based on what we see others do; those who are without the sense to carry themselves reasonably. Some have class, some don't, and some don't want any. But please, do remember that you're highly unlikely to have your mind changed about what you
think you know if you're unwilling to allow for the possiblity that something
else may exist.
People have every right to think what they think, based on fact, stereo type, or even the color of the sky. And guess what? I'm thinking right now, lol.
To all the "ebony", "AA", "black", and "ethnic" (my personal fav) providers out there who know that recognition of the bad apples doesn't negate you, the good apples...Cheers to you! Stereotypes or no, we'll keep carrying ourselves the way ladies do, and we'll have fun doing it. You wanna join in? Come on over.