ARE WE REALLY THAT ANGRY?

Great Morning beautiful black people! So last night I decided to watch basketball wives to see if anything had changed after fifth teen minutes into the show I realized it hadn’t. As I watched in horror at the bullying that was being displayed by Tami Roman I became embarrassed and disgusted by image that was being portrayed. Yes, she is her own person but the reality of the show is that she is representation of black women. Yes I could have turned the channel but I had to see it through, after watching my heart was sadden for her and for myself as a black woman. For years we have been depicted as angry, eye rolling, neck snapping creatures. Society has deemed our value in our bodies, they think we have nothing to offer this country because we are women and we are black. After the show went off Tami stated how sorry she was for her actions and for not being a positive role model for her non profit organization she started. I believe she was sincere; however the damage is already done ,you see the problem with television and the internet is there is no recall. To heal these wounds for ourselves we need to first take a stance. This will in fact be the last time I watch any reality show that depicts us in a negative light. We also need to make these producers accountable for what they put out her for us. Shaunie O’Neil is one of the creators of the show as black woman she should not want this depiction of us. We are being used by the network. There are several reality shows that are about us that do not depict us in a negative way. Lala’s Full Court, Mary Mary Show, The Braxton’s, and Toya and TI& Tiny. When will we support these shows? My goal now is to be advocate for my sisters, yes we are strong and self sufficient but we are not angry. We have normal lives, we have families and we work hard and build up our community. We are the pillars of the community and we were created to be great. So yes I am speaking on behalf of my sisters we are not angry, we are not bullies we are women who are here to make an impact in our communities. If we want to display any anger lets be angry about what is happening to our sons and daughter s in the community! Let us be in uproar regarding the AIDS epidemic that affects our sister and brothers. Let show them what positive anger is by channeling it into a different light that will help turn around our communities and make our children’s world a better place. Peace and Blessings Lyric Xpression