Black men don't like to be called 'boys,' but women accept being called 'girls.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I never call them 'guys;' I always call them 'boys.' Maybe it's a superiority complex - my needing to keep them down.
There are so many stereotypes of how you have to be as a black man, growing up in the community as a man.
Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.
We as men, in particular black men, are constantly supported, nurtured, forgiven, apologized for, led, followed and coddled by black women, and they get very little in return.
In this culture, the phrase 'black woman' is not synonymous with 'tender,' or 'gentle.' It's as if those words couldn't possibly speak to the reality of black females.
I've lived with boys and girls, and I find that boys are generally cleaner than girls. Generally! This is a big generalization!
No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out of existence as have black women... When black people are talked about the focus tends to be on black men; and when women are talked about the focus tends to be on white women.
We put stereotypes on ourselves. Everybody does that. But I think it's just a little harder for black kids to just be who they are.
I'm concerned that boys have become politically incorrect, that we are a society in the process of turning against its male children.
There's sort of a persistent misperception that talking about race is black folk's burden. Ultimately, only men can end sexism, and only white people can end racism.