I'm stretching and clearing my throat so give me just a sec. Like-minded bloggers have been doing a great job in my absence so I've laid low. The thing I hate most about the media is how much it repeats itself. However, I think I may have a differing view on the message behind this image.
Essence magazine, the beauty bible for Black women, the platform on which we have built our self-esteem--what in the HELL is going on over there?! Now, don't get me wrong dude's got great abs, but really? Reggie Bush? Major faux pas choosing a man who is not dating a black woman, but let's leave race out of this. What does it say to Black women, who already struggle with their image in the media, that you're encouraging and promoting a Black man's love for a woman who is famous for a SEX TAPE? What message are you sending to our daughter's Essence? Far be it for me to talk morality, but there's something wrong with a society that creates celebrity for celebrity's sake. There's something wrong with a magazine that purports to celebrate Black women putting a man on the cover who loves such a person to convey a message of Black love.
One commenter on essence.com said she would have been happier with Robin Thicke. I agree sistah--so would I. Shame on you Essence. You're supposed to support us, to dispel the myth of the Angry Black Woman, or good men being hard to find or there being more brothers in jail than college (look it up). We are a community of women who overwhelmingly grow up without fathers. How could you not give us something to aspire to and be proud of?
You couldn't find one example of Black love?
Borrow mine then...
Gram & Papa
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Not too mention that he refuses to marry the woman after dating her all of this time. He's seems to be content to get the milk for free without giving her what she wants which is marriage. What does that say to women and what they should put up with. You can't date a woman for years and not put a ring on it unless you really love her body and not the person she is on the inside. In other words he doesn't love her.
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