Can we as a multiracial community talk frankly about domestic and sexual violence issues without falling back on fears that such public disclosure will “land a brother in jail” or “make the black community look bad”? We already look bad, what with our alarming statistics of violence and high rates of HIV/AIDS and STDs. You know why we’ve got it bad in these instances? Silence about gender and sexuality issues, exacerbated by racism in the larger society.
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February 11th, 2009 at 7:25 am #
Yes, that’s it. That’s why I have had a hard time of trying to ‘fit in’ with my father’s family, or really, any non-radical POC community. I just can’t tolerate the social conservativism when their religious leader(s) dictate that it’s the right and proper thing to do. Maybe it’s the michigan lack of tact in me, but I’d much rather air out the dirty laundry in public than let it continue to bloom toxic mold in the basement.