Why do many black men in Atlanta have so much hostility toward black women?

[Alberta Parish]

Earlier tonight, I had expressed an opinion of there being too many slave plantations in Atlanta, and I had named two places which I think are two of the biggest slave plantations in Atlanta. Someone had a sarcastic comment for my statements, and I responded back to him. Then moments later, I was referred to me as a bytch. Of course, he didn't say it to my face but he said it. Now, I could have reacted very badly behind the name-calling, but I decided to blog about it instead and ask the question, "Why do many black men in Atlanta have so much open hostility toward black women?" I was expressing an opinion when my character was assassinated tonight. Guess what? I'm not going to change who I am. I'm going to be opinionated all the way to my grave. I'm going to mean what I say and speak how I feel. I'm going to walk with my head held high, and have the kind of confidence and self-respect that I've had for years now. Society has not been able to break me, although I came from nothing. It is my opinion (remember, this is only my opinion) that society looks upon most black women who have an opinion as being b%&!ches. I guess we're supposed to all be unopinionated, docile, timid, uneducated, barefoot and pregnant with five other children in tow with two or three different baby daddies. I guess we don't supposed to have to an opinion because a woman with an opinion may be too much trouble to deal with, especially if she's a black woman, right? Wrong!

A strong man who disagreed with what I said would've said so to my face or he would've asked me what I meant by my statements. A strong man doesn't resort to name-calling, because he couldn't understand what I meant or disagreed with what I said. I say a lot of things, because this is who I am. I'm a writer. But where I messed up tonight is in thinking that everybody is supposed to get what I'm saying. Everybody is not going to think on the same level as I do, and I must understand this. A lot of people don't read, so therefore trying to get a point across to them is like having a conversation with a child. When you're trying to get a certain point across to individuals who don't read or rarely read, or is uninformed about certain social, political and world issues, it's like teaching a five-year-old geometry (unless that child is a genius).

Don't get mad because somebody has an opinion that you disagree with and then resort to name-calling. Try to understand what it is that the person is trying to convey. Obviously, I wasn't talking about the same type of slave plantation, which existed in the 1400s to early 1900s. Obviously, I know that legalized slavery was abolished in 1865. However, you're still a slave to the federal government. Prisons all across the country are no more than modern-day slave plantations, and the 'Negroes' that make up most of the prison population, which is way more than half are no more than modern-day slaves. Call it whatever you like, but it is what it is. And if you believe I'm a bytch for saying this, that's your problem. Not mine. I can assure you that I'm going to keep on talking about 'The Issues' until I leave this earth. Love me or hate me. I don't think I really care anymore. Peace.