Houston we have a problem...a serious one.

Black men, this is for you. I'm on my fav msg board and the topic thrown out is:

This sista was like the chances of her dating a black man were 1 in a billion. she would win the lotto first, because black men are too aggressive.

I looked sideways and asked my girl what she thought. She cosigned the part about how brothers are too aggressive.

I couldn't quite articulate what it was until I read this poster's response. But I felt her pain so accurately it was my own. She had quite a bit to say...

I'll try my best though cuz this is an issue that really plagues my life

I don't even look Black Men in the eye....
This might sound horrible but since I was 13 I've been harassed, touched in private areas in broad day light, disrespected, etc etc...
They are all blank figures to me unless I know you personally
very rarely have I even spared a second of my time to acknowledge them
This is probably mad unfair but I've been conditioned to this point

I'm so tired of the shit
I changed my whole route of traveling to the city to avoid having to walk anywhere

Every day of my life when I walk out of my house I already know there's gonna be a black man that's going to come at me
off rip, they gonna be in my face

I just want it to stop. Just LEAVE ME ALONE
I want it to stop without having to give up who I am...
The day I am able to walk down the street and not have a black man all in my face trying to have sex with me is a day I treasure
Cause sex is what it's all about

I tired to calm the situation down a little bit by just saying "hi" back to them really quickly and keep it moving
I still won't look them in the eye because to me that's what they want
these silly ass men want to get attention from you at any cost

So 2 days ago, I see to black dudes approaching
I'm hurrying to the train
one em speaks to me on some holler shit and says something about my legs
I just say hi real fast and keep it moving in the process
the one dude gets furious and says "Girl, you better look at me when I speak to you"

*looks into the camera*

Nigga who the FUCK you think you talking to???
He talked to me like a child. I'm grown ass woman and you calling me girl. I don't know his ass and he making threats and shit
I mean just wild as hell. Think about the disrespect of the whole thing

I was soooo mad but I didn't say anything. I rarely do unless they are following me in a car or something. That happens a lot too

I think about black men on the street who I don't know as attention seeking bastards that only want to fuck
I feel slightly different in social situations
but men on the street??? arrgh!