Are Stereotypes Justified
especially involving black men
Whenever I see people of my complexion act like they got no damn sense, whether in person or within the media circuits, I say to myself, “we wonder why we get looked at as nemesis on a regular basis”.
Cities like Baltimore, Detroit, Oakland, and the leader of the bunch, Chicago has constantly been on the media as places with disturbing statistics that involves homicides.
750 people were murdered in Chicago within the first six months of 2020
Majority of the victims and suspects that make of these statistics are African American males. That brings up the point of the title, are stereotypes justified. Can I blame a woman that would hold her purse tighter when she sees me close to her space, even though I am heading to a legitimate destination just like her. How about the security guard that is constantly following a man like me that is about to spend his hard earned money, around the store seeing what I am up to. Is he sincerely doing his job or is he right off the bat see me as- nigga about to be up to no good.
MEDIA DON’T ALWAYS HELP
From the music, the music videos, YouTube channels, reality TV, and other outlets that shows humans in a more spotlight fashion — for the most part people of darker complexion, are so quick to be acknowledged as the diabolicals of our display of personality.
World star hip hop is a popular urban outlet that breaks the latest news that is mainly of the urban hip hop community. Many of their features are of actions that is considered entertaining, when really it just gives justification to the castigating that constantly gets thrown at the black community and black race as a whole.
Hip hop is one of the most popular genres of music, that has artists making million upon millions of dollars. From record sales — particularly online — to tours, to other endeavors that artists can get involved in that will make their income grow to 8 figure salaries, this genre that started in the poor streets of the Bronx New York, is still one of the most highest salary genre to date. When it comes to image of specific people that make this form of music what it has become, it’s usually an image that shows over masculinity, menacing, vulgar expressing souls, that’s not apologetic about presenting such manners.
Unfortunately, that takes away the attention that is deserving to the more — in my opinion — talented voices that speaks message of, empowering, uplifting and not hesitant to speak out on injustice. Revolutionary underground hip hop duo — Dead Prez had a joint that requested we “turn off the radio, turn off that bullshit”. Honestly though I won’t totally put the blame on media for the constant promotion of certain people involved in certain ways that causes unfair — but in a way understandable — judgements of specific people attached with specific complexions.
