The Victim Status..eveybody gotta get in on it

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/chris-rock-s-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smith-was-rooted-ncna1293481?cid=referral_taboolafeed

While watching the Oscars, I had the same reaction as Pinkett Smith. As a Black woman who willingly shaved my head 11 years ago, I can absolutely relate. I don't have alopecia, but I've dealt with the same humiliation that Pinkett Smith and a lot of other Black women experience by wearing our hair in its natural state. Not nearly on such a public stage, but the underlying context remains the same: Black hair is not beautiful or socially acceptable.

When I first shaved my head, many people, including Black women, didn't understand why I would do such a thing and automatically warned me that men would not find the bold move attractive. When I was insulted, the first thing people would go after was the fact that I didn't have hair. I was made to feel less than because I was bald. I've also been called my fair share of insults, including "baldheaded," "no edges" and "Caillou" (in reference to the bald main character of the popular kids television show).


Like Pinkett Smith, many women of color experience alopecia. According to a 2016 survey of 5,594 Black women, 47.6 percent of respondents said they experienced hair loss. Since revealing her diagnosis in 2018, Pinkett Smith has not shied away from, and has spoken publicly about, the condition. In an episode of her talk show, she recalled the "terrifying" moment she first noticed she was losing "handfuls of hair" in the shower.

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maybe it's the cornrows? the dreadlocks, the weaves, the extensions? the processing? chemicals?

breakin' my young hart.

Well, playing the victim does give one special privilege these days, so why not jump on the train?

Poor poor me....is the mantra of left supporting americans.

Calypso Jones wrote:Poor poor me....is the mantra of left supporting americans.

"All these boys won't let me be, Lord have mercy on me; Oh whoa is me!"

More seriously, though, I hate what this teaches our kids. We're experienced enough in life to kick their nonsense to the curb, but when young teens and pre-teens witness who's getting the attention, it must have some kind of lasting effects.

absolutely. I agree.

The culture is toxic, and frankly, I think we have no future.

We're gonna have to go down - HARD - and if the Jab doesn't kill these Snowflakes, they're gonna have to kill each other, so that the few decent people who survived Cultural Anarchy, can have a chance to rebuild a decent world.