First of all, Omari, and Juanita you might find this interesting given the little newsflash you issued in your response: I can tell you with superlative certainty that the words in question were arranged by a woman, either scorn or merely fearful of scorning. My justification is another post in itself, so take my word for it for now.
Given that, and one of the responses, from a man, to Cynequa's original post,
I'm inclined to elaborate on Omari's final statement by saying that the culture isn't losing its values, but is instead (and this is more disdaining) *adopting NEW values.* My studies teach me that Attitudes are comprised of beliefs (stereotypes like those presented) and behaviors (acting in accordance with those stereotypes). Further than that, the sad fact has been revealed to me (through countless studies) that members of stereotyped groups ACCEPT those stereotypes, a statement I'm sure we can all find plenty of examples for. This is the basis for the perpetuation of incorrect and/or overly generalized attitudes (particularly negative ones) that pigeonhole groups of people (like ourselves) into societal situations like the one black people are constantly facing.
Juanita's correct, at least for now, in her statement of the intentions of every woman, but since that note is circulating around and men are agreeing with it, I would not bank on such and attitude remaining true for too long. Soon, it MAY BE the case that every woman (at least of this and proceeding generations until something new comes up) wants to count herself among what appear two be the two superlative ranks of "Boo" and "Wifey."
We always say that actions speak louder than words, and we (humanity in general) found this to be true. Attitudes DO follow behavior, and if the newer generations continue to perpetuate these "standards," for lack of a better term, than this stereotype may become reality. That is assuming, of course, that has not already begun to occur. I say such a thing because people form stereotypes in order to generalize the world...to make it a little easier to function in. Stereotypes help us to know what to expect and how to act with a minimal amount of friction in other groups or cultures (Consider things like "dining ettiquete" or "political correctness," which is a just a form of subtle, patronizing prejudice in my opinion, but thats a joke to talk about another day.) So the fact that this one has formed, may be implicative of some cultural change that has already occurred among the next generation of black men and women, as when numerous outliers break our stereotypes and perceptions, we react by either extending previously existing ones or creating new ones...for example, refer to your common perception of an Olympian, and then consider wheel-chair Olympians, senior Olympians, and other such spin-offs of the concept.
I'll speak no more on the subject for now. I have to apologize if anyones feels as though i'm making this to empirical.
But this does bring one other interesting fact to mind...kind of off topic, but consider this:
Question: "Misogyny" is the hatred of women. What is the corresponding word for the hatred of men?
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Answer: In most dictionaries, no such word exists.
the original note for refrence:
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Juanita's response and rest of conversastion:
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Peace, Be easy.
©Brandon Baker, 2010
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