#TiarahPoyau was shot and killed by a black man after rejecting him dancing on her.I particularly ad
#TiarahPoyau was shot and killed by a black man after rejecting him dancing on her.I particularly added the adjective “black” in front of “man” because I’m tired of shying away from pointing out the violence perpetrated by black men onto black women.I’m also tired of providing a disclaimer before speaking about this stuff with “Not all black men…” or “I love black men, but…”So I’m not going to do it.Tiarah was at an event meant for celebration and love and fun. Around black folk. And died because of a man’s entitlement. This is what sexual violence looks like. What street harassment looks like. What #misogynoir looks like. What being a black woman moving through the world looks like.It’s sad and disgusting and I’m tired of it. Stop mistreating us. Stop abusing us. Stop killing us.Black men: you are complicit. Check your homies who you know are problematic. Stop making sexist jokes thinking that it’s funny. Stop thinking that feminism is just for white folks.If you’ve been taught that to be a man means to be aggressive, that to be vulnerable or expressive is to be womanly which is to be weak, dead that. Reject the toxic masculinity and violence that you’ve been taught is real manhood. Try.Because the black women that love you and support you and are out here - have BEEN out here - fighting and protesting for your very right to breathe air and live freely are dying at YOUR hands. Do something. Do something. Do something.“You Are Harassing The Very Women Who Are Fighting For Your Life”. Portrait is of Sable, pasted in Brooklyn, NY, from the Stop Telling Women to Smile series. -- source link
#misogynoir#street harassment