Let me first say that this post like all my posts are just my thoughts and nobody else. You may agree and you may not agree but that is your opinion and you are entitled to it. We agree to disagree if it comes to that and on that being said please read the following with an open mind. Leave a comment if possible.

I asked myself a question without using google search When was the last time you heard of a positive story about a black woman in the media within the last year? Unfortunately only one story came to mind and it was a heroic tragedy when the pregnant mother of 12 children used her body as a shield to protect children (that wasn’t her own) from getting shot after school let out in Brooklyn NY. Then I asked myself the opposite question of a negative story about black women in the media? well the stories wouldn’t stop flooding from reality tv like Love & Hip-Hop to the mother of 15 children who blamed the system for not helping her, and let’s not forget the political bigwigs who are attacking the first lady for being well rounded (pun intended) and the list keep going on and on.

Well what inspired these questions was an article that I read from one of my Facebook friends timeline about the new movie Red Tails called George Lucas’s Red Tails- No Black Women by ProudChocolateGirl from her Black! Not White Dipped In Chocolate Blog. Now the article was informing us that the story Red Tails which open this weekend in theaters is about the Tuskegee Airmen. The black men whom was ordered to fight in World War II while experiencing segregation. However in telling this story which should be told there was something missing and that was Black Women. The black wives, mothers, sisters, aunts, and supporters of our black men in combat. The kicker to me was the love interest I mean the cast of the movie had only two women the lead female character and her mother. Now I wasn’t born in this era and I personally don’t know anyone of this era. I do know this that without the strength, support, passion, compassion, nurture, and love from the black woman there wouldn’t be a black man figuratively speaking of course.

I’m so disappointed in my community and myself for letting this continue to go on. Why are we being erased from our story? We are always putting others before ourselves and we get left out of everything. We also help with the progression of this country not just in history but right now. However we are only portrayed in the media as bitches, ignorant, promiscuous, and always angry. I mean everything from that is negative about our personalities to our looks are put on the front page. I honestly feel helpless about the whole situation. Is there away to get beyond this? well the only answer I’ve come up with is just to limit my media intake.

You wonder how is that possible if you are on the internet everyday? Well it’s simple I limit my resources for entertainment. I don’t watch the television which is someone else programming. I watch my favorite shows and movies via the internet. Then I can watch what i feel like at the time I feel like watching. I don’t own a radio at all. I support internet radio station and have my own. This gives me a diversity on programming from talk radio and musical programming. If there is a trending topic or story then I will go to a news site to get the details only. Now I can’t eliminate the real world out of my life so there are times that I do turn on the television or something but it’s very limited. Does this help with snything? I don’t think so but it’s just a personal preference of mine.

I don’t wanna see black people always portrayed in a negative light. It’s cray cray to me that we contribute to this country just like everyone else but yet the only thing that comes into focus is our misbehavior. Even entertainment that was meant for the black community have also subjected to pushing the black community in the negative light all in the name of entertainment. It may seem like I’m rolling off of topic but I’m really not. “I’m a black big beautiful woman” Do you know within that statement I find nothing to be truthful if I base my thoughts of myself of what the media portrays. I’m black which doesn’t count for nothing, I’m big which is just unacceptable on so many levels and I’m beautiful woman, yeah right the only thing being a woman is good for is birthing babies or being ignorant. No this is not self hatred. What this is my outlook of myself if I let the media dictate my train of thought.

If we do have someone in our light whom is doing positive things we dismiss it and focus on the negative. Why do we do this? Example we have a positive black woman in daytime talk name Oprah but we say she is a sell out and only focus on white women issues. We also have our first black first lady of the United States Of America but instead we focus on her wardrobe or her curvy physique. Every woman portrayed in the media is gold diggers, promiscuous, ignorant, and angry about everything.

I don’t wanna keep going down this self hatred road with the media. So I have my own media called Phone Fantasy Radio. We focus on dating, relationships, sexuality, intimacy, politics, and having fun. This year my goal is to develop Phone Fantasy Radio with positive outspoken shows that focus on issues that effect my community. By the way my community consist of all races. At the end of the day we all have issues and we all contribute to the progression of this country and the world.

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Lakrush Hearts xoxoxoxox