Comments on: Rihanna Waited 9 Months To Speak About Her Abuse So Let’s Listen To What She Has To Say http://actsoffaithblog.com/rihanna-waited-9-months-to-speak-about-her-abuse-so-lets-listen-to-what-she-has-to-say Encouraging You To Be YOU In All Of Your Fabulousness Wed, 23 May 2012 05:54:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Faith http://actsoffaithblog.com/rihanna-waited-9-months-to-speak-about-her-abuse-so-lets-listen-to-what-she-has-to-say/comment-page-1#comment-1930 Faith Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:36 +0000 http://actsoffaithblog.com/?p=864#comment-1930 I appreciate your feedback but this isn't about you. As you have clearly laid out you are an EXCEPTION. Of course not every man grows up to abuse women nor did I say that. I'm dispensing tools for other women to use in evaluating men for caliber in their relationships. <strong>This is a message for women.</strong> Far too many want to make excuses and deny these things are a serious issue. Otherwise black women and children wouldn't be on the front lines being maimed and murdered. Otherwise black men wouldn't be killing each as easily as they breathe air. There would be a mass mobilization from the Civil Rights Do-Nothing orgs to address these things if it really mattered to them to actually SAVE black people - even when it's from other blacks! If you want to write a blog post touching on these issues let me know and I'll read it. I appreciate your feedback but this isn't about you. As you have clearly laid out you are an EXCEPTION. Of course not every man grows up to abuse women nor did I say that. I'm dispensing tools for other women to use in evaluating men for caliber in their relationships. This is a message for women. Far too many want to make excuses and deny these things are a serious issue. Otherwise black women and children wouldn't be on the front lines being maimed and murdered. Otherwise black men wouldn't be killing each as easily as they breathe air. There would be a mass mobilization from the Civil Rights Do-Nothing orgs to address these things if it really mattered to them to actually SAVE black people – even when it's from other blacks! If you want to write a blog post touching on these issues let me know and I'll read it.

]]> By: dantresomi http://actsoffaithblog.com/rihanna-waited-9-months-to-speak-about-her-abuse-so-lets-listen-to-what-she-has-to-say/comment-page-1#comment-1929 dantresomi Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:58:49 +0000 http://actsoffaithblog.com/?p=864#comment-1929 Just an FYI My siblings and I were raised in a home with a single mom and domestic violence everywhere. As a matter of fact, I can say that all of my aunts except ONE on my mother's side were abused by my uncles. However, my brothers and I have never laid our hands on a woman. As a matter of fact, like myself, my younger brother is pro feminism. I know quite a few brothers in my circle who although are not pro feminism, have never struck a female in their lives. I also have to point out that most of us, with the exception of two, of my friends come from single parent homes. While we do have trouble in our relationships (like all relationships) and have daddy issues, I find that not all of us turn into abusers. While I agree with your assessment with the Rihanna case, I take issue with your pessimism when it comes to men who come from single parent homes. Not all of us are abusers. We may not all be pro feminism and all of us are sexist, but we are works in progress. Just an FYI

My siblings and I were raised in a home with a single mom and domestic violence everywhere. As a matter of fact, I can say that all of my aunts except ONE on my mother's side were abused by my uncles.

However, my brothers and I have never laid our hands on a woman. As a matter of fact, like myself, my younger brother is pro feminism.

I know quite a few brothers in my circle who although are not pro feminism, have never struck a female in their lives. I also have to point out that most of us, with the exception of two, of my friends come from single parent homes.

While we do have trouble in our relationships (like all relationships) and have daddy issues, I find that not all of us turn into abusers. While I agree with your assessment with the Rihanna case, I take issue with your pessimism when it comes to men who come from single parent homes. Not all of us are abusers. We may not all be pro feminism and all of us are sexist, but we are works in progress.

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