There Are no MEN
Tonight, it was a beautiful and windy rainy night. I ventured out into the streets to procure some libations to coat my throat. Ah, to dream and venture forth for drink.
I noticed a man walking in the rain, head covered in a hood. I had put down my umbrella to enjoy the light rain, plus it was gusty, and my umbrella was cheap.
He quietly ran past me, after probably walking behind me to see if I was female. Walks way to closely past me, then turns and says something trite to me. I just looked at him.
People have seemed to have forgotten, just because you speak to someone on the street, doesn’t mean you will receive a verbal answer. Furthermore, his behavior was wrong to brush past me so closely, especially since there was enough room for him to walk past.
I say nothing, he continues walking, and as he rounds the corner, he yells about m****f*** that we pull trains on. For those of you who don’t know what that means, that means a group raping of a woman. A woman is a human being. Women are not property. Women are not slaves who are to willingly and happily give up the rights to their body.
I read an article recently today, about how there are a lot of ex-cons on the street unable to find jobs. I realize the penal system disproportionately affects black and brown men.
I find myself living in a world, where too many men, as they like to refer to themselves, are not caring for their families, and find it their right and exercise of their masculinity and manhood to dehumanize and mistreat women. Women are harassed, abused, raped, beaten, and other atrocities for being women. Women are the ones who carry children for 9 months. Women are the ones who feed the young with their own breasts. Women are the ones who are doing the thankless tasks of motherhood. Women are trying to take back the night, nurture and heal themselves and others. When women speak, few listen. When women speak out, many criticize.
There are no MEN. The media will not speak on men, who are truly operating as co providers alongside women, those MEN who will speak out against abuse of their fellow human sisters. Where are the MEN who will stand up against the lowlifes who take on the title of man. When will society stop heralding “men” for being violent, expressing manhood through violence towards themselves, women, objectifying women, raping, killing, murdering, harassing, begging, instead of acting with dignity, wisdom and compassion.
You people who canvass the streets, preying on women and children, who parade around, hiding behind big cars, big jewelry, big talk, and your big dick. Are you nothing more than that? That is what your manhood is about, your masculinity is… a false strength rallying around bullying women, bullying the world, seeking to dominate and destroy as a sense of true strength?
