I really would rather not write about the incident at all as the internet has already fed the public more than its share in the form of news pieces, memes, and tweets.
While I can understand comedic efforts by the many people who took time to use graphic software to make light of Jay being attacked by his sister law, I find it truly unfortunate that news of 200 or more Nigerian girls being abducted didn’t stir the same passion.
I digress.
With that aside, are we really making light of Jay Z for being assaulted, when if he responded in kind, he would have been subjected to a social ostracism and public condemnation surpassing Chris Brown?
Really?
I do understand the value of free speech (I am exercising it now) and I can appreciate humor. I just strive consciously not to laugh at the wrong things, however funny they may be. This in my opinion is no laughing matter.
The overall behavior evokes the very duplicitous nature of black media in regards to black men in general. As a black man, it is unfortunate that it is difficult to win in the eyes of the people you strive to represent favorably.
Do the wrong thing and you’re a such pariah (Michael Vick, Chris Brown, etc.) that even after you pay your debt the society, there is publicly little redemption with the masses.
But, do the right thing and you will be ridiculed and publicly emasculated for being the victim.
The question is how do we tell the young men who date our daughters that hitting women is wrong while questioning his manhood if he shows restraint?
A relative of mine once justified the multiple beatings of his wife saying that the only thing less manly than hitting a woman is getting beaten by one. “They are going to talk about you either way, so might as well win the fight.”
While no moral person in this age would advocate this line of thought, we must tread lightly so as not to encourage the psychopathy of domestic violence under the guise of humor.
I know several women who would have wished their abusers had shown half the restraint Jay Z displayed. “On average, 3 females are murdered by their partner each day.”- U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
My thoughts.
BE’N ORIGINAL.
