Angry Black Woman.. Here's Why!

Angry Black Woman.. Here's Why !

Every time I turn on the Internet

The hashtags hit me in the face

Orange is the new black

Red is the new black

ARE we replacing black?

As it is no longer accepted?

So we need a new color more palatable

Cause BLACK reminds you of too much history

So orange is better for you

So you can forget me

Then you want to know why I am angry!

We are angry that a single post on the media made you forget our heritage

Our beauty

We are angry you made the "don't judge me” campaign out of mockery

We are angry you still objectify us

As WE are mere beautiful buttocks!!

Hashtag all you want!

Ebony is a precious gem

Priceless and beautiful

If you think I will disown my heritage

My melanin

Well I will be distasteful

And remind you

That blacks are not replaceable

We are of much use

As Doctors

Lawyers

And Presidents

And BLACK women

Are first ladies,

Dance instructors,

And future leaders

Why am I angry?

Because you changed me

Contorted me

Made me fit your European image

With my straightened hair

Edited all my photos so I have olive skin

YES I AM ANGRY!

MAD AS HELL!

I am angry that you think we are good for nothing but sex

So you make your disrespectful comments

Never once did you research and see how many black women are graduating from college!

You are so naive

You believe

We are all baby mommas

Waiting on welfare

But if you check the statistics you will find

Our statistics are lower than whites

You ASKED Why I'm ANGRY

Let me explain

Black women are not just what you perceive them to be

We are empresses

Who came from Africa as HUMANS!

Not slaves

Black women are classy in every way

You should respect us

Instead of misrepresenting us

TIME AND TIME AGAIN!

And blaming us

For your suffering

Black women have stood the test of time

From Cleopatra to Michelle Obama

From Rosa Parks to Maya Angelou

From Aretha Franklin to Whitney Houston

From Dame Nita Barrow to Portia Simpson Miller

We have stood as Queens and leaders

So please do not disrespect us with your new campaigns

That orange is now the acceptable color

As we black women are strong and fierce

We black women know how to nurture

But also know how to fight

We have stood as pillars throughout the test of time

So RESPECT us when we frown

For we are TIRED

Of being replaced

And made into objects

We are tired of being misrepresented

And feeling less than we are

Because you tried to make black a minority

But it HAS NOT

AND WILL NEVER EVER WORK!!

This may be hard for you to swallow

But BLACK will be HERE

TODAY

TOMORROW

AND EVEN IN THE FUTURE

So excuse my frown

It is because I am tired of your racist crap

And inaccurate facts

Yes I am an angry black woman

But I have all rights to be

As you still try to belittle and ridicule me for my nationality

So I will frown and continue to be angry

Until you learn how to respect me

Hashtag till the cows come home

You cannot and will never replace me

La Shawna G.