Sorhor Ninjapoodle,
You are absolutely right! However, I have to fault us for this exclusion because so many of us allow the media to portray us in such a negative light. Take for instance those video _______ you can fill-in-the-blank. Are some of us so desperate for a job that we will put aside our morals and basic home training for that almighty federal reserve note? I was really ashamed of the 2002 Oscars simply because Halle picked up the award for acting like a garden tool! Sorhors, sisterfriends, and just folks in general if you don't like what you see it's time to make a change don't accept that exclusion. We need to hound all of the magazine industries to present black women as brides, true leaders, educated individuals, and real role models. Many African American women by into the stereotypes and myths that we aren't good enough to be brides or even the bride's maid. I know that we are the only culture that thinks it's funny to be ghetto fabulous? What a crock of crap! So many of our youth walk around with that thug image and it basically has warped their minds and attitudes to not even want to be married. For instance, most of my black females went to the prom with a group of girls because the brothers had someone else on their arm for the prom or they didn't even bother to attend that event. What's up with that? And the one's that attended the event weren't dressed properly and they didn't even look like they were clean! Who want's to go to the prom with folks that lack basic home training? Can you imagine when it's time to say "I do" how they will even look? Who would want to marry someone looking so tacky and with that attitude?
I'm sorry for going off on this subject but a lot of it is our fault. Remember that a person's actions speak louder that words.
Serioussigma22
I'm mad too!