21 Thoughts on Why Thug Lovin' Just Won't Do . . .

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Thug Lovin’ is . . .

1. Temporary and unrealistic – what kind of future does this provide?

2. Violent because thugs must show they will “ride” to their deaths

3. Sexist and Misogynistic – the disregard, devaluation and disrespect or hatred of women

4. Dysfunctional – you cannot build a wholesome, loving and mutually beneficial relationship for men or women celebrating it

5. Not Agape Love - Love that is spiritual , not sexual, in its nature.

6. Cute ......until you gotta call the police and get a restraining order on him.

7. Narcissistic - Excessive love or admiration of oneself; A psychological condition characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of empathy, and unconscious deficits in self-esteem.

8. Hedonistic - The doctrine holding that behavior is motivated by the desire for pleasure and the avoidance of pain.

9. Incredibly selfish – thugs love the idea of themselves.

10. Stupid - thugs like these usually end up in jail or dead.

11. Something that’ll get you stabbed, shot or hurt in some other way .

12. Absent any vision for the future like a mortgage plan or retirement.

13. Conspicuous consumption – buying things to flaunt how wealthy you think you are to the public (like Bentley’s, ice, tennis shoes & jewels).

14. Absent any commitment to kids or family – thugs don’t really care.

15. Ahistorical – When our ancestors were forbidden from professing their love through marriage because they were slaves, they created their own traditions based on African ones and “jumped the broom” to celebrate their love no matter what “master” told them to do or not do.

16. Absent any commitment to uplifting community because that’s what “squares” do and why would anyone want to live in a world that isn’t dominated by thugs who sell drugs and pimp women?

17. Something that’s currently feeding the prison industrial complex and warehousing Black and Latino men and women at enormous rates, making the number of two million in prison the highest in the world.

18. Something that stupid women hold onto as a sign of "protection".

19. Something that stupid men hold onto as a sign of "strength."


20. One reason why Biggie and Tupac are dead.

21. FRONTIN’ – The reality is that no human being just wants sex, drugs or cash. And especially not us.


So what do you think about the 21 points? Thug Lovin'?