Lies We (Black America) Tell Ourselves
August 25, 2009 by blackgirlgrown
Filed under black women, engage, race
HT to Savvy Sista. Tonya Pendleton hits it out the ballpark with her Black America’s 10 Biggest Lies post over at BlackAmericaWeb.com.
The Top 10 Biggest Lies Include:
- Lie #1: Soul food is good for you.
- Lie #2: Baby mamas/daddies are okay.
- Lie #3: Celebrities are more deserving of forgiveness than others.
- Lie #4: A hustler mentality is more important than a formal education.
- Lie #5: Water and snow are for other people.
- Lie #6: Complexion is destiny.
- Lie #7: Marriage isn’t important anymore.
- Lie #8: Obesity is not the most serious health care issue in our history.
- Lie #9: We are descended from royalty.
- Lie #10: Black men don’t have emotional needs.
All we can say is, “PREACH!”
- Our Lie #11 would be: OJ was innocent.
Pendleton’s article goes into greater detail on the “why” of each lie. Read the post in its entirety here.
