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I personally cannot stand the recent reporting of Black women "supposedly" having the lowest rates of suicide because it dismisses the many Black women who suffer from depression and other disabling emotional issues. Instead of addressing such issues, the harping on stats claiming Black women to be the most resilient causes many women to bottle up their issues, and keeps them from seeking help and remaining unhealthy.
These stats also keep Black women from garnering any sympathy for the myriad of discriminations, hardships, violence and insults we face daily - for example, Black men receive sympathy and empathy and thus many people and organizations, including those non-white ones from outside the Black community, will willingly join together to "help" Black men be free of these types of societal stresses. On the other hand, Black women very rarely do not receive this kind of sympathy, empathy or help at all, and are expected to trod on alone, stoic and resilient in the face of societal hate and disregard. The person who is considered to be never affected doesn't need any help, right? (sarcasm)
I consider the reporting of these statistics as hugely damaging and utterly insulting to Black women because what it implies is that we can give carte-blanch approval to insulting Black women day in and day out, but PRETEND as if it has no effect on Black women. If we throw stones but it doesn't hurt the one they are being cast at, why stop? It won't affect them anyway.
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