For some reason I can't make it through a full day without somebody telling me that I need to "Check my attitude". I mean wtf is that about!?lol Personally I don't think that my attitude is all that bad: I mean it could be alot worse but its not. I admit I do have little to no tolerance for bullshyt but I'm sure that's the way most people are; and yes I got a little smart mouth but most of the time I'm just joking around but people tend to think that I'm serious but I'm a real sweetie so I think that people should just loosen up a bit...But whatever...Anyways I found this article a while back ago by Michael Eric Dyson who has written numerous other articles and books including his book "Is Bill Cosby Right?: Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost its Mind?" which I plan on reading sometime here in the near future...But in this article he addresses the Black female attitude and gives it a purpose...
Micheal Eric Dyson breaks it down:
The rolling of the eyes. The verbal whiplash. The creatively choreographed neck twist. Black women indeed have a great deal of attitude--and it's a good thing.
The Black female attitude is a VITAL SURVIVAL TRAIT. Without a defiant spirit, Black women would have long ago been eaten up by a society that loves and loathes their bodies and brains. Without the spunk and vitality they bring, the race wouldn't have come as far as it has. Sure, sometimes their temperamental dispositions can be overbearing. But if brothers view it from a woman's perspective, we might see just how hard it is to turn that spirit on and off at will.
Most brothers don't mind how far Black women go to prove their love for us. There's no greater force on earth than a Black woman who decides to love you. Now that's an attitude we brothers need to adjust to.
(Michael Eric Dyson is the Avalon Professor in the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania).
