Let's Stop The Disrespect Towards Black Women

Over the course of weeks, a lot of disrespect has been happening over the internet towards black women. All of the situations that have occurred are all uncalled for. The disrespect is coming from black people, mostly black men, to make matters worst.

In February, BET came out with a rude tweet towards Nicki Minaj after Cardi B won Best Rap Album at the Grammy Awards.

Many fans, including myself, was disappointed in the black television network for attacking Nicki Minaj for no reason. A similar issue occurred in March with Joe Budden over his "jokes" towards Caribbean carnival culture.

The rapper made a "joke" towards Caribbean carnival culture in which he expressed, "This chicks can't wait to put on these Carnival outfits and be hoes." Joe's commentary was followed with massive backlash from the Caribbean community based on how he defined the women due to their attire. Joe Budden was left with no choice but to apologize after he said such a disrespectful "joke."

A week later, Kodak Black decides to harass Young Ma, after she repeatedly shows that she is not interested. His exact words were, "How you a girl and don't want your p***y penetrated."

Over and over we see black women being disrespected, especially within the entertainment industry. Nicki Minaj did not deserve such rude commentary from BET, a network that is supposed to empower the black community. Instead of BET uplifting a black woman for just her accomplishments alone, they used their platform to promote division among two black women by the downfall of one.

Joe Budden's "joke" towards Caribbean carnival culture was also another attack on black women. The thought of women being hoes based on what they wear was problematic. No women should be defined based on what they wear, but rather their character.

As for Kodak Black, he is entirely rude and obnoxious for what he did to Young MA. The fact that she had to repeat herself over and over for him to respect her speaks volumes. It shows how he does not care about a woman's feelings and decline. Furthermore, it highlights this rape culture within the community which many seem to be in denial of. When a woman initiates that she is not interested and you continuously bother her, that is sexual harassment and genuinely not funny.

As a community and just as people in general, we need to start having more respect towards Black women, instead of continuously bashing them, harassing them, and downplaying them.