Why Are Black Women's Suicide Rates So Low? (Serious Thread)

[newworldafro]

I read There Eyes Were Watching God in 11th Grade......according to Zora Neale Hurston....black women are the "mules of the earth", meaning they have thick skin, considering all the bs they had to through for 500 years, and pass that persistence on to their daughters.......... I don't think it justifies disrespect, but I think it makes the case why suicide rates are so low

 

[MikelArteta]

It does as well the past.

Black women were raoed, had to see their daughters raped. Husband whipped, sons whipped and sold and still lived life.

Even growing up hearing stories of your single mom grandma making like a dollar a hour providing for four kids as she had diabetes and high blood pressure but never gave up.


Black women resilant strong

ALOT of people say religion might play a huge part

 

[newarkhiphop]

in for fukery

 

[Mac Tyson]

U say they have the highest self-esteem among younger women

But if u take out their weaves, how high is dat self-esteem gonna be?

 

[newworldafro]

Resilient than motherphocker

 

[Tropical Fantasy]

BW are probably the most resilient people in the world

 

[Mac Tyson]

This is a great thing actually

I mean its 2 sides to it. On one hand yeh black women aint offin demselves(even tho God kno I wish they would) but on the other hand it shows how much r black queens go thru in life

 

[Arris]

black people despite living in america are overall probably the most confident and self assured I don't know where we get it from but it's rare to see the stereotypical nerdy kid from white culture with us. I grew up in a majority black neighborhood and I remember clearly I would have the faces even as a little kid watching white tv shows and how the kids were acting and the school life. don't get me wrong there's still cliques and a general hierarchy but nobody was safe from catching a fade or getting roasted. there just wasn't a huge focus on status. if you was cool people messed with you no problem

but I'm getting off topic

 

[Arris]

I mean its 2 sides to it. On one hand yeh black women aint offin demselves(even tho God kno I wish they would) but on the other hand it shows how much r black queens go thru in life

keep toin that line

 

[Mac Tyson]

Bc we know we're the best and there's nothing our haters can do or inflict to change that, obviously.

 

[shmoney]

ive never met anybody thats commited suicide. i dont even believe it exists.

 

[Medicate]

New research is being done at Colombia to try to figure this out. The military has been studying black women for awhile, they still can't come up with anything. Actually, they did. I haven't kept up with the study. I think it comes down to survival. The more you are coddled, the more you are, well, weak.

http://thegrio.com/2012/06/13/black...-studied-for-prevention-of-military-suicides/

For the past 30 years, year after year after year black women have the lowest suicide ratest of every gender and race group in America.

Considering black women are the probably one of the least supported and the second most targerted group on the planet, high level of single parenthood, economically disadvantaged, constant studies to tell them how 'undesirable' they are, they still have the highest level of self esteem amoung younger women and the lowest suicide rates.

Why do you think this is ?

Some think it is because black women are use to having no privilege. I am not saying that no black women have privilege, but as a group, in America black women have little to no privilege collectively. IMO.

So when life gets tough its just business as usual. perhaps ?

In your personal opinion why do you think black women are the group in America less likely to kill themselves compared to everyone else? Perhaps if people can find out why these coping mechanisms can be used to help other groups.

btw @concise don't move my shyt. This is a mental health/serious thread not a race baiting thread.

Breh I know you mean well, but shouldn't it be low. Maybe its just the way the title is, but I don't think it needs to be higher right?

 

[NaijaProdigy Redux]

Look at the amount of bullshyt black people, in general, have put up with historically and still rise above it all - it's a testament to resiliency.

 

[BigMan]

2 blacc 2 strong

 

[Theraflu]

black people despite living in america are overall probably the most confident and self assured I don't know where we get it from but it's rare to see the stereotypical nerdy kid from white culture with us. I grew up in a majority black neighborhood and I remember clearly I would have the faces even as a little kid watching white tv shows and how the kids were acting and the school life. don't get me wrong there's still cliques and a general hierarchy but nobody was safe from catching a fade or getting roasted. there just wasn't a huge focus on status. if you was cool people messed with you no problem

but I'm getting off topic

its actually pretty amazing when you think of it. Our self esteem is so fukking high despite being the most shyt on people on earth. it's crazy infact....