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

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Although I know that it is meant as a compliment, the sentiment also hurts black women as well.

The label of "strong black woman" is somewhat insulting in that it burdens black women as the opposite of what it means to be a woman. Because of this label, black women are viewed as the antithesis of the (many of the) stereotypical qualities that define a woman: feminine, vulnerable, demure, gentle, soft spoken, submissive, etc. "Strength" and "independence" are viewed as masculine traits and its one of the reasons that black women are viewed as the least feminine or the most masculine. And many of us sadly reject the traits that make us more feminine.

That's a great point. dikk Gregory mentions this on many an occasion. How black women are the only women on Earth referred to as "strong." Women are generally referred to in more feminine terms such as beautiful or pretty. While black women are given a masculine trait as their main compliment.

So, it makes sense why the societal archetype of the black woman tends to make her more mannish than other women.

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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 ? :ld:

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.
Its fukked up comparison

Why Are Black Women's Suicide Rates So Low?

how about Why Black Women's Suicide Rates So Low?
or How Black Women's Suicide Rates So Low?
 

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@Theraflu U Trollin'?

I'm gettin' negged by @Elle Driver and you still haven't told me how black women have it the worst.

Please don't start this "black men are more oppressed than black women" bullshyt :snoop:

Take a look at them old civil rights videos breh. Black women were also getting the shyt beat out of them, getting fire hoses turned on them, getting dogs sicked on them.

This stupid ass division of who has it worst will never help us in fighting our oppressors.

Renisha McBride was just killed for knocking on a white man's door.

That cac cop received donations after serial raping 7 black women.

Kidnapping killing a black women is the easiest crime to commit because NO ONE in the media is going to care.

Just stop it breh.
 

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It's like that one reporter who asked a teenage Venus Williams why she was so confident, and then Mr. Williams stepping in for that Ether. These cacs still don't understand that we are the chosen ones.

 
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It's like that one reporter who asked a teenage Venus Williams why she was so confident, and then Mr. Williams stepping in for that Ether. These cacs still don't understand that we are the chosen ones.



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