For the record, I said it was a slap in the face (but failed to specify that it only pertains to those who are SEVERAL cuts above the typical bw) to THOSE women, because although you say not to confuse men hating bw with hating their actions, it would be TOTALLY denying the fact that there are MORE than enough bm who really and truly hate bw, and they automatically become part of the 'angry, ghetto, etc bw collective' regardless of what they do. How would you or anyone feel if some racist white person, or any racist for that matter, refer to you as 'you people,' or 'you blacks,' when you aren't responsible for the welfare or livelihood of other blacks? Or being seen as having no separate identity of your own besides just being a black person? Being under constant scrutiny and trying to live a life that dispels any stereotype of what is expected of a bw/bm is hard, when you have other people out there who make it impossible for those trying to rise above mediocrity or the status quo. Maybe YOU don't, but there are more than enough who really and truly hate bw. Anytime I have written, I have made an effort not to 'blanket' people by using referrals such as: 'some bw,' 'a lot of...', 'many...' instead of just saying bm, bw, or whatever. Just like I wouldn't like if people always referred to me as 'you people', 'you women', or anything where I have to automatically be thrown into that bw collective. Of course I'm a bw, but I prefer being my OWN PERSON. Not what everyone else thinks I am or supposed to be. If I felt bm were so awful and bad, I wouldn't waste extra typing space being equally critical of bw, I'd just take a one-sided stance. I'm sick to no end of bw who have a litter of kids by 3 different dads. I'm sick of bw who don't know how to act in restaurants, or ANYWHERE for that matter. I'm sick of bw who refuse to go to school. (school isn't for everyone, but don't complain about how bad a situation is, and then not improve your chances by furthering your education) But I have already stated more than enough times that bm are entitled and have reason enough by experience to feel how they do. I would never acknowledge that fact if I'm wanting to just pick on bm... so what is it that I have denied? I don't recall ever being denial over anything, I've just been saying that BOTH bw & bm have every reason to do what's necessary to make them happy, but at LEAST without so much hostility toward the other. And a lot of bw are EQUALLY as guilty of the same name-calling/finger pointing.