I definitely agree that "Protect Black Women" revealed itself as an empty slogan a long time ago, like mid-2020. Actually, I don't see people using it that much anymore. And yes, black men do get more of a pass for their divergent views.
As far as the lack of protection for gender critical women and citing Nicki Minaj as an example-I do want to say that black people will turn their backs on people who turn their back on the black community.
Nicki Minaj did made more than just a statement on gender ideology; she performatively aligned herself with white conservatives on a number of issues, some of which impact the black community.
To date, we have not seen any examples of otherwise pro-black, black female public figures who speak against gender ideology and are swiftly turned against by the black community as a whole.
I don't really envision that sense of betrayal-backlash happening outside of snobby blackademic and "queer" circles, where black issues are force-teamed with trans issues. Most black people agree with Nicki on the trans child issue. She could have just left it there, but she had to lay her ass down for these white folks.
Nothing! It's not that black conservatives don't share similar views. But Nicki was not on the Candace Owens show or speaking with other black conservatives, she was at Turning Point USA, flipping her bone straight weave next to a white woman, in front of a majority-white audience.
I could sense that this was strategic alignment, and a publicity stunt. I do not believe Nicki is authentically conservative in the slightest bit.
Nothing about her public persona is in alignment with conservative values, except for the words she said on that stage and on twitter.
I think she is parroting a package deal of political views for brownie points and benefits that will be handed to her by white conservatives, and that is why I don't respect where she is coming from.
I definitely agree that "Protect Black Women" revealed itself as an empty slogan a long time ago, like mid-2020. Actually, I don't see people using it that much anymore. And yes, black men do get more of a pass for their divergent views.
As far as the lack of protection for gender critical women and citing Nicki Minaj as an example-I do want to say that black people will turn their backs on people who turn their back on the black community.
Nicki Minaj did made more than just a statement on gender ideology; she performatively aligned herself with white conservatives on a number of issues, some of which impact the black community.
To date, we have not seen any examples of otherwise pro-black, black female public figures who speak against gender ideology and are swiftly turned against by the black community as a whole.
I don't really envision that sense of betrayal-backlash happening outside of snobby blackademic and "queer" circles, where black issues are force-teamed with trans issues. Most black people agree with Nicki on the trans child issue. She could have just left it there, but she had to lay her ass down for these white folks.
What issues did Minaj align herself with white conservatives on that are different from where most Black conservatives would land?
Nothing! It's not that black conservatives don't share similar views. But Nicki was not on the Candace Owens show or speaking with other black conservatives, she was at Turning Point USA, flipping her bone straight weave next to a white woman, in front of a majority-white audience.
I could sense that this was strategic alignment, and a publicity stunt. I do not believe Nicki is authentically conservative in the slightest bit.
Nothing about her public persona is in alignment with conservative values, except for the words she said on that stage and on twitter.
I think she is parroting a package deal of political views for brownie points and benefits that will be handed to her by white conservatives, and that is why I don't respect where she is coming from.