Never Let What THEY Think of You Silence You

 


 


 


Being a Black woman often means that our words and our emotions
are weaponized and used against us.


We’re compared to pit bulls when we speak up using a tone that
demands respect, while our white counterparts are seen as
passionate and brave for doing the exact same thing.  


Because of that, you’ll find yourself sitting in silence and
hiding what you’re really feeling because you’re “strong” and
that’s what the superwoman cape requires, right?   


Or maybe you were raised in an environment where “rising above it
or being the bigger person” was always the lesson of the day or
perhaps in your home even the slightest bit of anger or
uncouthness was met with punishment.


Or maybe you got detention in school for having an attitude or
being a smart aleck—-I got that A LOT.


So, I get it. I get all of that. But being strong doesn’t mean
biting your tongue, suppressing your emotions, OR succumbing to
the myth of the angry black woman.


YOU GET TO BE STRONG AND SPEAK UP WHEN YOUR BOUNDARIES ARE NOT
BEING HONORED.