Tuesday 23 October 2012

[wanabidii] Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - DO AFRICAN MEN MAKE BETTER HUSBANDS?

Do African Men Make Better Husbands?


CHINYERE'S BLOG

I went to a mini-conference the other day in New York about gender inequality.  Then during a 30-minute lunch recess, some of the women gathered together and an argument erupted as to whether African men are better husbands than their African-American counterparts.  The argument erupted because one of the women, an African-American, thought she was defending African women but what she did was open a hornet's nest.  I am sure she meant no harm but we the African women there lashed at her, especially when we believed she was insulting us.  She innocently began, "The way African men treat their wives like they are their maids is very sad," she said.  But before she could even finish, we all jumped all over her and shouted "stop right there."
One of the ladies jumped up and pointing a finger at her, shouted "Africans are better husbands than African-American men.  Before you told us you were married for three years, if your husband was such a great husband who didn't treat you like a maid, why did you leave him or he left you?  I am tired (READ MORE)

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