“Black men are violent.”
→ My son is violent.
“Black men are criminals.”
→ My son is a criminal.
“Black men don’t provide.”
→ My son won’t provide.
“Black men are the biggest threat to Black women.”
→ My son is the biggest threat.
“Black men lack discipline.”
→ My son lacks discipline.
“Black men are unstable partners.”
→ My son will be unstable.
“Black men are emotionally unavailable.”
→ My son won’t know how to love.
“Black men are irresponsible fathers.”
→ My son will abandon his children.
“Black men are dangerous.”
→ My son is dangerous.
There’s no separation.
No exception clause protecting your son.
If you speak about Black men as a fixed group…
your son is standing inside that, whether you acknowledge it or not.
If he belongs to the group, he inherits the words.
What you generalize, you pass down.
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