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Straight black men are a cancer to the black community.
Straight black men are the cancer of the black community. Black men are the cancer of the black community. The comment that I dropped was that I agree and reporting for duty. I understand why my name wasn't mentioned.
It was recently brought to my attention. Some dude obviously looking for attention, so I won't mention his name. And honestly, I appreciate it because what that tells me is this. There's an awareness that if black people are directed to my platform, they're going to encounter something very different from the typical conversation. They're going to see a body of work that is rooted in data, context, and balance. A platform that holds everyone accountable while also ensuring that black men are accurately represented, not broadly mischaracterized.
So when my name isn't said, I don't take that as disrespect. I take it as validation. Validation that the work I'm doing over here matters. Validation that the message carries weight and validation that when the full picture is presented, when the truth is laid out clearly, it challenges narratives that some people, some black people would rather leave unexamined. So for that, I'll say this directly. I appreciate you, Dandre Woodfield, because not only saying my name confirms something I've already come to understand. When the truth about black men is presented in a complete and balanced way, it doesn't always get amplified. Sometimes it gets avoided. And you refusing to tag me or mention my platform is exactly why the black community feels comfortable calling straight black men cancerous.
So now we're here. So when I said I agree, I agree because I knew what he was talking about. He was talking about the black males that look like the black men. Straight black men are the cancer of the black community.
And when I said reporting for duty, absolutely. Let me be clear. This is not an attack on leadership or your leadership in general. This is not an attack on accountability. This is not an attack on doing the work in the community. This is about one thing. You cannot accept a false premise calling straight black men cancers and then build a noble philosophy on top of it. Because when you say you agree with the statement like that, straight black men are the cancer of the black community. Even if you're trying to redefine it, you are still validating a group level accusation. And the problem is that accusation was never proven. And why would it be?
And I also noticed something else in your recent response. No data, no proportions, no distinction between the majority and the minority. No acknowledgement of the millions of black men who are working, providing, raising families, and staying out of trouble. Instead, the conversation immediately shifted to men take responsibility for things that they didn't break. Because men show up to fix things that they haven't even broken. And that sounds good. But let me ask you a real question. Responsibility for what exactly? Because if you don't define the problem accurately, then your responsibility becomes tied to a narrative, not reality.
And this is where we separate. There are two conversations happening. My conversation is this. Let's establish what's actually happening with black men as a group. Let's talk about population level data. Fatherhood, behavioral distribution. Let's separate the few from the many. Your conversation is this. Black men should step up. Black men should lead. Black men should fix the community. Even if they didn't break it. And here's the issue. You skipped the facts and went straight to responsibility. I don't accept that and nor do the black men over here do because once you accept responsibility without accuracy, you lost control of the narrative. Now, anything that happens, no matter who did it, gets placed on the backs of all black men. Not happening.
Now, let's talk about something else I noticed. If you go under your recent video and you actually read the comments, you'll notice a pattern. The majority of the engagement is coming from who? Black women. Now, that's not an issue by itself, but it does raise a question. What kind of messaging is being reinforced? And who does it resonate with the most? So, let me ask you a real question. What would happen if you presented the full picture? What would happen if you told your audience that approximately 69.3% of births in the black community occur outside of the marriage? But then you clarified something very critical. That does not mean that 69.3% of black men are fathering children. Because when you look at the data, only about 46% of black men have ever fathered a child. Now, let's go further. About 61% of black women have had at least one child. Compare that to the same 46% of black men. That creates roughly a 15% gap. And that gap matters because it tells you that births are not evenly distributed across black men. A smaller percentage of men in general, not just black men, are responsible for a large share of black women's births.
So, I'll ask again, what would happen if you put that information in your post? Do you think the reaction will be the same? If you're honest with yourself, the answer is no. And if the answer is no, then that tells you something very important. Your platform is not just about truth. It's about which truths are comfortable to present and which ones aren't.
Let me give you another example. What if you challenge one of those long-standing narratives in our community? The idea that black men are overwhelmingly deadbeat fathers. Have you actually looked into that? Because when you go into the research, especially reports from Bowling Green State University, you will see something very different. The National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University looked at father's residence patterns with their children. They found that 55% of black fathers live with their children and another 18% have both resident and non-resident children, which means the majority of black fathers live with their children 100% of the time and are actively participating in raising them, whether they live with their children or not. Well, that's just fathers reporting on themselves. Okay, fair point. But here's the problem with that argument. Researchers anticipated that criticism. So, another study looked at the mother's reports instead. And what did the mother say? Mothers, including black mothers, reported that black fathers shared responsibilities more frequently and demonstrated more effective co-parenting than both white and Hispanic fathers. Let me say that again. Even when mothers were the ones reporting, black fathers were still described as more involved in parenting and co-parenting responsibilities. So whether the fathers reported it or the mothers reported it, the result was the same. Black fathers were among the most involved fathers. That doesn't align with the narrative that has been repeated for decades, not even close.
So I ask again, what would happen if you presented that to your audience? Do you think they would accept it or do you think they would push back? Not because it's wrong, but because the challenge is what they've been taught to believe about black men. And if they push back, that tells you everything that you need to know. Because on my platform, we don't do selective truth. We don't hold on to narratives just because they're familiar or emotionally satisfying. We follow the data, even when it's uncomfortable. Because if you're serious about solutions, you cannot build them on top of misinformation.
Straight black men are the cancer of the black community. I agree. And reporting for duty. In what world would any group of people accept being labeled a cancer to their own community? Think about what I'm saying here. What rational person hears that and agrees with it? That doesn't make any sense at all. And it becomes even more concerning when that statement is not only accepted, but doubled down on. I agree because I knew what he was talking about. He was talking about the black males that look like the black men.
Now, you're not just allowing the label, you're reinforcing it. Then you look in the comments, you see your own people agreeing with it as if it's accurate. These are the same voices you expect black men over here to trust. These are the same perspectives you want black men to align themselves with. Let me be clear, the word cancer is not casual language. From a real world standpoint, especially from someone with the background in health and dealing with cancer within my own family, that is a very serious term. Cancer represents something destructive, something invasive, something that needs to be removed. So when you apply that label to a group of men, your own black men, you are not making a critique. You are making a dehumanizing statement. And I'm not here for that.
Do the work in the community. Absolutely. Lead, mentor, build. We agree on that. I'm doing that as well. I've served 20 years in the world's greatest air force. And within those 20 years, I have never heard anything more egregious than someone saying that straight black men are a cancer to their own community. And I want to be clear here. This video is not to go back and forth trying to prove who's more qualified. That's not the conversation. The conversation is this. Where is it acceptable for a group of men to agree that they are a cancer to their own community? Because I'll tell you where it shouldn't be acceptable. Anywhere. And yet somehow it gets normalized in the black community. Go figure. That's not leadership. That's not accountability. That's a failure to challenge harmful narratives. And at some point we as black men, as black leaders, we have to be honest about that. Why the hell you think black women got this outlook on black men right now? Because we accept harmful narratives about ourselves such as straight black men are the cancer of the black community.
Because accepting language like that and encouraging others to accept it, that's absolutely not progress. In fact, it's embarrassing. It's embarrassing to black men. It's embarrassing to black leaders, black fathers, black sons. And before I go, let me address this clearly. This video made its way to me because someone sent it to me. Both videos were sent to me. I wasn't following you. I wasn't looking for your content. So, this is not clout chasing. I'm responding because the message reached me and it needed to be addressed. And I also understand something. The majority of the black community may not accept what I'm saying here. I'm fully aware of that. But that has never been my goal. I go by the rule of 10. Three people four, three people against, four people undecided. The people who are four, I speak to directly every day. The people who are against, you and the people who are undecided, you still have hope and will determine where you stand after you understand the truth about black men in particular. So, I want to say this very clearly to the black community and men who think like you.
Straight black men are the cancer of the black community. So when I said I agree, I agree because I knew what he was talking about. My goal is not popularity. My goal is accuracy. My platform would likely be well over 100,000 subscribers if I didn't block, ban, or filter negative commentary. But I do that intentionally because my platform is not built for chaos. It's built with purpose. My goal is to protect the mental space of black men. So yes, I moderate heavily because I want my platform to reflect discipline, clarity, and truth. So this isn't new for me. I've been doing this for 5 years. This isn't reactionary. This isn't temporary. And it's not for attention. My platform will grow, but it will grow the right way. Rooted in truth, facts, and data.
Anyone who position themselves as a leader in the black community, but does not understand black men as a group. I have to be honest. I don't trust most black leaders to speak on the behalf of black men because too many of you don't know black men. Too many of you are afraid to look at the facts and the statistics to see what your fellow black men are doing. That's why I don't trust you all because too many of you are operated within a fixed narrative. No one talks about the survival of the black race. In the 1990s, the black male is an endangered species. One out of every three black men are either in jail, on drugs, or gay. And if telling the full truth risks offending your audience, then you're not leading. You're managing perception. Leadership requires truth. And the black community does not need another feel-good intervention. It does not need another blamed driven segment after a few viral incidents. What it needs is the truth. Because taking a handful of incidents and applying them to the majority of black men, that's reckless. It feeds fear. It spreads misinformation. It reinforces harmful narratives. And when black men use those narratives against their own group, that stops here.
I almost forgot something. This idea of separating black males from black men. He was talking about the black males that look like the black men. Let's be honest about what that often becomes. It becomes a way to label a group of black men you don't respect or you don't agree with. So instead of naming behavior, naming proportions, or naming people directly, you created a category and then you attach all the negative traits to that particular category. We're not going to do that here. I'm a black man. You're a black man, brother. So none of that divisive talk where we say black males and black men. That's just an easy way for people to pick it up and use it as a slur against black men. I've seen many of content creators do the same thing. We're not going to do that here. I'm speaking directly to you, black man. Okay? Shout out to you, black man. I love you. God bless you. Keep doing your thing and pay attention to my page if you want the truth because I see what you guys are doing out here and I'm proud of you. If that message doesn't come from anywhere else in the black community, from any person that thinks that they are leaders of the black community, just know that you will get that message from me. Thank you. Thank you for supporting my channel. Thank you for supporting all of my platforms. And this will not be the last time that you will hear me address something as egregious as calling straight black men cancers to the black community. Absolutely not. So, thank you again. God bless. Medium man out. Peace.