Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome Maybe?

I could sit here and enter into a huge debate with myself as to why certain people not all people, when I say people I mean Black Men when I come across them in the workplace, they either try hitting on me, to which most people are thatz nice and some sort of general consensus that I should be happy that I am considered worth hitting on.  Now work is work its  a place you go to earn money to allow you to do the things you choose to do with your spare time.  I do not and have not viewed work as a place where one goes to determine how Attractive/ Layable (my spell check objects to this work) I say butt out, I am trying to make a point, I will not let the fact I am relying on words that are not recognised or may not exist stop me !
Well before I was rudely interrupted

I don’t find it flattering I just find it awkward and insulting.  do I or am I expected to be attracted to you because you may be one of the only Black Men I may come across for the day? I may not have types but Obnoxious, conceited insecure fools isn’t one of them.  Either way it has to stop, the constant put downs.  Now I know it is to do with personal insecurities, we can even take it back as far back as slavery, where I guess to show loyalty to another slave particularly to a woman could cause that woman to be taken away out of spite or abused to test your manhood.  or whatever.  I wasn't there so all I can do is speculate.

Am I going to change my persona? Am I going to not speak when you are around? No! Not Bloody Likely I will continue to be me, it’s a lot easier,

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My Brother





Whenever I meet my brother at work




He always feels he has to assert himself around me


Why oh why?


You need to keep those unresolved issues at home


I don't need your approval


I don't need your permission To speak or breathe


Since Massa say we free we can all read now


You don't have to put me down


Coz I already get enough of that


My opinion is valid


Although you may not agree


Let me be let me be


I know it is hard for you in the work place


I know only a select few can keep up with the pace


So when you see me either give me a wide birth


Or treat me like a queen.


Under my reign I will bring you up too


But if you undermine and shoot me down


How can I protect you in this town


I am having it hard too


So don't step on my head


just let me through


Together My Brother who knows what we can do!



I had problems pasting the flyer, (was trying to get the link to open on a click of the Auction flyer above.

I have come out with another angle on the rude and dismissive Brothers I seem to be encountering. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - Theory and Book Dr Joy DegruyThis is where people of African Descent who have been slaved, show various signs of trauma which reveals it self in many ways , One way it revealed itself was among mothers who specifically in public when they would chastise their children. The theory is that Mothers during slavery would chastise, criticise their children (I am guessing the boys more than the girls ) (This is My addition to the theory) The reason behind this, is that if the praised their children or spoke good things about them then Massa would single them out, for either (extra duties, not sure what extra duties would entail to people who have no rights and work every day without pay ) or more worryingly sold off. On this premise whenever Black Men encounter Black Women in the workplace they are criticising them to ensure ‘Massa’ won’t sell his wife