OPEN LETTER BITCH-SLAPS RAPPER SLIM THUG FOR DISPARAGING REMARKS MADE ABOUT BLACK WOMEN IN RECENT INTERVIEW...

Professor/Activist/TV Political Analyst Marc Lamont Hill wrote an open letter to rapper Slim Thug for comments made about Black Women in a recent Vibe Magazine article. For example Slim states, "Most single Black women feel like they don’t want to settle for less. Their standards are too high right now." And, "White women treat they man like a king and Black women feel like they ain’t gotta do that shit. Black women need to stand by their man more. Don’t always put the pressure of if I’m fucking with you, you gotta buy me this and that." Ouch!   Read the rest after the jump...

To be fair, Slim does address the Black man's need to step up, Blacks needing to change their way of thinking... and, he does say some Black women in other parts of the article. However, he has pretty harsh comments for Black females in general, which gets worse when he makes comparisons (via comments made to  him) to his brother's white girlfriend. But the Professor Hill's letter speaks so loudly to the Black community that it almost makes Slim a non-entity. It speaks louder than anything Slim had to say (and probably could ever say). Professor and Slim had a short back and forth after Slim caught wind of the backlash. The funny thing is, Slim says doesn't understand "what he said that was so damaging and made everybody so mad." Poor thing. But in his defense, you only really know what you experience, right? Unless, you get an education. Zing! Oh-- and Slim "doesn't date white girls." His Girl is mixed and is a graduate of Columbia University to boot. *blank stare* 

 Here's some of what Professor Hill had to say:

Even more disturbing was your comment that “Black women gotta start being down for their man more.” Since slavery, Black women have had to withstand rape, torture, and humiliation (from both white and black men) in order to sustain their families. Now, in 2010, 1 in 3 Black men between 20 and 29 years old are incarcerated or otherwise under criminal supervision. Every day, Black women are raising children without men in the house, working multiple jobs (for less pay!), and supporting brothers as they finish their prison bids.

With Black male unemployment as high as 50 percent in some cities, sisters are often holding down households without child support or other financial assistance. Black female incarceration rates are skyrocketing, partly because Black women are “riding” for their men, hiding guns and drugs, operating as mules, and refusing to snitch to authorities. In addition, Black women are the group most likely to be victims of domestic violence and the least likely to be married. Still, in spite of all this bad news, Black women are less likely to date outside their race than Black men.

How much more “down” do you want Black women to be?

Slim's original interview --> [VIBE] Professor Hill's response in its entirety--> [The Loop21]