If You Want To Abuse Black Women And Children With Impunity, Become An Entertainer

At what point does the well-being of our community outweigh our need to be entertained?

If you want to abuse Black women and children with impunity, become an entertainer. More precious than Black educators, Black physicians, and Black scientists combined. Don’t believe me? When’s the last time you saw supporters rally to defend a Black teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student based on how well they taught Algebra 2? Something about making products exclusively for Black amusement and consumption makes you invaluable to the community. Just ask R Kelly. Now, I’m not sure how anyone could separate the man from the music when the music is an extension of the man, but I suppose it doesn’t hurt to try. Especially when the family reunion playlist is on the line. But this article isn’t about R Kelly in particular. If you support R Kelly today, there’s likely nothing he could do to change your mind. And he’s certainly not the only Black entertainer who’s received a pass. In fact, there are very few entertainers who haven’t. We have a tendency to sacrifice our most vulnerable to feed the creativity of our talented. This isn’t a new phenomenon specific only to our generation nor is it specific to the Black American community. This is a global Black issue some deem too minor to address, after all, we can’t…