Ever notice how many rappers have names that reflect a childlike mentality?

[lazarus]

In another thread I talked about Frances Cress Welsing’s theory of Black sexuality…well, she also talked about this exact same thing. Therefore, this isn’t a young generational thing. This is from generations ago. Also, it cant be solely blamed on being raised by women. That isn’t new and we need to make the fathers more accountable than shifting blame on the mothers. Add to it, why do we call homes “our cribs?” I do get and agree with the thought of sticking with the name that you’ve built. Still, there are far to many grown Black men who call themselves lil, little, baby, etc.

Flip side is, I have a mild dislike calling baby girls and girls “Lil Mommas” or baby boys and young boys “Lil Man” or “men.”

to make the fathers more accountable once the woman decides to have the baby on her own, do you suggest hitting over the head with a club and insist she can't leave unless he says so? confused. Unless you are just spewing bullshit because it sounds nice and simpish to spread out the blame.

 

[playahaitian]

Lupe Fiasco always says he regrets his name

 

[christop]

It's almost like most of them choose them choose these names as teens or something.

 

[chefken012]

That’s the current generation raised by women so go figure. Back in the days they had masculine names. They had surnames like King, Father, Man,Master, Big, etc.

The yungins have no sense of self.... they know not their history.... Father forgive

 

[RoadRage]

When I turn on the news and see a KIA report the soldiers are disproportionately black. Dying for your beliefs is definitely not a white thing.

I'll go one step further and say it's not really a maturity thing either. That's why they don't recruit soldiers from the senior center.

As for Musk and Bezos being sellers I have four words, big dick rocket ship.

IMO, people tend to take more care of their communities and nation when they're able to hold a stake.

Case in point, go to a neighborhood of owners and a neighborhood of renters. Who's more likely to take care of their yard and building?

This is not an issue race, African Americnan black men never had problems being and thinking like men, take just look at our great leaders in the pas , the Malcolm, Dr. King, Ali and the list goes on. You can go to other countries and you see men acting like men, black white etc. But in America, we have been whitewashed into thinking growing up as an adult man is a bad thing, I attribute this to lack of positive black males in the community, then the media exasperating the situation with so much black male negative propaganda while at the same time lifting the voices of the ones who think like boys. So in the eyes of the youth, being childlike is winning, well this may be true when you are under 25 then after that the game changes, then the honey trap that has snared millions of impressionable black youth becomes apperant and too late for them to get out. Even the rich blacks like Kayne are experiencing this harsh reality, right before our eyes.

 

[gene cisco]

Growing up today in the hood, the only ones that seem to be doing OK are the women and the children, so why are we seem shocked to see so many of our young men growing up emulating ether being a woman or trying to remain a child. This is the inherent result of bashing critical thinking, self accountability, and self discipline, and other masciline traits, while promoting selfishness, individualism, matrialism and traits that are usually associated with children and women. A masucline mind would never allow himself to be refered to as lil, baby, childish or a kid, especially while refering to the white man as the "man"!

I don't know about how you define women/kids, but they usually ain't about putting someone's brains on the concrete.

We have historical record that shows men taking over and killing shit time and time again. Across continents. It's a theme. Men kill and take shit. The big catch is that men also stop other men from killing and taking shit.

The problem with the hood is it's not as much an abstraction of human society as the rest of western society. You don't come correct. You can lose your life. Period.

The hood is a weird place because the government basically backs it financially, but the social aspect of it is old school humanity. So financially, men aren't needed which is where the problem starts and ends. But socially, males still run the place and use what men historically have used to determine pecking order: Violence.

 

[2Klub]

to make the fathers more accountable once the woman decides to have the baby on her own, do you suggest hitting over the head with a club and insist she can't leave unless he says so? confused. Unless you are just spewing bullshit because it sounds nice and simpish to spread out the blame.

I’ll take your response as an honest question and will respond accordingly. No, I’m not suggesting what you wrote. I also think that far more times than not, men can do enough prevention to stop a woman from having a child on their own. Or, maybe you are suggesting generational cycles of families believing their women should get pregnant and stuck raising babies by themselves or with their mothers. Please clarify.

On BGOL, it is really easy to start talking about the state of young men bc they were raised by women and then start talking shit about what women aren’t doing for our children. Truth is that men also need to be held accountable for their children too. It’s balance. If you think talking about accountability of parenting is simpish then either you don’t have kids or if you do, you need to really re-evaluate your role as a parent. Parenting is some times easy but for the most part, this shit can be crazy. I’ve never known anything to bring as much joy, potential, frustration, and more. So yes, I do think it extremely important for me to be accountable for the babies they create.

 

[Dannyblueyes]

This is not an issue race, African Americnan black men never had problems being and thinking like men, take just look at our great leaders in the pas , the Malcolm, Dr. King, Ali and the list goes on. You can go to other countries and you see men acting like men, black white etc. But in America, we have been whitewashed into thinking growing up as an adult man is a bad thing, I attribute this to lack of positive black males in the community, then the media exasperating the situation with so much black male negative propaganda while at the same time lifting the voices of the ones who think like boys. So in the eyes of the youth, being childlike is winning, well this may be true when you are under 25 then after that the game changes, then the honey trap that has snared millions of impressionable black youth becomes apperant and too late for them to get out. Even the rich blacks like Kayne are experiencing this harsh reality, right before our eyes.

I think it begs the question then. What does it mean to be a man?

Is manhood defined by certain accomplishments? If so what are they.

Is it defined by certain qualities? If so what are they and what's the measure?

Is it defined by the power dynamics of your household?

Is it defined on the resources you bring to the family?

Is it defined by your values, mannerisms, activities, or interests?

Can that definition change based on culture, geography, or circumstance?

I'm asking to figure out what mark our generation hit that the youngsters missed.

 

[sammyjax]

I don't think it's that deep.

 

[lazarus]

I’ll take your response as an honest question and will respond accordingly. No, I’m not suggesting what you wrote. I also think that far more times than not, men can do enough prevention to stop a woman from having a child on their own. Or, maybe you are suggesting generational cycles of families believing their women should get pregnant and stuck raising babies by themselves or with their mothers. Please clarify.

On BGOL, it is really easy to start talking about the state of young men bc they were raised by women and then start talking shit about what women aren’t doing for our children. Truth is that men also need to be held accountable for their children too. It’s balance. If you think talking about accountability of parenting is simpish then either you don’t have kids or if you do, you need to really re-evaluate your role as a parent. Parenting is some times easy but for the most part, this shit can be crazy. I’ve never known anything to bring as much joy, potential, frustration, and more. So yes, I do think it extremely important for me to be accountable for the babies they create.

I will clarify. A woman decides if children are born. Men can't force women to have babies. They have the option to abort or not have the child any time they want and they can have custody of the children and leave the city or state and the courts will agree 90% of the time. How is the man supposed to change that without physical force? I'll wait for that answer.

It's not balance because women decide who has sex. It's not 50/50. You make it seem like all men leave once they find out they have a kid. LOL. Sometimes the man doesn't even know they have a child! And don't get me started on how many women lie and claim another man as being the father. Women can use the courts to get child support and men hardly are allowed equal parenting time. Your statement is disingenuous or you don't know the court system at all.

Women are more sexually active than men, have sex with the same men that aren't providers for their children, and a third of men aren't even having sex. Just numbers alone show women are more responsible. Most children are born by the same group of men. Yet, you want to turn around and blame men in general. That's madness.

 

[RoadRage]

I think it begs the question then. What does it mean to be a man?

Is manhood defined by certain accomplishments? If so what are they.

Is it defined by certain qualities? If so what are they and what's the measure?

Is it defined by the power dynamics of your household?

Is it defined on the resources you bring to the family?

Is it defined by your values, mannerisms, activities, or interests?

Can that definition change based on culture, geography, or circumstance?

I'm asking to figure out what mark our generation hit that the youngsters missed.

Lord forbid and anyone of us are called to duty where we are forced to defend our country or family, well you'd find out quickly what it takes to be a man.

 

[Dannyblueyes]

Lord forbid and anyone of us are called to duty where we are forced to defend our country or family, well you'd find out quickly what it takes to be a man.

I don't know about that.

You could do two tours in a foreign country. Save dozens of lives and end dozens more.

Then, once you get home...

You take your wife out to a rom-com and your buddies tell you to "get your balls out of her purse."

Or maybe you decide to use some of your military earnings to buy a Mazda Miata. Now you're all kinds of feminine.

Perhaps PTSD from the war led you to become a homeless addict. Your father asks "what kind of man doesn't have a home?"

You marry a woman who's a high-powered bank executive making $500,000 a year. She takes care of all the bills while you stay home, clean, cook dinner, and raise the kids.

Or maybe you're gay and want to follow the proud military tradition of becoming a drag queen.

Maybe you're straight, but a big fan of Dua Lipa.

Maybe you use the GI bill to go to school and learn floral arrangements with a dream of opening your own flower shop.

Or maybe you're a badass drill sergeant who decides to perm their hair and become a painter.

Or maybe you're built like a linebacker, work in an auto plant, drive a Mustang, listen to MOP, eat steak for breakfast, wear old spice and leather jackets, own your own home plus a rental property, get a second job to support your wife and kids, only cry during football championships...

Then one day your friends invite you out to the bar and you order a white wine spritzer.

I guarantee that with those choices and circumstances nobody is going to care that you defended your country. Instead you will be an example of how weak your generation is complete with a BGOL post full of Dr Welsing quotes.

 

[stizz3000]

That’s the current generation raised by women so go figure. Back in the days they had masculine names. They had surnames like King, Father, Man,Master, Big, etc.

 

[TeEdIzZeL]

I think it's cause 75% of them "lil" niccas ain't over 5'2.

 

[TooTrilla]

Make sense seeing how they came up with these names when they were YOUNG.

 

[34real]

It's not that serious but I'm glad they stopped naming themselves after characters in gangster movie,especially them I-talians.

Big Gang of all all gangs and gang bangers...Yeahhh Blood,how long is Blood going to live with a name like that?

Lo Mein-she's a wet as noodles.....what is she going to rap about?right

CONverse-When did you get out?nigga can't even come to the studio cause it's outside of your monitors range

 

[YoBitchChoseMe]

Best name of all time OL DIRTY BASTARD