The enslavement of African American people was not only put into action but was seen as the will and intent of God for African American people, through biblical text in Christian theology. The enslavement of African Americans was seen as justifiable through conscious and unconscious misinterpretations of the scripture. Scriptures read, “Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.” (Ephesians 6:5-9) However, African Americans then, rebelled. And it was not the church that put an end to the enslavement, but it was the STATE, that led to the emancipation proclamation. As African American’s when we reflect upon our history, we must realize that we cannot remain dependent of Christian theology and misinterpreted scriptures to lead us to our freedom.
And as most of us know, there is nothing new Under the Sun, as we, Same-sex loving, African Americans, find ourselves in a similar situation. Within our own communities ( and outside of them) we are witnessing the Black clergy use the misinterpretation of scripture to justify the unequal treatment of African American, same-sex loving persons. We cannot allow history to repeat itself. As history has shown us, we can allow the scripture to Free us or Oppress us.
Posts tagged black lesbian.
Waiting on my girlfriend to get ready. (Taken with instagram)
A young Black man announced to me yesterday, “Any MAN who sucks another MAN’S dick, is a FAGOT!” What I inferred from his tone, is that a FAGGOT is someone who is less than a man. But what does this say about a WOMAN who chooses to “suck a man’s dick.” Is it okay for her, because women are already seen as less than? This type of rhetoric implies that anyone who is receptive sexually or who is penetrated (including orally) is less than, and because women are biologically inclined to be receptive, is inherently less than. A male has a choice, to be a penetrating partner or a receptive partner, however by making the decision to be receptive, whether it’s anally or orally, he has relegated him self to the position of a woman, which in this society has always been a position that is less than a man.
Dean Steed, (Creator of DaughterofZami)
Dean Steed, (Creator of DaughterofZami)
— Audre Lorde, Zami
- Dean Steed, (Creator of daughterofzami.tumblr.com)
- Dean Steed, (Creator of daughterofzami.tumblr.com)
Lesbian is the word, the label, the condition that holds women in line. When a woman hears this word tossed her way, she knows she is stepping out of line. She knows that she has crossed the terrible boundary of her sex role. She recoils, she protests, she reshapes her actions to gain approval….
“Wet” (Taken with instagram)
At My Girlfriend’s Job (Daiquiri Factory) (Taken with instagram)
