southbaycj:

Just read about the Triple Bind and how it’s destroying girls.

The Triple Bind is this, Girls must:

1. Be good at all of the traditional girl stuff.
2. Be good at most of the traditional guy stuff.
3. Conform to a narrow, unrealistic set of standards that allows for no alternative.

Meaning:

1.

• - WhiteParent : “If someone hits you , go tell the teacher"
• - BlackParent : “IF SOMEONE HITS YOU , YOU HIT THEY ASS BACK!”
• - WhiteParent : “go in ur room & think about what you've did”
• - BlackParent : “go to ur damn room &' get ready for this ass whoopin .”
• - WhiteParent : “Good morning, time for school”
• - BlackParent : “Getcha ass up, don’t miss that damn bus”
• - WhiteParent : “we’re heading to the store, u can pick 1 thing from the toy isle”
• - BlackParent : “We bouta go to the store , don’t ask for SHIT !”
• - WhiteParent : “please stop crying .”
• - BlackParent : ”What u cryin' for? shut-up before I give you somthin to cry about
• - WhiteParent : “you embarrassed your family for fighting at school!”
• - BlackParent : “Who won ?”
• - WhiteParent : “I’m sending you to therapy”
• - BlackParent: “Imma knock some sense into you”
• - WhiteParent : “Are you havin sex?”
• - BlackParent : ”you better not be fucking , cuz i ain’t raising no grand-babies . If you is you betta wrap that shit up , don't bring no kids home. ”