Parents Attempt to Force Daughter to Have Abortion

Parents Attempt to Force Daughter to Have Abortion Because Father of Baby is Black

Is this 2006 or 1956? Yikes!!!

A couple in Maine kidnap 19 year old daughter and try to take her across State lines to force her to get an abortion after learning she was pregnant by her Black boyfriend.

This is like lifting up the rug in an emaculate home and finding the dirt underneath.... it's another case of America showing it's underside (or other side).

I believe that this couple has only expressed the fear & prejudice that many (perhaps most) white families harbor deep inside.
There is still a huge stigma in these so-called "United" States when it comes to the issue of interracial relationships, especially as it relates to Black males. It is still unacceptable for most non-Black women to bring a Black guy home. It is seen as unacceptable and a disgrace to the families of these women, especially white and Asian families.

Now the guy in this case is probably a no good deadbeat. The major side issue here is why women are attracted to these kinds of males... (I don't want to call them "men" because they are really boys. They don't behave like men). But this is another issue....one that I have written about here on this blog. The problem of women who prefer to date creeps is something that annoys the hell out of me. And it is guys like this who make it hard for respectable Black men.... It's all about the image that is put out about men who look like me. The image of Black men has basically been destroyed.

In other words, this stigma problem is not only a problem for Black men who are no good deadbeats. It's a problem across the board. This guy could have been a Black Pope, and the daughter of this couple still would have been ostracized.

I have run into this problem myself (although not to the extent displayed in the above report). But I have been told several times by non-Black women that they were not interested based on my race. Some have told me that their families would not approve. And sometimes they won't come right out & tell me that race is a problem for them....but they pretty much let you know the reason why in other ways....and I always pick up on the signals/message.

The stereotypes faced by Black men can have a crippling affect.

There are so many issues that are connected to this story... I could write forever... There is class, race, modern black culture, Hip Hop culture (and its destructive images), the role of mass media, the lack of Black fathers or positive role models and the impact that this has on Black males, abortion, parenting, women and the "Bad Boy" sickness that so many of them are infected with....and the impact of Pop culture in general (the promotion of sex and having babies out of wedlock, and the pressure on young women).

This story is a symptom of a deeper problem in the society. And it's still a Taboo subject. One of the elephants in the room that everyone can see, but that no one wants to talk about.