How bringing up daddy and op-ed black men are we doing enough to stand with black women are related

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While referring to R. Kelly’s songs that celebrate impregnation of black women and girls, Mark Anthony speaks against the idea of black men thinking that impregnating women is a valid sign of masculinity. To the author, while black men use the capability to impregnate as a yardstick for manhood, their incapability of creating, producing and sustaining families is significantly low. The men are popular with egoistic arguments that changing baby diapers, boiling bottles and preparing formula is the work of mothers. Such masculine expectations have been engraved in the minds of black women after the failure of attempts to change their men’s attitude towards childrearing failed terribly. Mark contends that the most appropriate way of affirming masculinity is being an economic provider and being physically present in their families. He challenges black men to put themselves in the shoes of their women and girls and admit the day-to-day experiences such as homophobia, sexism, racism, and misogyny. That way, they can understand the essence of empowering the women rather than burdening them (116).
Op-Ed black reiterates the same idea by speaking against the carefree attitude of Black men in childrearing. To the author, black men are unwilling to become hands-on parents for their children. In particular, the Men hardly aim at satisfying the fundamental needs of their children adequately. Nevertheless, they dissociate themselves from their children’s affairs, leaving all the work of raising their children to women.

Because of this, the absence of mothers implies inadequate preparation of children for life. The lack of proper fathering is the primary element in the cyclical flow of poverty in the black communities. The attitude changes against institutions such as racism has enhanced the education of black girls and has landed them in lucrative careers. By contrast, black men, even those that come from wealthy families are likely to be poor due to their attitudes, especially blame for racism for reduced opportunities. Becoming increasingly responsible can minimize the likelihood of unemployment and make them better fathers for black women.

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Bruzzi, Stella. Bringing Up Daddy: Fatherhood and Masculinity in Postwar Hollywood. British Film Institute, 2006.