How the f*ck is addiction and mental illness funny? Shame on us! Shame on the man who made the video. According to reports, she has a crack addiction and suffers from mental illness. It was shared thousands of times amongst our own. This black man thought it necessary to post this event on social media, I suppose in an effort to become relevant. The “brotha”(dubbed a “male friend” in one article), added further insult to injury and said to Maia, “pump my gas” in pimp-like fashion, disparaging her further while continuing to record and mock her broken state. She looked disheveled, she was missing a tooth and was in a bra and panties (shorts?) at a gas station. In the video, she is seen talking to the man recording and she tells him she wanted some “crack”. Some clown (for lack of a better word) made a video recording of her at a gas station here in Atlanta, exposing her in one of her low moments. The lack of connection is mind-boggling.Īnd although not the same circumstance, I am reminded that just a week or two ago our people did the same with the Maia Campbell situation. Do they not realize that if these numbers are true (and apparently they are), that when they post these articles and jokes on their page, they are shaming and making fun not just of you, but also some of their own friends and family members who are also suffering? These millions of sufferers didn’t get a million dollar check when it was given to them, they simply had to keep it moving and figure out how to live with it. It’s all about the “comments”, “likes” and the “check” one can potentially get from a story.ĭo the sharers of this news not realize that 1 in 6 Americans have herpes and that anyone can have it and not know because they are asymptomatic? Do they not know that statistics show almost forty percent of African Americans have this disease and that almost fifty percent of black women have it? Someone else gave it to these people too. I apologize that basic humanity is no longer present in this social media, disconnected world that we live in. I am sorry that we have become disconnected to the point where we don’t stop to think before we pass along hurtful memes, videos or news clips that expose our people suffering. I apologize that our community finds humor in disease and in stories that hurt others. Too many black folk in particular find this situation joke worthy. And I am sorry for the millions of people who have herpes and other STD’s that they have to live with, and who fear what you are going through. I am sorry that now they want your money and that you will likely pay the hefty price for that secret. I am sorry you couldn’t find the courage to tell them. I am sorry for the woman (or alleged women) who you exposed to it (knowing or not). I am sorry that someone gave herpes to you. I apologize for the judgement, harsh words, the jokes and insensitivity. I am ashamed that people turned this life altering situation, involving real people and a real disease into something entertaining. I read one of the first stories to get the gist of it and then I saw the memes that were meant to be jokes, pour in on my social media feed. I read one or two of the comments with tears in my eyes. plastered all over the news, on social media, blog posts and gossip outlets, is unfathomable. My heart breaks watching it unfold. To have a deeply personal incident, with your medical privacy violated and a previously settled lawsuit. The past two weeks have had to be hell for you and your family. Usher, I am sure this is likely one of the hardest things you’ve ever had to endure. V.Newman on Dear Future Husbands: We Are W… Keyvan Jenkins on I Worked Four Years in a Leade… MsFrostToYou on I Worked Four Years in a Leade… MsFrostToYou on Dear Future Husbands: We Are W…
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