Ebony Stewart - White Men Say Weird Things To Me

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[@dre5540]

“No one turns over the Earth when a black girl goes missing,” this poem just broke my heart in so many different ways

[@acharich]

Sigh, yet McCann.. 👀

[@donttreadonme5302]

That’s simply not true

[@jemimahkendall6579]

They don't for white people either unless the parents have the money to do it, instead of feeling sorry for yourselves over a past you didn't have to live, step off the mental plantation, you've been free for 150 years

[@jemimahkendall6579]

@@acharich yeah very rich parents who funded the search do some research

[@The.xBULLDOGx-vw2zy]

You watch the News lately? You got to Google any crimes getting done to white people nowadays..

[@mahnamahna3252]

"Do creepy shit they think I should be flattered by" Damn that's real.

[@withaishatahir]

''So I try and disappear, because how else are black girls suppose to use their magic''

[@RickNelsonMn]

I hear. . .....decades ago -_- age 16 those 2 men took, and I only say this, so you know, I know. I only say it to ally with all those who know. And I still have my white privilege, a guilt, because I was also told to not be. So, I just want to say I know, because I will speak where my voice can add to, but never talk over. I'm here, being, now. Being an ally, because the torments are known, and they haven't killed me yet. So, I know, and I hear. I'll delete this in a heartbeat if I've overstepped. It's the "disappear" that gets into my soul, and I've hoped for the real black girl magic. You matter, and I'm very much OK with fighting for that.

[@gerardchappell8867]

You must let that magic shine

[@newhorizonsforfifty2833]

Having heard Janelle Monae use that in a song, that line stopped me COLD.

[@ummmOk]

That was the coldest thing I ever heard.

[@acharich]

😭

[@mphonthungeni4571]

"No one turns over the Earth when a black girl goes missing," the truth in this is sad .

[@lemmh2]

Nor when a white girl goes missing who isn't a pretty blonde. Ask the 50 million poor whites who live in the Appalachia and prairies, etc. People acting like because *rich* white people get benefits, that's a "white" thing. Strip them of wealth, put them in the hollers, and see what happens.

[@l.m.6090]

@@lemmh2 This is true, but YOU need to do something to change that. This video is devoted to black girls and women, not ALL girls and women.

[@ashleyfield63]

Yet the whole country riots when a black person gets killed by a white cop.

[@mphonthungeni4571]

@@ashleyfield63 it is very necessary and warm to see. The government is folding its hands and watching, so people need to shout a little louder to be heard 😐... very necessary

[@bigbrains7414]

Ashley Field yes because this can happen to anyone black. Next could be their sister or brother. Maybe their moms, dads, uncle, or aunt. So yeah and also because this has been happen for a long time and it needs to stop. This started because black people were tired of being treated badly

[@ebonystewart7594]

Thank you Button Poetry for being in community with me and solidarity with us.

[@samvancook]

Thank you Ebony.

[@saturnsringfinger]

Thank you Ebony, for sharing this beautiful piece with us.

[@Jay-wz8zw]

Ebony, been a fan for so long. Thank you for your voice 🙏🏻

[@RickNelsonMn]

I hear you.

[@saiine]

Love your work Ebony - Come to San Diego when all this stuff is over will ya!

[@chynalux5239]

“Because how else are black girls supposed to use their magic” was the line that stood out yet saddened me the most

[@msrainbowmoonfire1802]

So true.

[@donttreadonme5302]

The magic of looking attractive to all sorts of men?

[@taylorw4565]

Don’t Tread On Me, an underage girl should not be found attractive to any grown man of any ethnicity

[@docgima]

Don’t Tread On Me I’m glad you’re trying to understand; but listening without judgement would be a good start for you. Better yourself dude. Take it easy.

[@l.m.6090]

@@docgima Don't you know a racist troll when you see one?

[@ebonystewart7594]

Please PROTECT Black women & girls

[@bigbrains7414]

cm. CG yes

[@vargkvinnan]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@saylorcassady1163]

@cm. CG you're going out of your way to be a bigot, huh?

[@palestinemartinez9430]

@cm. CG sad sack.

[@truthseekeralways7050]

@Tee Gee Black Family as Whole 💞👍🏼 GOD Bless You 😇🙏🏼

[@leathiarao1049]

Ebony you were brilliant in presenting the verbal trama that black women and girls have endured for years. It is an emotional and psychological trama that is just as damaging as the physical rape that was forced upon our ancestors. Eloquently and beautifully spoken by a Queen.

[@bertramdavis7120]

Sad, but I see this everytime I see a white man with a Black woman and I also see loss when I see a Black man with a white woman. May God give me strength everytime I walk out my door, because I'm afraid for all my brothers and sisters.

[@jaquevius]

Bertram Davis could you please explain a little further. I am a middle aged white male who has several friends and family members in loving interracial marriages. I personally see it as loving someone for who they are, not what their skin tone is. I’ve never thought of it as being an oppressive or negative thing but I’m open to others opinions. Kind of sounds like a reverse racism to me, unless I’m not understanding you correctly.

[@wavingcat5]

I might be wrong as I am not Black (I’m mixed race Indian). But it seems to me that although interracial relationships aren’t bad, what it is is that white women are preferred by EVERYONE, that prejudice embeds itself deep. So when there is a Black man who is with a White woman, there is a sense of how hard it is for Black women to be met by the man who could truly understand what they have been through.

[@Gwenesis]

@@jaquevius no such animal as reverse racism...

[@petercrisp8314]

@@bertramdavis7120 have you ever stopped to ask yourself that these black woman and man are tired of the same old narrative it becomes exhausting after a while if you have to constantly pick the other one up for being oppressed the excuses the blame sometimes people just want to move forward without being dragged down just because someone is the same color dosnt automatically mean they understand have seen it so many times kind of like saying that a black American would naturally understand a black african because it rarely the case the same way you look when you see a black woman or man whith a white man or woman is the same way we look at it when we see a black couple is she or he with him or her because there both black because the black community feels this way or do they truly love each other honestly the world is past that bullshit some of the best marriages have come from stepping outside your race to someone that dosnt think because your a certain color you must act and feel as they do no disrespect but humans from the beginning have always stepped outside of there race and that something that will never change

[@yikes_lazzy]

A small snippet of what black girls and women have to go through.

[@donttreadonme5302]

dal, you mean when a man finds you attractive and doesn’t judge you by the color of your skin?

[@mariavictor4324]

Bree Nouveaux my sisters ..one killed..others beaten..me assaulted two separate times by school mates I thought were friends...verbal abuse,mental abuse. All black men. There is no excuse for allowing black men to misuse us as well. I learned there is no respite for a black woman. She must be strong in her own mind or EVERYONE spits on her. I wish you the best from the heart sis.❤️🙏🏽

[@lemmh2]

Wait til the alien abductees get their own slam poetry videos. Talk about cray-cray!

[@bronzebeautybybronx]

@Dick Gosinya wow your name says enough about you.....

[@shistersclub2575]

Don’t Tread On Me huh? did you not hear the entire fucking poem?

[@mossdontlikemylastname1405]

We fight when a black man dies but when a black girl cant use her magic no more, cause they can’t even sleep. Why? Why are we fighting for only the men? Where do the black girls go? What happens to that black girl magic I love?

[@k.a.freeman3694]

oh i thought that her poem was about the evils of white men but ok...

[@mimir3070]

I am a woman first. I see many women focus on being his rib and not putting herself in the center of her universe. Many black women don't see themselves as valuable without a black man to protect. That is how I see it.

[@jamiegatson3378]

George Floyd and that fake shit? Nobody cares

[@bigbrains7414]

Jamie Gatson If nobody care then why is multiple protest going around the world. Everyone cares except racist white people. We even have non racist white people who cared. Thank

[@mikaeels.6477]

That's not true. We fight for black women also

[@ladydiaspora807]

What about "your pretty for a black girl" I'm sure you all have heard that

[@lemmh2]

Honest question: I've heard all my life that white people want to touch your hair, white people say "Pretty for a black girl," white people make these "creepy" comments, but why is the only evidence of these things people telling us and not showing us? No offense, but if it's a fight, every black person with an iPhone records that shit for World Star. LOL But never for these comments or unwanted touches? Can you see why some people hesitate in believing it?

[@blunow5855]

ApplachiaMarv it’s called IGNORANCE

[@TexasDymond01]

I've heard that from my own family.

[@issasecretsecret7814]

white men dont say that to black women its always black men who be saying that shit

[@diannwhitaker6]

Giselle Mindyours 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@deaundramoon5042]

And everyone expects BW to be meek mild and humble. How? In a condition like this... we have to be louder... it scares most of the monsters away.

[@bigbrains7414]

j4s2v1 actually many people because this is a stereotype

[@deaundramoon5042]

Yeah so two words here are very important. EXPECT and Experience. I have met ppl that have expected that. Mild is the opposite of what HOT BOLD etc. How most ppl view black women. I never heard anyone describe a BW as mild. But Strong. Yes. Loud. Yes . Bold. Yes. But all in the same breath ask why you loud weaponizing your natural expression into something to be afraid of. Yes all of it BS. But bc I have met ppl who expect this. So I’m writing about my experience. Appreciate y’all comments to each it’s own. Whatever!

[@jasonboudreaux5003]

@@deaundramoon5042 I can't wait till she comes out with the video of how black men treat her

[@aedenthegreatyt]

Her shirt describes her perfectly

[@keithhutchins8803]

Don’t make me laugh. She’s not a queen just a stupid girl

[@navinci9761]

She's stupid? Sir you're talking about yourself

[@calicocat7342]

@@keithhutchins8803 child, bye

[@plovie9376]

@@keithhutchins8803 Well noone asked you troll

[@mojojojo97414]

*welfere queen

[@catherinejohnson5727]

This poem has brought back some horrible memories. Makes me want to cry and fight at the same time! The poem is beautiful and haunting.

[@RickNelsonMn]

cptsd can need a lot of support when needed and I hope for those who need it, will find it.

[@msrainbowmoonfire1802]

Cathartic.

[@donttreadonme5302]

Horrible memories? Of men who find you attractive and aren’t racist?

[@bebéface678]

Bree Nouveaux what?

[@janaeadger5033]

Don’t Tread On Me that’s not what this whole poem was about...

[@wtf.iswrongwithella]

No one turns over the earth when a black girl goes missing :(

[@msrainbowmoonfire1802]

😢

[@beth-elrawlings1679]

So sad so sad but so true when we go missing no one cares wow

[@onewildandcrazyguy9213]

@@beth-elrawlings1679 that is true. Although when black people get killed people care a lot more when they're killed by police in on white people are killed by police so I guess it evens out

[@israelbrenton7762]

Justice for George Floyd and the countless others whose murders were not witnessed. I’m ashamed to live in a country that is this openly racist. But I’m even more ashamed that we are still turning a blind eye- that we refuse to even acknowledge it, much less fix it

[@samvancook]

Well put. Important even now to remember the others affected and the wider narrative. Thank you.

[@graceelathrop6371]

Tbh moving would be a better idea, bc this country is not going to be fixed. Not as long as Trump is in office

[@samvancook]

@@graceelathrop6371 When I was graduating High School I felt the same way, moving seemed like the only option with George W Bush, the culture of racism in the US and the growing war in the Middle East. Today might be worse, it might the time to get out or it might be a day for a new generation of patriots who don't let rich people stop them from making change! I'm hoping for the latter!

[@samvancook]

@Jason Crosby Huh. Think I saw you posting somewhere else on here too Jason. Happy you are watching so much poetry right now, hope it is helping you find solace. If you're looking for information on racism I'd be happy to lend a hand. DM me. Definitely hear how complicated the race of the police can make this all feel. My best to you man. Good luck working through it.

[@1motomanic]

The problem is people like you drinking the Koolade, if this country is so racist we would of never had a Obama as president. If only black people voted for him, he would of never been president for two terms.

[@RaetheSaint]

Wow, Ebony Stewart blows me away every time

[@ambersummer2685]

Idk how this poem is racist. If you're not like any of these men she mentioned then there's nothing for you to worry about. This poem is just her venting about her experience that she had to deal with. I sympathize for anyone who gets fetishized. This is her experience and it unfortunately has to do with her race.

[@lemmh2]

I'm a white guy who never did any of this shit, and don't know what she's talking about. I don't think it's racist at all. Honestly. I just think it's fictional.

[@kuruman1]

Are we to imagine she’s never been approached by a black man in a creepy way? Please! She has, of course, which means the choice to only paint white men as predatory is...yep! Racist!

[@eirenua9197]

And not to divert from what she is talking about but white women are routinely victims of sexual harassment from Black men it's much more common and happens much more often than the other way around. It also stems from a Racial Fetish but if it was to be talked about in the same way as this focusing completely on the race of the perpetrator as if it's inherent in black men to do so it would suddenly become offensive to a lot of people.

[@benjaminunanaowo2929]

Éire Nua Tell that time the white woman that admitted she lied about Emmitt Till or recently the white women that lied about a Black man kidnapping her child, the special needs child she murdered. Nice Try, tho!

[@kuruman1]

B Uncharted your comment does nothing to refute the one you replied to.

[@missshannonsunshine]

That’s so disgusting. I’m so sorry that they treated you like that!

[@renataburnette2241]

Heavy...jus HEAVY.

[@m00n.sh1t]

davey Crockett What do you mean?

[@merriemelodies7830]

@Pelom Pelon No, just you.

[@CandyisAwesome86]

Damn, I thought white dudes said creepy $hit to me. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@flowerpowers1855]

“Collecting screams in jars” ...wow, what a statement

[@shabba213]

ever watch monsters inc?

[@songbird2g2]

“That I should smile while walking, running or hiding ...” Damn. This is power, this is truth. This poet is slinging some deep #blackgirlmagic 🖤

[@marymiller6188]

This poem captures the fear, disgust, rage, and yes generational trauma I feel every time a creepy or overly eager white man says anything to me. Its been happening since I was 10 years old. People often wonder why many black women hesitate or have no desire to date outside of our race...this is why.

[@user-ct6hr5nu1q]

Black girls are denied their childhood by being sexualized before puberty and it’s absolutely disgusting.

[@fiercelunarhavoc4627]

That is understandable, but are there not many creepy or overly eager black men saying the same things to white women?

[@user-dy7xh1ht1l]

That shattered my heart 💔. Being white I just want to apologize for all these things that people who look like me did to you, to every black person. I promise right here I will raise my children to be better people than the ones before them. That's the true way and the only way to end the circle of violence

[@greenwithenvee2337]

No need for you to apologize unless you’re part of the problem. I feel awful for these events but I do not feel guilty because I had no part in them.

[@samvancook]

I appreciate your comment. Everyone is a part of systemic racism and so I believe everyone has to be a part of the solution.

[@greenwithenvee2337]

Sam Van Cook everyone? That’s kinda bizarre to think considering I have nothing to do with it. I work my 9-5 job same as the people I work beside that aren’t white. I served with all different races and am proud to call them my brothers and sisters. You comment is so asinine not to be rude.

[@turmalokadosguaxininsretar9926]

@@greenwithenvee2337 Denying is being a part of the problem, so yes, you do have something to do with it

[@ebonystewart7594]

@BeetleBUMxX I see you commenting more and more on different posts, so I wanted to give you the attention you deserve. I'm sorry for your experiences, you dont/didnt deserve that from anyone. I cant speak against YOUR experiences, and it'd be fair if you didnt speak against mine. Black Brown or Asian men have never done the things that these white men in these instances have done. I guess for the sake of your argument i should say, not all white men, but these white men and more than weren't mentioned say or do weird things to me that has been creepy AF. Which is a descriptive word for those moments, not attached to race, but the experience. It's wild that you would find an issue in who is addressed rather than what they did to me. But this seems much more about you than me. And you're welcome to write your own poem... I'll definitely support and hear your experience instead of trying to make you feel bad about your experience & what happened to you. ✌🏾😘

[@kathybramley5609]

Is she OK? I hope she's OK. It worries me the way spoken word sometimes depends too much or recieving trauma. This is powerful. It is meaningful work. But we shouldn't need to see it. And I'm not sure if those men are directly displeased. I hope there soon comes a day when owning your trauma for applause, a video in words with the oratory alongside it, isn't the only way to be heard. I'm not sure if it feels like being heard or like reliving trauma!? But I'm hopeful right now.

[@msrainbowmoonfire1802]

I am comforted of the thought that at least she's able to write it and express it. I guess that helps.

[@kelseyissastar]

Therapy is expensive...health insurance evaded us for far too long

[@rudeemeanee1905]

Cringed

[@dugongsdoitbetter]

@KelseyStoudmire Ooooohh, a million snaps.

[@dottie2965]

I hope over time you reread your comment and denounce it wholeheartedly..... If you care about her trauma, trying to control where she expresses it and how isn’t the best way. Caring about her trauma, mental health, and well being does not look like criticism and judgement. It looks like support and empathy. She is allowed to make art that invokes emotion for herself and for all of us. As a poet, that’s her job. To move us through compelling words and perhaps make us think deeply. She did that three times over. So much so,that it brought an uncomfortable feeling up inside of you about sharing deep feelings with others that maybe you should talk to a “someone” about. Just saying, at this point I’m concerned about YOUR trauma. Hope you can get what you need.

[@omarabrody5469]

Really powerful and God, I wish I couldn't relate.

[@ladybluelotus]

I feel you on that one. I can't definitely relate.

[@beth-elrawlings1679]

Re listen to it and close your eyes imagine that you are her and then perhaps you can relate.

[@mygirlnamedflo]

Same. I was telling a friend the other day that being a black woman in this society is strange. People feel comfortable saying and doing racist, sexist, and cruel things to you. And sometimes it’s about other races, like you are gonna join in on the hate. They call us angry but I call us STRONG.

[@bigbrains7414]

STAN KIM YO-JONG she mix

[@omarabrody5469]

@@_blank-_ ??

[@sandrascott2030]

Heavenly father please protect our women from harm. In Jesus name amen.

[@raichutoyou]

Thoughts and prayers.

[@moltenkitty7157]

@@raichutoyou Empty without action.

[@realgena1]

“No one turns over the Earth when a black girl goes missing.” 😭😭😭💔

[@peoplearegross2064]

Trueeee

[@merryberry1113]

This woman is amazing. I can hear the power through her poem. Someday I want to go to Button Poetry and recite some of my poems. No more of us should have to disappear. 😭😢We should just breathe. RIP George Floyd 💜💜

[@OroraBorealisArts]

I don't have words to express how sorry I am. But I hear you, and I see you, and I promise I'll stand with you, no matter what it costs me. Thank you for sharing your words.

[@ButtonPoetry]

Well said

[@charliekowittmusic]

Standing in solidarity with my black brothers and sisters. Those of us with privilege need to have our noses buried in the literature of James Baldwin, Cornel West, Martin & Malcolm. We need to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with those marginalized peoples out in the streets, fighting to be recognized as full citizens. We need to keep our eyes OPEN and bear witness to injustice, and ALWAYS keep track of the least of these. And we need to keep our ears open, so they can tell us things we cannot possibly know ourselves, as white men in a white supremacist empire.

[@Jaekae-oj2pd]

Try some Angela, Audre, and Toni as well

[@kiandraplummer2095]

@@Jaekae-oj2pd and bell hooks ;)

[@visualsbyjae9727]

Jaekae2080 was just coming to say this..in revolution we can’t forget the women revolutionaries-patriarchy is a part of white supremacy that must also go

[@williamchristensen7354]

@@kiandraplummer2095 Speaking of whom, there's a great series of videos of bell hooks speaking at the New School on KZbin. She's wonderful.

[@WateryFire]

GJU GJU DARLING Ugh, Aboriginal people have been treated worst of all. And are the smartest of all.

[@Queencrazy1997]

I can't imagine everything you've survived but here for you. You are a strong woman and survivor of the dark side of society. I'm so sorry for your pain.

[@unfazedjae2645]

I’ll just say resilient women! It has a nicer ring than strong

[@ebonystewart607]

Hi my name is ebony Stewart too!!🧚🏿‍♀️🧚🏿‍♀️🧚🏿‍♀️

[@ebonystewart7594]

YOOOOOOOO!!!!!! 💕💕💕💕

[@Itsunclegabby]

I'm so tired.

[@Kclark495]

I felt that in my soul. I am too, doll.

[@laurenjackson2810]

It’s crazy because I’ve never had experiences like this with white men. Ironically, Black men have said/done the most degrading & traumatic things to me. White people say uncomfortable things, but nothing close to what I’ve experienced with the way Black men disrespect Black, especially dark skinned, women..

[@doreengordon1475]

I know , I know, ...but this is not about you sister. You make your own video... and she is discussing white men towards her. So stay on point here.

[@jeninarvaezmelo656]

Men in general aint shit.

[@sharamusica]

Doreen Gordon I know.. I know.. but she is expressing her grievances just like this woman so stay on point here.

[@a.mp.m7340]

@@doreengordon1475 Did you just tell her, her experience of uncomfortability, trauma and degrading feelings doesn't matter here. Only this woman's, wow, so you dislike white people so much you'll disregard the truth that lies in the black community done to black women just to get at white men. Check yourself foreal.

[@kimberlygabaldon3260]

I've had experience like this with all colors of men, but I'm white. We all have to be careful, because there are some real monsters out there.

[@Koffent]

I'd like to say I'm sorry that you've gone through this and that you have to live with this on your mind. You are a beautiful strong woman and should be treated with respect. Thank you for sharing. Stay strong and stay safe.

[@akiiesugereadt]

I love her voice and style...

[@tinalouise5475]

We just don't talk about it. It happens too often, we just don't talk about it.

[@jacintawilson5897]

This was one of the realest and saddest poems I have ever heard about being a black girl/woman. I feel your pain sweetie, I'm a black woman and I've been told some really weird crap by white men too:-(!

[@joycedauzart4764]

Powerful ! As a black woman who has been approached by white men in this creepy disgusting way, brings back so many disheartening memories. The thing I hate the most, is that they believe that we should be flattered by their overtures.

[@chelseafricke2068]

And as a white woman black man have said creepy and disgusting things to me. You do know your ancestors are the ones who rounded everyone up and sold them to wealthy men of all color all over the world. You do know that African Lord's enslaved there own people and fought to keep slavery while the white man fought to end it. You just get your kicks off pretending to be a victim.

[@plovie9376]

@@chelseafricke2068 just the right wording huh Chels?

[@vanessacs538]

@@chelseafricke2068 Another one who believe in the tooth fairy, remember who writes history and it sure wasn't the slaves who told the story but the master, now go back and try again.

[@45yomamma]

Vanessa Cs you know it’s African leaders that sold their own people into slavery right

[@annramsey7907]

I am crying. I am a blue eyed Euro-American and no-one in this community will take me seriously. I am crying because my granddaughters were born into this life threatening world. They are both dark skinned & beautiful & they will grow up to be extraordinarily beautiful as this woman. Bella is 5 & she is Afro-American Khloe is 4 & she is Native American. I am so scared for them to have to grow up in fear for their lives when they simply get in their car to drive to work & stop at a convenience store to get a cup of coffee. Black lives matter to me!

[@RandyDukeakaDukers]

This broke my heart. But it maybe it needed to be broken in such a manner. Nothing but empathy and respect.

[@rd4454]

The black woman is envy for so many obvious reasons. But too many are jealous for many obvious reasons.

[@danied605]

"That's some weird shit to say huh, creepy"... And it was

[@hydraelectricblue]

Girl thank you ! I grew up raised by white people and I am biracial . White teenagers, boys and elderly men started touching me starting from age five and up .

[@153news9]

Liar

[@innocent3458]

Not all soldiers carry guns

[@500yearsofkarma6]

As a black man I love this poetry but my heart aches💔 for you for what you've been through because of it.. there should be more black women like you and more black men. (I never wanted to stimulate my genetic trauma or wanted that type of success to validate my accomplishments. I don't think my ancestors would consider their rape as race play and call it sexy.) True black woman 💪🏿✊🏿❤

[@earljohnson2113]

But it's ok for you guys to f*ck up the white people race,huh ?

[@kamillaparker6953]

Straight rolled my eyes when she said "in Boston" bc it's wild out here in Boston. Don't bother coming. But that broke my heart about the bus driver. Let me tell you, as another black woman I've possess some of those same sad stories.

[@dugongsdoitbetter]

Rated the most racist city in the United States, which surprised the hell out of me because I lived in the South for 6 years. So I'll take your advice and stay put.

[@kamillaparker6953]

@@dugongsdoitbetter I lived in Georgia for a bit and truly when i moved here i was surprised it could be topped 🙃

[@dugongsdoitbetter]

@@kamillaparker6953 I was your neighbor in South Carolina

[@jmc5910]

you only had these interactions with white men ?

[@FrenchSpleen09]

At loss for words. Beautiful, powerful.

[@ButtonPoetry]

Couldn't agree more ❤

[@missshannonsunshine]

I’ve never dated a white guy into race play. I make sure that they don’t have a weird hang up about me being black.

[@stormyuwu1287]

Saaaaame, im out of there the soonest they says something about me being a "ebony queen" or talking about how they love that im black.- not a BAD thing. But its fetishy coming from them

[@mschigyrl5625]

Yeah its super cringey and a lot wont mention it upfront. I dont even bother with them

[@stormyuwu1287]

@@mschigyrl5625 LMAO TRUE, if they just were honest we'd be saved a lotta heartbreak. But nah, dudes wanna be dumb asf

[@missshannonsunshine]

Stormy uwu exactlyy. 🤢 it’s not cute

[@mylightshinesbright8665]

So you WHENCHING OR NA?.....

[@froggyfun1830]

With my white privilege I tend to forget the shear amount pain that racism and oversexualization brings to black woman. I will never experience these things like you do and it’s a horrible to think it happens at all. Thank you for giving a dark but needed reminder of these issues. Know that you are amazingly strong. Know that I stand with you as an ally. ❤️

[@froggyfun1830]

@@acejackson7928 the only lies here are the ones you keep telling yourself sweetheart 🥰

[@sarahcollins8903]

This is a different kind of deep..... Much love to you Queen♥️😘

[@lesedintuli1464]

Grateful for this channel giving people a chance for their voices to be heard

[@user-ik1bk3go1e]

White Men Say Weird Things To Me is a powerful and beautifully written poem. Ebony Stewart has captured the terror and resulting generational trauma experienced by Black women and girls daily. The trauma and historical generational terror experienced by enslaved African men, women and children. A terror that has never ceased. A terror enforced and born of White male privilege and entitlement. An ingrained belief in the ownership of Black bodies. Her's is not an isolated incident. Rapes of Black men, women and children are embedded in the very fabric of American history. The fathering of children and selling them into slavery for their true god MONEY. A land founded on predatory sexual abuse and deadbeat dads

[@kimberlygabaldon3260]

Oh my god, it sounds like she's run into some real monsters.

[@RabidCatGirl]

i cannot say thank you enough for sharing this. this is a side of trauma that is never discussed. Stunning. Literally

[@tanesiajohnson1821]

Be smart enough to keep my freedom... Makes you think huh speaks volume

[@trashmuffin907]

What a beautiful poem made by an amazing woman. I hear you. We all hear you. ❤️✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿❤️

[@DDCCO61]

I have a friend I know writes poetry. One day he asked me was I a true friend. I said yes. To my death. He then told me where his writings were and asked me to promise to take them and burn them and never read them if he died. I understood he was being sincere and very serious so I agreed holding my hand to my heart but I asked him why. He told me that like all poets before him he had exaggerated the truth and made it sound like a lie and went on to say his writings will bring nothing to hearts and minds needing a newness.

[@whatchasay7734]

At 1:54 I was scared af

[@rosieposie2331]

Creepy as f*ck, but don’t worry we got you 🙏🏼 I’ve unfortunately experienced this and make them pay for their f*cked up fetishes by schooling them on how to treat a woman with respect ✊🏽 Don’t let their ignorance define you or be a reason to dim your light. Shine bright ❤️🙏🏼 x

[@chickennugget6233]

Speaking your truth opens doorway for us that couldn't 🧡

[@sam-forshort]

Ebony you absolutely kill me every time with your cut throat, butter soft words. I'm a white woman who has, despite culture differences, felt your lyricism to the bone. You validate my vulnerability and advocate for better empathy within me. Thank you.

[@markferguson4395]

This tied me in knots....so powerful, wonderful poetry. I am a white man and appreciate your voice, do know not all are bad, keep writing and voicing the world needs it.

[@soshie]

White guy here. Married 24 years to black woman. Quite the broad brush you paint with.

[@sparrowwilson4514]

That makes me sick to my stomach that a grown man (bus driver) would act like that to a kid. It’s fucking disgusting and shameful. You can hear her pain. It’s so sad.

[@yuuri9064]

This poem was so well written and powerful. I'm sorry for all the pain you and so many others have experienced. Thank you for sharing

[@simsonoj4098]

Took a snap and said I own u now😨damn I feel 4 this piece

[@fangirlandproud6442]

“That it’s only a matter of time until no one finds me too” ahh my heart

[@davidgearardo1788]

People in here arguing over silly things, SHE experienced this, this is HER journey, the fact that people feel they have to say all white men arent like this, is irrelevant. No white man can apologize for her bus driver, because he was born white, stop trying. Listen! Acknowledge that she felt that. Stop trying to exonerate or indict. There are good and bad in every culture, race, and country, for every example you give, someone can give one back. Doesn't mean she didn't experience what she experienced. And it doesn't mean anyone can apologize for it. Except the guilty party.

[@ebonystewart7594]

Thank you.

[@BabyGrl725]

This poem is absolutely haunting ❤❤

[@michelleaj3853]

Hold up, what is race play?!!! Who even does that? It sounds disgusting

[@ladybluelotus]

Yes, it's very strange, but an actual real thing. Smh.

[@Indiegirl007]

Its actually a very popular fetish. I have encountered several white men who were into it, in some form.

[@fmfdocbotl4358]

@@Indiegirl007 wtf is wrong with those people. I'm sorry this shit happened to you

[@socialdistancewarrior9099]

cigar FMFDoc - it’s not just a white men wanting it from black women. It goes both ways and for all race/gender combinations.

[@socialdistancewarrior9099]

Indiegirl007 - it seems like a lot of people took offence when Doja Cat wanted some.

[@GaiaCarney]

✨White men say weird things to me, too, Ebony. You see me, I see you✨💙I love you for writing this💙Thank you✨

[@MsZephyra]

Disturbing, but we all need to hear this. As a mixed woman who has dated white guys, I'm always second-guessing whether they would take me more seriously or treat me better if I were white. Most of them have been European, to escape my own country's (US) screwed up racial dynamics. But either way, there were too many disappointments that I know I did not deserve. It was hard enough dealing with all that. I can't even imagine what my darker-skinned sisters go through. It makes me sick. Where are the good ones, supposedly woke and protesting these days? Please educate your fellow white men that they need to treat ALL women with respect.

[@Godisgreat-777]

In my personal experience it’s not only white men but all men of every color that have done to me as you are describing. I have a fear of men in general... it doesn’t matter the color of their skin. A lot of men have abused their God given roles. Men of ALL colors are to protect ALL women of ALL colors. I know it’s much worse for women of color. I am so sorry for that. God please bless, heal and protect every human on planet Earth!🙏🏼❤️

[@raveng3468]

This hits different after George Floyd...

[@toynazi]

Why? Because he was charged with child abuse of his own little black daughter? He wasn't very kind to his little black princess either. Look it up. Pure fact.

[@robertsmithfan877]

@@toynazi it doesnt matter what floyd did, he as still unlawfully executed in the streets

[@hloniphile1396]

Mmmm be strong girl it happened to me as a black woman from Africa my DAD said weird things to me☹😰😢

[@ebonystewart7594]

That's awful. I'm sorry that happened to you.

[@mysilhouette5278]

So sorry...its sad that in Africa it is rarely even acknowledged

[@Leftrightnow1530]

Unfortunately many young girls of all colors get this from men of all colors. Your vulnerability, innocense collide with young womanhood and their warped fantasies. I know. I remember well.

[@ebonystewart7594]

Thank you

[@sandracarroll6233]

My experience also from black and white men, I am white. I'm sure there are many more people who could tell there stories.

[@rosalina4602]

Yea Women cant be racist

[@applejuice8344]

Stop lying bm don't harrassed and bullied ww for not liking them lol we cut from a different clout now wm just do your research

[@r9i8c7k]

I am a victim...I am a victim...white....white....white.

[@rannayrobinson6192]

This is painful but healing at the same time. Thank you

[@alwaysblack6480]

@Ebony Stewart I am a black man and quite proud to say some sensible things to you. You're beautiful, intelligent and immensely talented. Thank you for learning who whyte men really are through your experiences with them. I'm grateful that you made it through safely. I appreciate your commitment to BLM, our culture as well as knowledge of our ancestors, their diligence and principles. You're the quintessence of a Black Queen who I hope continues to be a positive example for our other black women. Much love to you and keep up the great work!

[@45yomamma]

So your generalizing an entire race through a handle full of bad experiences with a small percentage of that race

[@45yomamma]

That’s the dictionary definition of racism

[@tomfoolery342]

OH DAMN!! "No one turns over the Earth when a black girl goes missing,” That line punched me in the gut with the force of all the black suffering since we landed in this country! p.s. Don't be fooled by my FB name....I'm BLACK and AMERICAN!!!

[@creativedrive1301]

Heartbreaking and immensely powerful. Beautiful work borne of rage, we need it now more than ever. #blacklivesmatter

[@cassie1969]

She is brilliant! Bravo

[@TakiMomoify]

Reminds me of this white guy who lusted after me for years, and wound up being a literal neo-nazi. Finding that one out was traumatic as fuck. He always wanted to get me alone, but I wouldn’t do it. I don’t wanna know what would’ve happened to me if I did.

[@153news9]

Multiple orgasms would have happened

[@rheeexanxi]

My heart is breaking I’m so sorry this happened to you

[@olivia251]

Wow she is so stunningly gorgeous

[@melbarn9204]

👏👏👏👏well done my sis. I hear you loudly, concisely & clearly. I have walked in their darkness. And stay far when I see them in the arise.

[@cinnamoncat2731]

This is incredibly powerful. Thank you, Ebony, for sharing your experience.

[@LesleighHart]

thank you for sharing

[@maroonhorizon1693]

I really hope she’s okay. This is so traumatic

[@chichi7706]

I been waiting for this one. Turn it up.

[@speaktruth7791]

She is telling no lies.

[@sunbomb.]

this is one of my favorite poems of all time

[@chelseafricke2068]

Probably because you have never read poetry.

[@KendiaMarie]

Black girls and women need protection too not just black men.

[@toomuchinformation]

it's sad that you need to say that.

[@briandonald3831]

I'm amazed and heartbroken by your poetry! I am truly sorry for your experience. But, I am also grateful that you use your words so that a white man can see your truth. Tough to find words to thank you. Live free!... Be strong!... Stay safe ✌

[@loveneisha]

That was amazingly sad and beautiful.

[@tabithalittesy]

My new favorite poem

[@ThrowbackSoul]

Ebony Stewart I you see and I thank you for sharing. 👍🏾👋🏾✌🏾🙏🏿

[@ButtonPoetry]

💯