Black men are playing their position assigned by the system, the metaphorical massa, to denigrate Black women. Black women's ascent is too threatening to the status quo and must be halted. These traitorous Black men revel in destroying Black women because of their own pain, and Black women and children are the only groups over which they have any power; abuse is expected. When I've said this in other fora, I was told Black men think for themselves and are not being influenced. He thought that sounded better, I guess.