Cartoon Has a Message for Black Women

April 10th, 2012 - By Veronica Wells

There’s a little illustration, a cartoon if you will, that’s currently making its way around the web. Though there is evidence of its presence on the internet, as far back as October of last year, comedian Kevin Hart made it popular by posting it on his Facebook page. Judging by the reaction to the comic, everyone doesn’t find it so funny.

Take a look and let us know what you think:

You want to know what I think? While I could take offense to the stereotypes the black women in this comic are portraying, I can also say that I chuckled when I first looked at this illustration. You know why? Because all jokes, though occasionally absurd, are usually based off a modicum of truth. And while this scenario has never played out in my personal life;…to the best of my knowledge, I can say I’ve seen it happen. As far back as middle school, I’ve seen it happen. And not just to the “nerdy” dudes either. Boys who were considered “soft” or “too dark” were sometimes openly and harshly rejected by sistas. And you know what? They moved on. Not always washing their hands completely of black women but gravitating towards a woman who wouldn’t put them down. Who can be mad at that?

Sure, not all black men start dating white women because of this and certainly all black women don’t reject men they think are “geeky” but this is one, two framed illustration. It would be foolish to think it could tackle all the sometimes painful dynamics that exist between black women and black men.

**Update** Kevin Hart issued this statement on his Facebook page regarding the cartoon.

I was just made aware that the cartoon was posted on my page yesterday……..it was posted by someone who only had access to my page for the purpose of uploading my calendar events…..That person thought that they were doing me a favor by posting something that THEY thought was funny……..LEGAL ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN & ONCE AGAIN I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT CARTOON IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM!!!!!! I am now done talking about this subject……LIVE LOVE & LAUGH.

What do you think about the comic? Were you offended? Have you ever witnessed a scenario like this?

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  • Curtis Jackson

    The cartoon is unjust, but it could had been worse. Obviously it does not truthfully represent the thoughts of all black women and black men, far from it. We have a choice whatever or not to allow it offend us to whatever degree harmful.

  • Mystique

    I think this thing about black women being mad and jealous of black men dating white women is overated.  Surely black women have more serious things to think about.  After all, a man is a man.  He will cheat on a white woman just as soon as he would a black woman.

  • Sexiqueen05

    I’m 53 years old and I see this type of behavior nearly everyday. I’m not offended by the cartoon because I think it strikes a note of truth for some, not all, black men and women.

  • Jenniferlynnmarvel

    Lol this is def REAL TALK!!!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/chadwallace75 Chad Wallace

    From Kevin Hart FB page “I was just made aware that the cartoon was posted on my page yesterday……..it was posted by someone who only had access to my page for the purpose of uploading my calendar events…..That person thought that they were doing me a favor by posting something that THEY thought was funny……..LEGAL ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN & ONCE AGAIN I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT CARTOON IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM!!!!!! I am now done talking about this subject……LIVE LOVE & LAUGH”

  • Millialive

    Interesting because some black men treat black women the same way. Either not pretty enough, or too dark. We gotta do better eh?! lloll

  • Lovely One

    So the moral of this cartoon is that educated black men go after hoodrats? 

  • FStubbs

    You could dress the women up nicely and the response would still often be true. He’d need to look like he stepped out of GQ to get a better response a lot of times. Sadly, there is some truth behind this cartoon. It’s been my experience.

  • Ms_Sunshine9898

    hey it is what it is. can’t get mad when it’s the truth because sometimes, that’s exactly what happens. . .

    • Chanda

      yet this kills some bw but if this doesn’t describe them then they have nothing to worry about. people will always be stupid, we can only do but so much. 

  • Miss Anonymous

    Where is the one for the nerdy black woman where the men dont want her but later she has developed and got her stuff together and the same men, after he has a few kids chasing the “dimes”, wants her but she moved on?

  • LAME

    So interracial relationships are always perfect and the end all be all to avoid the no-nothing, backwards black men and women that have nasty attitudes towards other black men and women? Absolutely not. People are terrible period, no matter the race.  That cartoon was trash because the black men I know wouldn’t even look twice at those hoodboogers. If they did they should be mad at themselves for having poor taste and expecting quality from garbage. I feel like certain black people want to make black women and men the enemy to justify their desires to date out of their race. If thats what you wanna do then by all means DO IT! But don’t put people down and make generalizations to justify your actions. So what if you came across some nasty (as in attitude) black people that made bad mates YO BAD! You should have made better choices in picking a mate, screened them better and accept the fact that all people have the ability to be a**holes.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SCV2NFHLMLXKJSLD3UC5BCOAJ4 Lady Jane

    I’m glad they are not depicting this “ghetto trash” to be strong black women.

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