Why Black Women Should Be Rated Most Beautiful

Black Women Should Be Rated Most Beautiful

In 2011, a journalist, Satoshi Kanazawa, posted an article on Psychology Today to impose a study on “Why Black Women are Rated Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women” and I, among many others, was extremely appalled.

First it was the billboard hanging in NYC stating that the most dangerous place for an African American child is in the womb. Now this?! So, I am here to rebuttal that whole racist and stereotypical article. I will share why in my social and psychological judgement, BLACK WOMEN MAY BE RATED MOST ATTRACTIVE.

I am sick and tired of all the stereotypes trying to bring down our entire race of women by throwing negative connotations our way. To be honest, Black women have been through a lot, and have built so much strength over the years. We have been beaten and abused by men of our race and other races, we have had our identities stolen, and our pride stripped.

Our History

For many years, centuries even, we have had to overcome so much adversity, pain, and misfortune. We’ve had our children taken from us, we’ve been kidnapped from our native lands, forced into alternative lifestyles, and sold like property.

We have had to bear children, raise them alone, watch them get killed we’ve been shunned by our own people, devalued by other races, and continue to strive for a better way of life for the generations of African Americans to come… all while finding ways of keeping a sane and stable mind. So with that, I am here to speak my piece.

Now, I can’t speak for all Black women, nor can I speak for all the men who rate us. But for those I do know, I have shared my views with them and they’ve shared theirs with me. I’ve come to realize the finest attributes of our people and am so proud.

We aren’t perfect, no race or gender is, but we have so many unrecognized qualities and we deserve our platform to show it.

With that said, Black Women May Be Rated The Most Attractive because:

Black Women Should Be Rated Most Beautiful

The List

1) Our STRENGTH. We have endured so much and still persist to do better. We don’t give up in the face of adversity and approach life fearlessly, no matter how much we’ve been threatened and devalued.

2) We are so VARIED. We come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Black women are blessed with all different shades, all types of hair, we have no standard size and can be as little or as big as we please, we are thick, curvy, thin, petite, slender, large, medium, and small. We are proud of who we are, uniquely and wonderfully made.

3) We have such a unique sense of STYLE and wear our fashions boldly and proud. We invent new ways of innovating our style. We change the game on so many levels, adding new colors, jewels, accessories, and more.

4) Our SKIN is strong and just doesn’t crack. We can certainly maintain our youth.

5) We are BOLD and outgoing. We aren’t afraid to be honest and speak our mind.

6) Our HAIR can do any and everything. We are the only race that can pull off any type of hairstyle, whether cut, curled, colored, straight, kinky, braided, bobbed, twisted, long, short, weaved, or not- we can do it all.

7) We are professional LEADERS. People of color have lead so many industries, from entertainment, athletics, politics, science, and more! We have been innovatively changing the game for years and years. We are creative thinkers who never allow anything to stand in the way of our success.

8 ) We are MOTHERS and LOVERS and always keep that as our priority. No amount of money or level of our career can take away the priceless role of being a mother or lover. We understand the value of keeping family first and live to keep that in our blood for years to come.

9) We are are as SEXY and SOPHISTICATED as we want to be.

10) We are CONFIDENT, no matter who tries to tear us down, we don’t ever stay down.

11) We are FIGHTERS. No matter what challenges stand in our way, we fight to find a way past it. We don’t settle and certainly don’t fold.

12) We value our LOOKS. We are always researching new ways to keep our body, skin, nails, clothes, weight, and hair on point. We put great value in our fashions and appearance making sure we achieve the look that best represents how we feel inside.

13) We LOVE our men. No matter what we’ve been through with Black men, we cannot help but love the fathers, brothers, sons, and male partners in our lives. We honor them and place them with such high regard– until they ruin it of course– and still, we love them unconditionally. Even without the looks, money, time, and physical or emotional attention we request of them, we can’t help loving the men in our lives. We understand their struggle and try so hard to be the support and strength that they need.

14) We find ways to EDUCATE ourselves even when education isn’t readily available.

15) We find ways to MAKE MONEY when we reach our lowest points. We use of heads and don’t ever settle for being broke.

16) We live, love, and LAUGH. We like to hang out, be with family, be out on the town, and enjoy the joys that life that has to offer in our various ways.

17) We have FAITH. Although we may all have chosen different paths to our faith, we have a spiritual relationship with God that gives us the strength to keep on persisting through every challenge that comes our way.

18 ) We are TALENTED. We sing, we dance, we act, we play instruments, we play ball, we write, we draw, we step, we swim, we design, and basically find some valuable skill in ourselves that we can someday call a talent.

19) We are OPEN-MINDED and aren’t biased toward other races of shows, music, movies, books, people, etc. We weren’t raised to be that way, but understand how we are viewed by others and are always aware of that. We keep an open mind toward all others while trying to maintain our self pride and defenses in the midst of other races.

20) We RESPECT ourselves. We will never allow anyone to degrade our race to our face. We respect ourselves and our people and will always stand up for our cultural rights. We love ourselves no matter what we were conditioned to think and feel about being Black. We honor our ancestors and all their struggles seen and unseen. We believe in our achievement, our success, and our race someday overcoming all our adversities. We know what respect is and we demand it.

What do you think makes Black Women attractive?

Feel free to agree or disagree with me in the comments but keep it cool!

About The Author

Delicia Davis Burrell received her Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies and Journalism. She has gained resourceful experience in business, sales, production, & public speaking while working for several companies within the arts & entertainment industry. She has written for both print and online publications and started an international blog site in 2010.

Delicia has volunteered with the Liberty Partnership Program in Albany, NY where her role was to tutor and mentor inner-city teens. While there, she organized a weekly dance group to motivate the young girls. This act gave her the courage to create a university dance team, Knemesis. From inception of the idea, to administration, recruiting members, choreography, & creating stylistic school-wide performances; she and a dedicated group of friends started a dance group that still lives on today.

Delicia continued to grow professionally as she sought her degree in Media Studies & Journalism. She landed an internship with Liberty Studios in New York City where her production experience grew. She later found freelance opportunities on the creative team at BET News and worked for a company producing shows for the Food Network. These jobs built her an outstanding resume and upon receiving her Bachelor’s Degree, she landed a full time job working for Cox Communications in sales.

After 2 years at Cox, she realized how much she missed the hands-on work she did within the arts when she was interacting with others and inspiring the youth. Delicia revisited the idea of starting a business, began taking business workshops, exploring the market, & finally incorporated a performing arts company in January 2008. She thought about the profound effect her involvement in the arts had on her troubling years growing up. She wanted to give others the opportunity to learn and grow amongst the arts as she did many years ago.

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