Dear Abiola,
My man keeps calling me a “nigger bitch” during sex and I hate it.
I have been married for a year and I am at my wit’s end. My investment banker husband is from a White old money family. I am a first generation Black-American woman whose family is from the island of Jamaica. We met at a reunion for the ivy league school we both attended, and he proposed in six months.
We have the picture perfect fantasy life. He wines and dines me and we travel and shop the globe. Unlike all of the Black men I dated in the past, my husband is generous, loyal, committed and considerate. He courted me and I never have to pay for anything. He said I could quit my job and I did. He makes me feel like a woman.
I am a little embarrassed to share our problem. The first time he let the n-word drop was during sex on our honeymoon. When I reacted negatively, he explained that a Black woman he dated in the past enjoyed being called racial slurs. Another time he joked that he had purchased my freedom. He also speculated about whether his family could have owned mine because I have “good hair.” Then he made jokes about my pubic hair. He called it my “negro bush” and referred to himself as a “nigger lover.” He says I am being overly sensitive because he loves me to death and should get a “Black pass” for marrying me.
I told him that I don’t appreciate these comments and he says that my friends and family probably use the n-word all the time. He also asked why Black people can use the word and he cannot. I don’t use the word or believe in the nigga/nigger differentiation. Neither does my family. I am too embarrassed to tell anyone about this because I know they might say: “That’s what she gets for marrying a White man.”
Every time we try having sex again, the slurs fly. Our sex life is pretty much over right now because I pretend to be asleep every time my sexy, handsome man wants to be with me. I feel completely turned off. I love my husband deeply so please don’t tell me to leave him because that’s not what I want to do.
My husband was my first interracial relationship. Please tell me racial slurs aren’t normal between interracial couples? I would like to figure this out before we have kids but I can’t afford to leave him and still maintain my lifestyle.
How can I regain my sexual attraction for my husband?
Signed,
Black and Proud
So this acceptable nowadays? I didn't make this up, read it HERE!!! I gotta go in on this mindset. I had heard about this from the MackLessons Radio Show. I couldn't believe what I heard so I found it on the Essence site. Now I wonder about this woman's self-esteem. In particular her self-hate issues with her race. She was quick to point out how brothers treat her, yet her white husband calls her "Nigger" on the reg. So I'm supposed to garner some type of sympathy for what? You sold out to be comfortable, so you have that comfort at the cost of your dignity. The scary thing is that someone out there is going to "relate" & try to explain to her it's not her fault. After you accepted the first time he called you n*gger, you knew exactly what you wanted to deal with. You are worried about the sex rather than respect. I bet she didn't tell her family, especially some wild ass yardies, Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. You decide to be that stupid it's on you. Eff the Bullshit
Just as she said it, she gets what she puts up with. I could never seen myself comfortable with any of that. It doesn't matter who says it, if he loves her like he says he does, then this wouldn't be an issue. I think because he comes from old white money this might be his opportunity to partake in some old white racism he's be harboring all of his life. He said it himself that he's been doing it with previous relationships.
ReplyDeleteUhm this is beyond self-hate. This is some seriously deep rooted greed. She is in love with the financial perks that come along with that relationship. Why else would she play up the material things that seem to be a tie that bind them.
ReplyDeleteAgreed! For the love of money she's putting up with being denigrated by a racist jerk...He doesn't love her she's just an exotic "toy" to him that he feels he can abuse and treat any type of way because he's "privileged", white, powerful and rich...Because if he did love her he would stop hurling those racist slurs at her and respect her as a human being (and as his wife)...She'll leave him when she's had enough of his bullcrap...In the meantime hope she's on birth control because that's the last thing she needs is a baby by him...
DeleteNah this ain't greed. Peep how she threw shade on black men. Why go out of your way to mention that? Unless you have "Negro Bed Wench Syndrome". Your white husband is calling you out & yet you are looking for a way to deal with this.
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