'They don't deserve our attention, and most certainly never earned our streams.' . danikwateng shares her thoughts on how some 'brutally honest' podcasts parrot the same misogynist stereotypes men have used to disempower Black women for decades. OpEd
was visibly frazzled and offended. In tweets, Ari shared her discomfort: She was upset with the interviewer, her team for putting her in that situation, and people defending Mac G — using her lyrical content as validation for why he had the "right" to ask the intrusive question.prior to the interview and watched her "Tiny Desk" performance to form questions. "Here's an artist who glorifies her sexuality," the podcaster said.
And like an avalanche of misogyny, another interview dropped in the same week of author and social media influencer Brittany Renner on DJ Akademiks'. There she confronted social media personalities Fresh&Fit about statements they made about her: “You said that you warn guys about girls like me. So tell me about me. Humor me,” Renner asks the podcasting pair. “Just women in general,” co-host Myron Gaines responds. “No. Not ‘women in general.
There's a sinister type of acceptance when these types of actors are given platforms to share their beliefs often accompanied by light jokes and pop culture references to deflect from their root message: Black women are unworthy — of boundaries, empathy, voice. We saw this message clearly when Mac G asked Ari Lennox about her personal sex life, or when Fresh&Fit minimized Brittany Renner’s entire existence to leeching off men for money.
But these men, they're really just pawns that play a part in a system that's more dangerous and powerful. There's an insatiable desire the public has for consuming Black women, objectifying them for entertainment buzz, and discarding them before anyone notices. Popular culture is filled with countless Black women who have influenced the way we talk, think,
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