Opinion | Tonya Russell: R. Kelly's defenders are telling vulnerable Black women they don't matter. - NBCNewsTHINK
I was lucky enough to be awarded an academic scholarship to start college, but it wasn’t sufficient enough for my family to cover the entire bill. Feeling stuck, I vented to my hairstylist while getting my hair done for my senior prom. To my surprise, he offered to cosign a loan for me.
The reaction tells us that vulnerable folks don’t count — and specifically, vulnerable Black folks. They must have ulterior motives or have played a role in their abuse. I didn’t want help from a stranger, even one like him who had a reputation of being a good guy. But out of other options, I reluctantly allowed him to go ahead. The loan was denied, and I now wonder if that was divine intervention, since soon after he applied for the money, he attempted to kiss me. I made sure never to be alone with him again.
Eighteen-year-old me hadn’t connected the dots. But once I understood that the offer was conditional, I was fortunate that I could ditch the creepy man in his 30s who did my hair and had a crush on me. However, had I been harmed, would anyone have believed me? Would I have been blamed for bringing the problem on myself? Would my parents have?
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