by Dr Ada M Fisher
Though
Ray Rice is dominating the headlines for domestic battery, he hasn’t been alone
and the rush to trial by press shouldn’t neglect some equally heinous actions of
others allowed to keep their positions and go on to fame and glory. Michael
Strahan was accused by ex-wife Jean Muggli of hitting her with a balled fist yet
he was just inducted into the Hall of Fame and has gone on to riches through
football as well as seen daily on the Kelly and Michael morning television show
adored by too many female fans. Steve Harvey who likes to fix women up was
accused by his ex-wife Mary Harvey of physical and mental abuse; yet he too has
made it big time while keeping a lot of cookies for himself. And don’t forget
Rice’s Baltimore Ravens teammate Ray Lewis, accused of murder, whose bloody
white suit was never found while he copped a plea in exchange for testimony
against his coconspirators who were both later acquitted. In the face of
questionable justice, Lewis was allowed to continue his career in football, be
inducted into the Hall of Fame and have his statue placed in front of the
M&T Bank Stadium.
In
Ferguson, Missouri or Miami Gardens, Florida the case of unarmed black young men
dying at the hands of those unlike them with a gun receives publicity while the
rampaant black on black crime goes neglected by those leaders seeking the
headlines without yelling—Enough, Stop the Madness!! Many male on male
homicides can be interpreted as suicidal actions. In despair and hopelessness
too many males are showing misplaced anger through rioting. But they are not
alone on either side of the gun or weapons of mass
destruction.
Terrorist
known as ISIS, which as an acronym, is an insult to the greatest of the Egyptian
Goddesses or Queens—Isis. These young men, as are the ranks of other
revolutionaries against the status quo, too often field unemployed young males
with too much time on their hands, skills unmatched for a changing labor force,
pent-up frustrations with women who no longer believe in submission or their
dominance and a zeal to do something, anything. They just act often without
deeper rational thought involved.
Looking
at the employment statistics regardless of the category, watching the numbers
rise among the underclass swell with young males and understanding that the
number of young males in prison waiting to be recruited for ill-gotten gains
whether religion, drugs or lifestyles counter to those of the traditional
societies in which they find themselves, the Testosterone Surge behind so
much unrest isn’t being discussed. This can be seen at a lower level in
the number of males in the special education classes where folks don’t know what
to do with boys or thpse with often different learning styles as well as their
bottled up energy.
Justice
for men demands such a discussion and changes of laws and public policy geared
mainly to women and child welfare.
Justice
also asks whether it is constitutional to take away jobs for personal actions
before a trial not related to the work people do.
If
boys are to be saved and the nature of men truly appreciated, it is up to women
to help positively define civilized standards of behavior at all levels and quit
making heroes of those who have wronged us. It is also incumbent on women to
quit jerking men’s chains and sending out mixed messages of wanting equality and
demanding that men share the load while we hold back on our own potential and
contributions to society other than through fashion, media talk or other inane
venues.
If
black men in particular are to be saved and rescued it requires of black women
even more than we have given as their mothers, their lovers, their teachers and
hopefully their friends.
There
is a war on women of sorts and Republicans aren't the culprits. After
it is all said and done, most women want virile, passionate men who will adore
us, protect us and work in our best interest and that of society. So
ladies what are we doing about it? We
must lead the charge in the War for Women as well as a saner
society!!!
Dr.
Ada M. Fisher is a physician who was a medical director in a fortune 500
company, previous member of a county board of education, licensed secondary
education teacher, Author, Poet, gifted public speaker and is the NC Republican
national CommitteeWoman. Her book Common Sense Conservative Prescriptions
Solutions Good For What Ails Us, Book I is available through Amazon.com
Contact her at P. O. Box 777; Salisbury, NC 28145;
DrFisher@DrAdaMFisher.org.
