A photo of a gorgeous Black woman on bended knee holding a ring box in front of her beau has made its way around the Internet. The woman pictured, who seems to be proposing marriage to her significant other, is being called everything from ungodly to desperate as everyone tries to decipher the image and what it means. We’re clear that the woman in the photo can propose, that women are capable of taking such a lead in the decision-making processes of their love relationships. But we’re not so clear about whether her taking the lead in this way is a good thing. In wondrous ways, women have achieved many of the goals set forth in the feminist and women’s liberation movements. As I wrote earlier this month, they’re delaying serious relationships and marriage, and cultivating true partnerships where both partners equally share everything from household chores to parenting. It makes perfect sense that, since women are challenging gender roles in every other aspect of their lives, they switch things up when it comes to love and the road to marriage. Read more: bit.ly/1usNQ0o Lifestyle w/ Mr Radio Lenny Green #MrRadioLG bit.ly/MrRadioLG96 bit.ly/WBLSLive1
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:30:00 +0000
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