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Why is Everybody Still Mad at Megan?
Please explain this to me like I'm five…
Tory Lanez just got sentenced, but instead of being able to end this chapter with a period, I'm still left with a few question marks.
I previously wrote about the fact that the world attempted to put Megan Thee Stallion's vagina on trial as opposed to Tory Lanez. Read more about that here:
Honestly, I thought we had moved past this, but one look at my Twit-uh..X timeline told me I was wrong.
Now, it does seem that most people have finally accepted that Tory Lanes shot Megan Thee Stallion (granted, there are some still doing mental gymnastics to assert his innocence). Still, now that we've gotten over that hurdle, we have to get to the point where people accept that Tory Lanez is responsible for his own actions.
What's the Reali-Tea?
As usual, the Black community is fully displaying its deeply embedded misogynoir. Rather than simply accepting the fact that Tory Lanez committed a crime and is being held accountable for it, they have to find a way to make Megan responsible for what was done to her and Lanez's 10-year sentence.
To be clear, I am absolutely against this nation's prison industrial complex, and I do feel that many people are unfairly/harshly sentenced, especially when it pertains to non-violent crimes. Also, as we know, America has the biggest prison population in the world and engages in practices that serve to leave them further disenfranchised rather than rehabilitated.
Nevertheless, the lack of consequences for violence against Black women is why we're now dealing with such high Black femicide rates. And although Megan's injuries weren't life-threatening, they could have been, and they also could have ended her entire career.
So, I'm not here to say how much time Tory Lanez (or anyone) should or shouldn't receive for their crimes. But I'm definitely here to remind everyone that consequences are necessary to deter men from…
