An oppressed people realizing the nature of their oppression, and not being able to face it frontally, generally begin to fantasize and create a world for themselves that is unreal. In the meantime, the real-world marches on and leaves them behind. Somewhere along life’s journey they lost their way.
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Meaningless Love. Equality, Progress, and African Manhood
By telling her children their father’s love is meaningless and a father is not relevant, a mother gains temporary control and power over the household’s “perception” of a family dynamic. However, in reality, there is no family. This cruel manipulation on children causes profound emotional harm long after they become adults.
As men they will suffer from feelings of