Why I Gotta Be Miserable?

Just the other day, on social media, I made a joke about Nick Cannon by saying, "get this man off the streets." This statement was in reference to a news article about him expecting his ninth child. Now, as I said, this was a joke. Anyone with common sense knows that people aren't locked away in a dungeon because they choose to have multiple children. But when I tell you, people came leaping out to attack me!

I was called miserable; I was called a hater; I was told to mind my business; I was told that it didn't matter because he had plenty of money. Honey, the list goes on and on. I quickly addressed the money thing because no amount of money can buy you the time it takes to raise multiple children in multiple households across multiple states (and possibly countries). However, I did not address the name-calling. Like... sir (these were all men). Why I gotta be miserable?

And this is becoming quite common. I pretty much expect it. Anytime I speak (be it a joke or not) on male behavior in an unfavorable way, I'm automatically called bitter, miserable, or something close to it. Don't let me dare forget how I'm told to hold women accountable too. *long negro sigh* How did it come to this?

I'm not going to argue with strangers on social media about my opinions or their assumptions about me due to my opinions. I just want to say this. When you feel so passionate about attacking a stranger on the internet over the business of a celebrity you don't know, ask yourself "why." Dig deep and ask yourself, "Why do I find it necessary to verbally attack this stranger over their personal opinion about a situation that has absolutely nothing to do with me?" All it takes is a little soul searching and accountability to get the correct answers. It starts with you.