Earlier today my mom called and said she was coming over and bringing an educational video on driving. State Farm has a program for young drivers in which the insurance is lowered if you watch a video, don't get in any accidents, etc. Well when I opened the front door an hour ago I was surprised to see she brought all three of my brothers. Once she walked in I knew something bad was about to happen. I figured this would devolve into another argument over educational goals, but instead she said she wanted to discuss the birds and the bees. Huh?
I'm twenty years old, have a semi relationship, and watch enough porn to know exactly what to do when that time comes. But alas I was subjected to 10 minutes of talk about "dating". My mom prefaced her speech by talking about the "new" stats that show that 80% of all women who have AIDS are black/latina. She wasn't amused by my solution to this dilemma ("just date white women"), and went on to discuss the politics of AIDS in the black world. Not surprisingly, it started with the down low brotha.
"A large portion of black males are incarcerated, and when they come out of jail many have AIDS. This is caused by the down low behavior: men who have sex with women, but have sex with men too"
*my brothers looked shocked at this revelation, I merely grimaced*
What struck me most was her attempt to put all the blame on the man, IE the homosexual man; there was no talk about personal responsibility among women, women having multiple babies with sorry men, etc. I didn't complain though, at least not until she brought up abstinence. On one hand I understood that yeah, when talking to say my 12 year old brother that may be a good move for a parent, but I had to argue. She claimed abstinence was the best plan, which on paper is true...but in practice, not so much. When I brought up condoms I was surprised she agreed a bit, but she said that having the "right" mindset is safer - whatever that means. The "right" mindset can also mean using a condom everytime. -_-
At the end of the day I'm shocked and a bit annoyed over this. It seems to me that she could have talked to my youngest brothers about this alone. She's VERY annoyed that I won't bring vamp girl over for dinner, and often she'll call asking whether I'm "with" anyone. She wants me to bring her to my parent's big Obama fundraiser/rally next week lol, and I've rejected the offer. I'll introduce them when I feel comfortable. Right now I don't want to give off false hints anyway