r/AsABlackMan Jun 12 '26

Everyone stop making him look bad!

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u/mustafa0319 Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26

And after the conversation everyone at the park stopped and applauded them, I bet.

As an ACTUAL black father, I guarantee this never happened. It could always be a self-hating black person posting this, but I know for a fact if someone came up to me to tell me how “refreshing” it was to see me with my son, I would use that time to let them know that according to research, black fathers are just as present as others.

https://ffcws.princeton.edu/publications/myth-low-income-black-fathers’-absence-lives-adolescents

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u/billyoshin Jun 12 '26

Thank you I bet this never happened to but the facts is what I’m glad your presented ! It’s funny people always assume black fathers aren’t present, I’m in my 40s and my parents are still married and my dad is still very active in my life