I still don’t know what about the movie Avatar that had my cerebral mind pre-ejaculating with amusement. I was like Jim Levenstein in American Pie. Maybe I’m a bigger nerd than I thought I was. Maybe I just knew it would be a good movie… whatever. All I know is that I proceeded to the “urban” movie theatre directly from the office last Friday. (A first for me) I was so excited I totally forgot about my girl. Yep, just like my “first time.”
So I’m watching a marvelously calculated movie; florescent colors and scintillating screenplay bright enough to burn through my 3-D glasses. In the movie, Neytiri, the main female Avatar (masterfully performed by Zoe Saldana) spends her time training a Jake Sully, a hybrid Avatar (played by Sam Worthington). Of course, the story progressively resonates extraterrestrial sex tension. Finally, in one scene they kill it by – awkwardly – getting it in… in this futuristic forest. I mean, it was passionate, it was plausible… (gulp) it was borderline romantic. And then in passionately feminine furor, Neytiri says something like,
“We are now one before the gods. We are to be together… forever (ever) (ever) (ever) (ever)”
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Total silence.
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Two seconds.
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And then the theatre walls almost came down with an unbelievable amount of laughter. Male laughter. I’m not talking giggles. This was Dave Chappelle Season 1-type hilarity. When I say every guy in that theatre was crackin’ up, they was crackin’ up. Even I, myself couldn’t hold back the inner Obama. I bust out laughing for at least 15 seconds. Glad I went by myself.
No female found that funny though. Come to think of it, the screen probably could have turned upside down with rolling eyes from our reaction. I couldn’t help but wonder what the females thought at that very moment. I had no idea. But I can definitely knew what we the guys were thinking. “Sheeeeeeee gotcha!! Too bad for you! You are now one… Forreeevvvver!” Such is life in the magical forest of sexes.
That story came to mind when I heard ABC News was set to run an investigative report on why so many black women are single in today’s America. And I just can’t wait for that!! But this is the world we currently live in; a seedy space where women wonder if the “good” black men are as foreign as the aliens in the movie. On the cusp of 2010, we’ve entered a dangerous place where fidelity is the atypical. Every man has the opportunity to star in their own HBO Big Love sitcom. Any woman can be cheated on. And any man can get stabbed to death. In a world such as this, can anyone make it out… happy? Does any man want to be with one woman forever? The answer is yes. And the answer is no.
How did we get here? Before they even come close to developing as men, intuitive and interest-driven boys are baptized with media propaganda, and no one intends to bring their heads up from the water. According to Jawanza Kunjufu’s book, “Keepin’ it Real – A Guide for Young Black Children,” the average 18-year old boy will have already seen 25,000 sexual images. And based on how they were raised, they will most likely have a -32 percent probability of getting any type of training for being a husband, father, and provider. You do the math.
There are probably nine million hours of butt-shaking videos on YouTube alone. There are at least 100,000 free porn websites. There’s an oversupply of uninhibited magazines. And don’t forget the music videos, movies, television shows, and raunchy sex songs. I should have invested in the material that makes stretch pants/leggings, because they are being worn at an all time high. Check out a recent top 10 BET 106 & Park songs and tell me how many are about sex:
106 & Park 12/18
December 18th, 2009
10. Robin Thicke - Sex Therapy
9. Maxwell - Bad Habits
8. Diddy/Dirty Money - Love Come Down
7. 50 Cent - Baby By Me
6. Snoop Dogg - Gangsta Luv
5. Mary J Blige - I Am
4. Young Money – Bedrock
3. Chris Brown - Crawl
2. Trey Songz - I Invented (Sex)
1. Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart
I counted seven out of 10. And coincidentally, Alicia Keys’ Broken Heart song is number one. (This was too perfect. Thank you, BET. Thank you once again!)
Boys are often not forewarned of the future; they are not told about the gold diggers, that the world lusts their flesh, because ladies of every race are willing to date them, what child support looks like and what it does to their finance sheet. Rarely are males taught the true value of a woman, the value of a marriage, and the consequences involved.
How did we get here? By ignoring the inevitable; boys and girls drowning in media messages and dismissing the simple principles that ultimately hold community together. It's concerning, and the results are laughable.
Next – Where are the Good Men? (Part Two)
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