Why Are We Always Hatin?

Just in case you haven't read it yet Essence magazine has a really fascinating article about black women and our lack of sisterhood, "Black Women Behaving Badly" by Kierno Mayo. I have always wondered why as black women do we feel like we need to hate on each other and cut ourselves down. I mean we used to fight for our lives, family, and virtues side by side. What happened to that? What Changed? Is it the surge of reality tv shows that pit our sisters against us while we battle for the affections of some celebrity. Is it that age old saying that "there aren't enough black men to go around." I'll talk about that more later though. I guess this subject really hit home with me because of the incident I witnessed when my uncle, my cousin, and I went to the gas station. My cousin and I got out of the car to walk inside the mini mart. Meanwhile the chicks on the side of us were clearly beefing with some girls across the lot. Needless to say by the time we got outside the brawl had esscalated. As we approached my uncle's car I noticed a girl with a knife, another with a bat, and one with a grey goose bottle. They proceeded to pound and stab a girl who found herself on the floor in the midst of the fighting. And may I also point out that there were plenty of guys around that could've broken this up but instead they were either video taping it or egging the fight on. People this is not how I expect my daughters to act. Not that I am against self defense, especially if someone is endangering your life, but this degree of bloodlust had to have been prompted by more than just bad feelings. Why are we always up in arms against one another when this is clearly a method of society to break down the bonds of our heritage as African Americans? Read the article, post your thoughts, and please learn to love yourself and your sisters.