Is Moving Abroad Just Escapism for Black Women?

Is Moving Abroad Just Escapism for Black Women? Who wouldn’t want to escape our ”unpleasant realities?” And why do people believe Black families don't have the right to move for a better life like everybody else does? 📌 RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:

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[TheKriscg]

Are we running from real life? No ma’am… in my opinion, we are running FOR our lives! 😂

[Giggy]

It isnt escapism. Its the need to live your life without the stresses of the US and quality living . Having access to real food is crucial as well as great medical care. The list is long.

[ClayMastah]

I don’t care if it is. Escapism is survival at this point.

[paige]

We as Black Women have NEVER engaged in escapism. We have always had to not only face, but battle, overcome, and redefine our role in dealing with REALITY. We can't live a fantasy and we wouldn't if given that. We SEEK RELIEF from racism, police brutality, and other outgrowths of a sick society. We are free to choose a better life and go where we can find that!! Thanks Stephanie this came at a great time !

[nataliac]

My job let me know today just how little they value me. Escapism or not, it’s time to go, for so many reasons..

[csimpsontailoring]

Why is it escapism to want a better existence?

[yvetteboonecreates]

I'm triggered every time I hear that statement "wherever you go there you are". i agree with you Stephanie, let's get out. Period!! Some of us are pushing/encouraging folk to fix their issues first. You don't tell a drowning person to wipe their nose before you pull them out the water. Fix it when you get out. Get some help in a safe place.

[IamChefBeee]

I must admit...as an immigrant from Guyana growing up in Brooklyn...I was conditioned to think that when I didn't see other black people (specifically Black Women) working as hard, that they were lazy. I don't think that sh!t anymore. According to a recent article in Forbes magazine, Black Women are the most educated group of people in the U.S. however one of the least underpaid. That's right! We need to get the hell out of America, out of toxic jobs, out of toxic relationships, out of toxic situations that are not safe, not affirming or celebratory of all the magic that we can bring. Escapism....PALEEEZE CHILE -- It is survival!

[iptalyluxurytravel-luxelife]

The perception is that living in the USA is the best place ever

[progresssuccess]

Escapism for me was when I have to beg for 5 days off to go on vacation and cry every time I’m back and have to go to work with last week’s work pile. Planning my final goodbye hopefully in a few years, then it won’t be escapism but reality! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAUTIFUL 🎉🎉🎉❤

[lmpreston]

Escapism is real. It's easy to move to a country that you aren't affected by the defects in their government because you don't rely on their government for food, support, taxes, etc. If I moved somewhere and completely assimilated by getting a job there, raising my kids there, paid taxes and got healthcare there, then my perspective of that place may be different. Sometimes when we travel, because we can't understand the language, the crime isn't reported the same, then the dangers or issues we left may be unknown because ignorance is bliss. I believe moving, seeking, exploring is something we owe ourselves, but realize that as an expat, you have the best of both worlds - which is much different than if you were born in the place you are enjoying the benefits of without having to tap into the things that people born there may not like.

[aimeepaterson]

It’s a BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE, In My Case. I’m HAPPIER, HEALTHIER and Living My Best Adult Life! Been Living This Life For About 10 Years . I Have A Gorgeous Apartment By The Ocean, a Balcony Overlooking The Stunning Ocean and Get Health Boosting Benefits From Ocean Waves and TALL PALM TREES!!! I Feel Fortunate and Grateful For Being Able, Being Empowered Enough To Go Get The Life I Wanted! I Also Have The Economic Freedom To Travel Around, If/When I Want. Praise Be!💙 I WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Stephanie Perry! THRIVE ON PURPOSE!🌹xox

[cheronneanderson]

Listen ...the way this country is going we need to consider an ESCAPE in the most literal sense.

[JeanetteResse-bcew]

Happy birthday Stephanie, May God bless you with many more. I am a black woman born and raised in America. I am getting tired of America and it's systematic racism. I am thinking about moving abroad myself. Here in America, not only are we dealing with white people's racism, but we have to deal with the prejudiced and internalized self hatred from black people. It is so sad that we have become our own worst enemy. As black women in America, we don't like to see each other getting ahead in life. We don't even want to see each other with nice clothes on or having our hair done. As black women, we are damned if we do and damned if we don't. Moving abroad doesn't sound like a bad idea. I am giving some serious thoughts about it.

[bluebutterflywellness]

Why what is accepted as other people's life options deemed as "escapism" for US?? 🤔 And WHY do we even feel we have to justify our life choices in the first place? We need NO ONE to cosign the lease on our joy. Let's please break the ⛓ of limited conditioning. HAPPY BDAY STEPHANIE!🎉

[Tracie_Collins]

Moving abroad brought me community and taught me how to BE in community. So glad I left.

[raynebow]

Moving abroad was solidified for me when my white coworker asked if I truly thought life would be better for a black person outside of the USA. It ticked me off, but was also my greatest motivator. Escapism and escaping from a nation that seeks to destroy me are two completely different things.

[Pinkie]

No. Not escapism.

I think that for a lot of, maybe even the majority of black women, living PERMANENTLY outside of the US didn’t even occur to them as truly an option to consider.

I know that for myself, the thought of travel and living in another country part-time has always been an option, but not living in another country permanently and never living in the US again. That might be because up until about 10 years ago, I didn’t know anyone who left or was talking about leaving the US permanently, they just lived abroad temporarily for school or work, or lived abroad for part of the year.

I think as more black women talk about leaving and not returning to the US, the light bulb is coming on for others, and the more real it’s becoming as a truly viable option.

[vienicestyles]

Putting myself first, requires me to move abroad. 👩🏽 💫 💜

[kyrabarr]

Society has grown accustomed to Black women carrying the brunt of everything. We are social justice warriors, mothers, cooks, maids, and everything in between. Why is it escapism for us to want something more for ourselves than being the servants of others. I would have to say no moving abroad is not escapism.

When black women cry it's a problem, when black women are silent were told to speak up, when we speak up we're told to be quiet, we can't win for losing. I support wholeheartedly any Black woman's desire to move abroad to find peace of mind and to find true happiness.

Relief is being able to wake up and know that you have done everything that you can do to make your life better. Peace of mind is being in a place or state where you can actually breathe and not worry about paying bills or taking care of yourself or having adequate health care. I hope that any Black woman who's reading this comment finds her encouragement to do what is best for her❤