Kamar dai duk lokacin da baƙar fata suka yi wani abu ba daidai ba, kowa yana jin labarinsa. Idan tashin hankalin gungun ya yi zafi a cikin biranen Amurka, alal misali, zaku iya cin amana zai zama labarai na farko. Yawan ficewa da ba a yarda da shi ba? Ee, za ku iya karanta komai game da shi, har ma ku ji Bill Cosby yana yin la'akari da yadda al'ummar Afirka ta Kudu ba ta da darajar ilimi kuma. Magunguna, laifi, haihuwa ba tare da aure ba? Ee, e, kuma ƙari a, kamar yadda manema labarai ba su gaji da kawo mana tsayayyen ganga na rashin ƙarfi idan ya zo ga mutane masu launi. Labarin gidan talabijin na cikin gida ba shi da kyau game da wannan: rufe minti 5-10 na farko na kowane labarai tare da labarun laifuka, wanda, bisa ga binciken ƙasa da yawa kan wakiltar baƙar fata a matsayin masu laifi, dangane da rabon laifukan da ’yan Afirka na Amurka suka yi.
Amma duk da haka, bayan wani rahoto na baya-bayan nan wanda ya saba wa da yawa daga cikin munanan ra'ayoyin game da rashin alhaki - musamman a tsakanin matasa - menene muke gani daga kafofin watsa labarai na kasa? Kusan komai. Rahoton da, idan wani abu, ya nuna cewa matasa farar fata ne suka fi dacewa su shiga cikin ɗabi'un da ba su dace ba, kuma wane hali ne za mu so mu yi tambaya? Don irin wannan wahayin, babu wasu na musamman na TV, babu edita, kuma babu wani fitaccen farin mutum da ke yin daidai da Bill Cosby – tambayar, a zahiri, menene jahannama ke damun fararen fata, kuma yaushe ne za mu fara ɗaukar sirri. alhakin karkatattun hanyoyin mu?
Amma kamar layin daga Fayilolin X, gaskiyar tana can, ga waɗanda ke da sha'awar kuma suna son ganin ta-ƙaɗan kaɗan ne, don tabbatarwa. Ya zo ne a matsayin wani rahoto da aka fitar a farkon watan Yuni daga Cibiyar Kula da Cututtuka da Cututtuka, wanda ke yin nazari kan yawan adadin da daliban da ke tsakanin maki 9-12 ke sha, da shan kwaya, da daukar makamai, da kuma shiga duk wani nau'i na illa. hali. Na farko, ya kamata a lura - kamar yadda masanin ilimin zamantakewa Mike Males ya daɗe ya nuna - cewa matasa gaba ɗaya ba su da tsunduma cikin ayyukan barna fiye da yadda aka yi imani da su. Yawan shan muggan kwayoyi da barasa da kuma cin zarafi, alal misali, da tashin hankali da sauran nau'o'in cututtukan cututtuka sun kasance mafi girma a tsakanin manya, kamar yadda aka sanya wa matasa alama a matsayin matsala. Amma bayan haka, CDC ta lura cewa sabanin yadda aka sani, ba baƙar fata matasa ba ne, a maimakon haka, farar fata ne ke jagorantar ƙungiyar a cikin waɗannan nau'ikan ɓarna, kuma a cikin dukkan matasan da ke baƙar fata, farare ko Latino, baƙar fata kusan. ko da yaushe su ne mafi ƙarancin yin ƙwayoyi, sha, ko ɗaukar makamai ko dai a filin makaranta, ko gabaɗaya.
Idan duk wannan ya yi kama da ban mamaki, yi la'akari da cewa binciken ya kasance fiye ko žasa da daidaituwa fiye da shekaru goma, a cikin kowane rahoto na irinsa. Amma duk da haka a kusan babu shekara kafofin watsa labaru da suka ga sun dace don yin batun rashin daidaituwar cututtukan cututtukan fata, ko kuma dangin kyawawan ɗabi'un matasa baƙi. Idan bakar fata matasa sun kashe wani, kanun labarai ne; idan sun yi wani abu daidai, za ku yi sa'a don jin labarinsa kwata-kwata.
Don haka ga wasu daga cikin gaskiyar, wanda CDC ta tattara a cikin 2005, kuma waɗanda za su sa labarai, a cikin al'adun watsa labarai sun damu da gaskiya, kuma sun jajirce wajen ƙalubalantar rashin fahimta na jama'a - wanda ke nufin, a cikin kafofin watsa labarai ba kamar wanda muke da shi ba. yanzu:
- Matasa farar fata sun fi saurayi baƙar fata damar tuƙi cikin maye sau 2.3.
- Maza fararen fata sun fi mazan bakaken fata na uku fiye da maza bakar fata da su dauki makami a cikin watan da ya gabata (kashi 31.4 vs. 23.7) sannan kashi hamsin cikin dari sun fi daukar makami zuwa makaranta (10.1 vs. 6.8);
- Ko da yake baƙar fata da baƙar fata suna da yuwuwar gwada sigari, fararen fata sau biyu suna iya shan taba a halin yanzu (26 vs. 13%), kuma sau 3.3 mafi kusantar shan taba aƙalla rabin fakiti a rana (11.7 vs. 3.5). kashi);
- Ko da yake samari farare da baƙar fata suna da yuwuwar sun gwada barasa, matasa farare sun fi kusan kashi hamsin cikin ɗari a halin yanzu (kashi 46 da kashi 31 cikin ɗari), kuma kusan sau uku suna iya yin shaye-shaye (wanda aka ayyana a matsayin masu sha. sha biyar ko fiye a lokaci guda, fiye da sau ɗaya a wata). Hakika kashi XNUMX cikin XNUMX na matasan farare sun sha shaye-shaye irin wannan, yayin da kashi goma sha daya kacal na matasan bakar fata ke sha, wanda hakan ke nufin cewa matasan farar fata sun kusa yin cazawa fiye da sau daya a cikin watan da ya gabata, kamar yadda bakar fata suka sha sha. kwata-kwata;
- Ko da yake babu wani bambanci mai mahimmanci tsakanin farar fata da baƙar fata idan ana maganar amfani da tabar wiwi, fararen da ke tsakanin maki 9-12 sun fi kusan sau 3.5 sun gwada hodar iblis, sau biyu suna iya zama masu amfani da coke na yanzu, sau biyu. sun yi amfani da inhalants, sau biyu kamar yadda aka yi amfani da kwayoyin steroid ba bisa ka'ida ba, sau 3.3 kamar yadda za a yi amfani da magungunan hallucinogenic, kusan sau hudu kamar yadda ake amfani da methamphetamine, kuma dan kadan ya fi amfani da tabar heroin ko ecstasy. Duk da yake ya kamata a lura da cewa kawai ƙananan kashi na matasa na kowane launi sun gwada waɗannan kwayoyi masu tsanani - a fili labari mai kyau, kuma yana da mahimmanci a gane, idan aka ba da dabi'ar ra'ayi na matasa gabaɗaya a matsayin rashin alhaki - gaskiyar ta kasance cewa baki ne yawanci mafi ƙanƙanta. mai yiwuwa ayi haka.**
Tabbas, ba duka labarai ne ke da kyau ba. Matasa bakaken fata sun fi samun fada a makaranta, suna samun karancin motsa jiki a matsakaita, kuma suna iya zama a nauyi da ake ganin ba shi da lafiya ga shekarunsu. A gefe guda kuma, mace farar fata sun fi shiga halin rashin lafiya don rage kiba, kamar yin azumin sa’o’i ashirin da hudu a lokaci guda, shan maganin rage kiba, ko kayan kara kuzari, ko yin amai don kiyayewa. kashe fam ɗin da ba a so.
Tare da munanan labarai da ake yadawa akai-akai game da yara baƙar fata a yau, shin yana neman da yawa don kafofin watsa labarai su lura da labarai masu gamsarwa da tabbataccen da ke fitowa daga yawancin iyalai da al'ummomin Afirka na Amurka? Shin yana da yawa a tambayi cewa a cikin al'ummar da bincike ya nuna cewa farar fata musamman (har ma da wasu baƙar fata) suna da sauri gaskanta mafi muni game da matasa 'yan Afirka na Amurka, watakila kafofin watsa labaru na iya ganin ya dace don yin watsi da tunanin da ba daidai ba?
Idan aka yi la’akari da yadda ra’ayoyin da ba su dace ba za su iya ba da gudummawa ga nuna wariya, ya kamata a bayyana kimar da ke tattare da magance su. Idan muka ƙyale kowane rukuni na mutane da za a yi wa lakabin masu ɓarna - yadda muka yi da matasa gabaɗaya, musamman baƙar fata - ba za mu iya yin mamakin lokacin da waɗannan mutane ɗaya ke fuskantar wariya a kasuwar aiki ba. makarantu, gidaje da kuma a bangaren tabbatar da doka. Muddin an ƙyale tunanin ƙarya da wariyar launin fata ya tafi ba tare da kalubalantarsa ba - kuma zai kasance ba a ƙalubalanci ba tsawon lokacin da ake ɗauka don kafofin watsa labarai su gabatar da ingantaccen hoto mai kyau - bala'in wariyar launin fata za ta ci gaba da ƙarewa ba tare da ɓata lokaci ba, ta hanyar mutanen da suka yi rantsuwa. ba masu nuna wariyar launin fata ba ne, sai dai kawai wasa ne kawai idan ya zo ga wanda zai fi ƙwararrun ɗalibi, ma'aikaci, ko maƙwabci.
Muddin jami'an 'yan sanda suka yarda - kuma sun yi mani haka sau da yawa a baya - cewa farkon abin da suke tunani lokacin da suka ga wani saurayi baƙar fata yana tuka mota mai kyau shine, "dillalin kwayoyi," yayin da tunanin farko da suke da shi. ganin irin wannan matashin farar fata shine, "wani ɗan arziƙi mai ɓatacce," wariyar launin fata za ta ci gaba da jefa al'umma guba, kuma ta shafi rayuwar mutanenta. Tabbas, tare da abubuwa da yawa a kan layi, ya kamata mu bukaci cewa labari mai daɗi game da al'ummomi masu launi ya kasance cikin shiri kamar na mummuna. ____
Tim Wise shine marubucin Fari kamar Ni: Tunani akan Race daga Ɗan Gata (Soft Skull, 2005). Ana iya samun sa a timjwise@msn.com.
Source:
Cibiyoyin Kula da Cututtuka da Cututtuka, 2006. Sa ido kan Halayen Halayen Halayen Matasa-Amurka, 2005. Takaitattun Sa ido, Yuni 9. (Tables 4, 6, 12, 20, 22, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36) 66, 38, 40, 46, 54, 56, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70).
* Ka lura cewa lokacin da na ce farar fata sun fi baƙi yin wani abu “x sau” fiye da baƙar fata, wannan ba yana nufin kawai akwai x sau da yawa farar da ke yin hakan fiye da baƙar fata ba. Bayan haka, tunda an fi bakar fata yawa a kasar nan, ya kamata mu yi tsammanin za a samu karin farare a kowace kungiyar jama’a (masu shaye-shayen kwayoyi, talakawa, masu laifi, da sauransu). Maimakon haka, wannan da'awa ce mafi mahimmanci: wato, cewa adadin abin da farar fata ke yin x, y ko z ya fi adadin da baƙi ke yi. Don haka, alal misali, a fannin tuki a bugu, kowane matashi farare 100 na aji 9-12, akwai ‘yan sama da goma sha daya da suka yi tukin mota a cikin watan da ya gabata, yayin da kowane matashi bakar fata 100 da ke wadannan azuzuwan. kasa da biyar ne suka yi haka.
** Yayin da wasu bayanai ke nuna cewa amfani da miyagun ƙwayoyi ya ɗan fi girma a tsakanin baƙar fata waɗanda ke da shekaru 26 da girmi fiye da farar fata waɗanda shekarun su - ɓangarorin hoton ga matasa da matasa, 18-25–akwai wata muhimmiyar hujja wacce galibi ana yin watsi da ita. lokacin da ake magana akan amfani da miyagun ƙwayoyi na manya da/ko zagi. Wato, bayanai sun nuna cewa baƙar fata, masu shekaru 26 zuwa sama, suna da yuwuwar (sau 2.75 a zahiri) fiye da farare masu shekaru da wanda ke ba su magunguna ya tuntuɓar su, ko kuma a samar musu da magunguna. Duk da haka, duk da mafi yawan samuwa, don haka, matsa lamba na tsara ga baƙar fata, sun kasance kusan kusan kashi ashirin cikin dari fiye da farar fata don amfani da kwayoyi. Abin da wannan ke nuna shi ne, dangane da samuwa, har yanzu farar fata suna amfani da yawa fiye da baƙar fata, kuma baƙar fata suna yin amfani da adadin kuzarin da bai dace ba don tsayayya da narcotics. Yana nufin cewa kowane mutum, farar fata za su iya zaɓar yin amfani da kwayoyi, a duk lokacin da aka samu magungunan da za a yi amfani da su, kuma baƙar fata za su iya yin tsayayya da amfani da su, a duk lokacin da aka samar da su. Dalili daya tilo na ƙara girman yawan amfani da baƙar fata gabaɗaya, shine mafi girman adadin abubuwan da suka faru inda aka samar da magunguna a farkon wuri. (duba, Abuse Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, [SAMHSA], 2000. 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Office of Applied Studies, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD.)
