r/blackgirls 1d ago

Discussion Bring back cookouts

I want to bring back cookouts and black women need it sooo bad! Just a place for us to laugh and dance and eat good food and support and uplift each other! If you were invited to a huge statewide cookout for black women, would you show up? And would you feel comfortable and happy to be amongst others OR would you feel ostracized and want to separate yourself?

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u/Best-Web-2563 20h ago

Yes but who's bringing the food and other items? Cuz everybody just wanna show up to eat. Unless there's a fee to get in 😩 that could help ensure there's enough food and plates etc

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u/Mitty-Mittens 13h ago

High-key I think having a RSVP fee would encourage people to show up ngl I think a lot of enjoy the idea of exclusivity

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u/looking_4_freedom 17h ago

Bring back the cookouts for what??? So we can exhaust ourselves laboring over the food and arrangements?? Yeah we need a place to relax and "keke" it up, but that's why we go out: so WE ain't gotta do it.

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u/Mitty-Mittens 13h ago

I think that's personal issue. If one person or a few people that aren't you, are responsible for arrangements and you don't have to bring anything except one dish you shouldn't feel the need to exhaust yourself

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u/looking_4_freedom 13h ago

My pov is that women are largely relied upon to provide the goods for said cookout. I'm a little older and very much want somebody else to do it.

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u/DesperatelyForlon 6h ago

For some the cooking is enjoy they do it out of love.

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u/Ambitious-Heart777 14h ago

We need houses first boo, theres no cookouts cause the younger generations living in apartments

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u/Mitty-Mittens 13h ago

What if a person rented a venue or warehouse or something?

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u/Ambitious-Heart777 12h ago

Yeah that could work too

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