World War ZZZ is back

Black Naps Matter

Back in 2020, there were an enormous number of articles in the press about how the Theory of Intersectionality proves that the solution to our problems is to give the really tough, high-paying jobs to black women. And, indeed, lots of organizations immediately hired black women as CEOs and other demanding positions.

In a completely unrelated development, beginning around 2021 there were a lot of articles about how black women were tired and needed naps.

Well, World War ZZZ is back.

From the New York Times (non-opinion):

Disillusioned by the Election, Some Black Women Are Deciding to Rest

I sure hope the NYT quotes the the Nap Bishop of The Nap Ministry lady, Tricia Hersey, for the umpteenth time. She’s tireless at talking to the media about how tired she is as a black woman.

Instead of charging to the front lines of the culture wars, many Black women have vowed to prioritize their own well-being first.

By Katie Mogg
Nov. 19, 2024

… Black women voters supported Ms. Harris in overwhelming numbers — upward of 90 percent cast ballots for her, according to some exit polls. And her loss, as the first Black woman presidential nominee, left supporters such as Ms. Hall feeling disillusioned. On social media, under hashtags like #blackwomenrest and #restera, some women have emphasized that after turning out strong for Ms. Harris, they feel unappreciated and defeated, and are ready to bow out of the political and culture wars, for now, to focus on their personal well-being….

The weekend after Mr. Trump’s victory, Ms. Hall told her 4,000-plus TikTok followers that she would be taking what she calls “the great Black step back.” She won’t allow herself to feel consumed by national politics, she said, and she instead plans to focus on her mental and physical health by exercising and no longer molding herself to please others. …

So what does a “rest era” look like? In interviews and online, some Black women said it could mean striving for more sleep, declining extra responsibilities at work or exploring new hobbies. Others said it might mean volunteering in local Black communities, eating more healthfully, spending time with loved ones or simply allowing themselves to grieve the election’s outcome or distance themselves from national politics. …

The push for Black women to prioritize self-preservation has been percolating for years, said Tricia Hersey, the founder of the Nap Ministry,

Yes! The Nap Bishop is absolutely Stakhanovite about getting back to reporters before their deadlines.

an organization that has promoted rest as a form of resistance against productivity-obsessed cultures. She saw it gain support in 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic and racial reckoning after George Floyd’s murder by a police officer made people “sick and tired of feeling horrible,” she said.

“This has been already bubbling,” Ms. Hersey said. The election results “became more of a tipping point for a lot of people,” she added.

Focusing on personal wellness might feel in conflict with the cultural archetype of the strong Black woman — one who cares for others often at the expense of her own physical and emotional needs, said Amani Nuru-Jeter, a professor of community health sciences and epidemiology at the University of California, Berkeley.

When Black women feel obligated to uphold this persona, Dr. Nuru-Jeter added, they may “present an image of strength, even when one doesn’t feel strong.” But experts said that this idea of strength also involves resilience and self-reliance, which some Black women may now be leveraging for their own benefit by choosing to rest.

Thank goodness we have experts in such matters.

Here are five other posts I’ve done since 2021 based on media coverage of the Nap Bishop lady:

Black Women Announce: We Tired
Steve Sailer • July 29, 2021
• 1,300 Words • 231 Comments

... Facebook Live. Or as Tricia Hersey, affectionately known as the Nap...

In the NYT, a White Woman Culturally Appropriates the Black-Women-Deserve-to-be-Lazy-As-Reparations Trend
Steve Sailer • 
August 22, 2021
• 600 Words • 180 Comments

... other groups of Americans. Tricia Hersey, a performance artist and the..., is one of them. Ms. Hersey says she discovered the power..., it is also reparation. Ms. Hersey now leads events across the...

Washington Post: Black History Month Is Over, and I Can Finally Breathe.

Steve Sailer • March 4, 2022
• 800 Words • 233 Comments

... itself or its demands. Tricia Hersey, an activist and artist best...

World War ZZZ
Steve Sailer • October 25, 2022
• 600 Words • 67 Comments

... 13, 2022 ATLANTA — Tricia Hersey was bone tired. Between studying...personal transformation into a movement. Hersey, now 48, began inviting ...Ministry was born, and Hersey anointed herself its Nap Bishop...of followers a day. Hersey gives talks across the country...

The Ministry of Naps

"The Racial Reckoning" is still going on in the culture pages at the back of newspapers.

Steve Sailer, Jul 17, 2024

… Saturday’s community nap was inspired by the work of Tricia Hersey, founder of the Nap Ministry and self-anointed Nap Bishop …