Photo: Courtesy Dr. Britten Cole
Please welcome back celebrity bloggerDr. Britten Cole!
Dr. Cole, an anesthesiologist and mother of two, splits her time between Orlando, Florida, and Los Angeles, where she’s starring on the inaugural season ofMarried to Medicine: Los Angeles.Aside from appearing on the hit Bravo series’ new spin-off, sheis currently working on finding permanent medical employment on the west coast.
Before she became an anesthesiologist, Dr. Cole worked as an officer in the Navy alongside her best friend,Married to Medicine: AtlantastarDr. Contessa Metcalfe.
Dr. Cole and husband Mack Major share two children: Mack Jr., 7, and Ivy, 8. You can find her on Instagram@brittencolemd.
Here’s the thing: Yes, we may argue and disagree. However, at the end of the day, my hope would be that children of color will see six highly successful women. They’ll see women with families thatthey love and are dedicated to taking care of. And through this lens of observing us, with all the possibilities we’ve brought about, they’ll be inspired when seeing themselves. Viewers will notice that although we may disagree, we’re able to resolve our differences with discourse instead of our fists.
So many stereotypes surrounding the identity of black women feed into anger and violence. I want my success and reality to become another young black girl’s reality, too.
Dr. Britten Cole and daughter Ivy.Courtesy Dr. Britten Cole
And they love it. They appreciate how beautiful and unique our culture is to the point where they’ve noticed our language and style being emulated in pop culture and media. But I want more of our successes to be imitated. Our genius should be celebrated, not just our creativity.
Dr. Britten Cole.
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I feel an obligation to my children and all children of color to be inspirational and aspirational. Through my actions, I want to show young women how to respect themselves, but I also want everyone to see how deserving we are of that respect. Fortunately, but unfortunately, black folks have the weight of the entire race on our shoulders. What one of us doesreflects upon us all, in the eyes of the masses. So as a black woman who now has the opportunity to have a voice and platform, I don’t take this responsibility lightly. I want viewers to see that black women are smart, funny, clever, emotional, opinionated, vulnerable and beautiful.
And it is all good! We are a myriad of characteristics and emotions. We deserve the same accolades and admiration for our achievements as white folks have received. Being on a reality-television show affords me the chance to show everyone our humanity. I want the world to see thatblack women exist, and are quite exceptionalat doing so.
Yes, sometimes we argue on the show. But that’s human nature, and no race is above or below that natural instinct. What I want young women to take away from my time onscreen is that they can achieve whatever their minds can conceive. I want young men to know that strong black women are to be revered and not feared. I want society to learn that we are multifaceted and can’t be typecast or pigeonholed into one role.
Dr. Britten Cole and family.Courtesy Dr. Britten Cole
More from Dr. Cole’s PEOPLE.com blog series:
I’ve chosen to be on television to showcase our greatness to the world, and to give validation to what every black person already knows: that we are magnificent mothers, fathers, spouses and professionals. We are kindhearted, hardworking and responsible, just like everyone else. We know our worth — we just want the rest of society to start seeing it too!
Peace …
source: people.com
