On Black Masculinity...

"There is a resistance to rethinking masculinity that is embedded not only within the psyche and lived experience of Black men alone but within women as well. Bell hooks writes: 'Heterosexual women have not unlearned a heterosexist-based 'eroticism' that constructs desire in such a way that many of us can only respond erotically to male behavior that has already been coded as masculine within the sexist framework' (1994a,111). So even a heterosexual man who engages in a sensitive awareness of feminist issues, and in humanistic caring alternative performances of Black masculinity, is demonized for not being a strong, take-charge kind of guy."- bryant keith alexander

OMFG!!

BONG! WTF this is way too relevant to my life and how the world/society has totally fucked the shit out of it..

I WILL definitely be reflecting/ranting on this later.

shet!

but for now..

back to work