Huh.
From bisexuality and lesbianism in black culture:
the idea that lesbianism/bisexuality threatens the 'manhood' of black males is pervasive. black men have, for a long time, wrestled with the image of them as emasculated due to the 'castrating' black woman. in order to maintain their newly acquired status as the most 'manly' man, they must support the existing white patriarchy and conform to the highest ideals of its structure. therefore, they either ignore black female homosexuality or they exoticize it, turning it into a form of pleasure for them and not a sub-group of its own. modern rap songs will include references to watching two women 'get it on', as evidenced in this lyric: "had an episode with two lesbians/i got a fetish for that". that statement epitomizes the perversion of the lesbian/bisexual experience into something solely performed for the pleasure of males. lesbianism is transformed into a fetish object for males and is therefore acceptable to discuss. to view lesbian/bisexual relationships as an entity unto themselves, without the need for male approval or participation, would be akin to admitting emasculization of the black man and therefore losing his power in a patriarchal society. by taking this stance, that female-to-female relationships are like live pornography for men, black males are again trying to one-up their white counterparts by saying that they are the more masculine males in this society.
That's from Cuntabulous, by the way.
That gender/race/sexuality stuff makes my head hurt. So black men are acting out to maintain standing (in white society) by treating black women's lesbian/bi sexuality as an object, in order to avoid another stereotype (created/maintained by white society) that. . .
Right. Pack.
On the David Hager tip,
Citing Hager’s recommendations to treat headaches, eating disorders, and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) with prayers, Rep. Maloney stated, “Of course everyone is entitled to their own beliefs. But I happen to believe that the head of the women’s health panel at the FDA should believe in women’s health… This administration seems to have expanded its faith-based initiative to faith-based medicine.”
-- Feminist Daily News Wire, Feminist Majority Foundation
Hanne may have mentioned it a few days back in her journal, and it might have come up in conversation with Heather, but I don't really pay attention when black women are talking. Especially about stuff that doesn't concern me none.
What?
Evidently, this Tasha Cuntabulous has "issues."
She needs a job.
Certainly no one who's gainfully employed would want to tackle these issues! Thank you for your amazing insight into this matter, I never would have thought to look at it that way.
VASpider, be Christli--
Woah. Deja vu.
dirtlawyer, what did you have a problem with? The premises? The conclusion? The lack of a shift key on the DEC terminal the article was typed on?
What was it I was supposed to tell you the next time you said that?
Maybe I'll remember after coffee.
isnt it wonderful that we have achieved equality,
i think it is nice that such an open minded revolutionary can make such wide sweeping generalisations about white people, i mean fucking hell, every oppertunity blame whites blame whites, this pisses me right off