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Many comments reflect the surprise that some black men were opposed to their female counterparts; however, i do not find it all that shocking. '''After the whole race spending their entire lives (and all the generations before) being so enslaved and emasculated, I can see some wanting to have some sort of dominance in their lives'''. - christine l | Many comments reflect the surprise that some black men were opposed to their female counterparts; however, i do not find it all that shocking. '''After the whole race spending their entire lives (and all the generations before) being so enslaved and emasculated, I can see some wanting to have some sort of dominance in their lives'''. - christine l | ||
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| + | I think Christine makes an interesting point about the possibility that black men would embrace the idea of being dominant over something in their lives. It seems that since Slavery was so emasculating and degrading that the opportunity to be able to assert their role as a male figurehead over women would be difficult to resist. I think often we assume that because as a community they endured such hardships together they would band together in the struggle for equality. It reminds me of how in the womens suffrage movement often white and black women could not agree to work together for a common goal.---Emma | ||
