Comments on: Confronting Black Male Privilege

By: CimoneC

CimoneC — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:28:28 +0000

I came across an article entitled “Why Weak Men Want Submissive Women” that also discusses Black male privilege. http://survivingdating.com/?p=1032

On the same site is another article that I love called “When He Won’t Take NO! For an Answer” which analyzes the reasons men refuse to listen to women’s opinions, thoughts and desires and also ignore women’s boundaries.
http://survivingdating.com/?p=1056

By: Ty

Ty — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:10:57 +0000

An alternative view of “Black male Privelege”

verbalmilk.blogspot.com

By: Montrie

Montrie — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:50:07 +0000

It is important to mention that the topic of Black Male Privilege is based largely on the work of Jewel Woods, MSW, Founder and Executive Director of the Renaissance Male Project (www.renaissancemaleproject.com) and author of “The Black Male Privilege Checklist” (2008). He authored the critically acclaimed book, “Don’t Blame It On Rio.”

It is also important to point out that The Black Male Privilege Checklist is a tool that organizations, communities and individuals can use to help them navigate and explore this explosive topic.

The Black Male Privilege Checklist is published in the recent release of “Privilege: A Reader Second Edition,” Michael S. Kimmel (Editor), Abby L. Ferber (Editor). The Black Male Privilege Checklist can also be found on Woods’ Web site at http://www.jewelwoods.com

By: Sister Toldja

Sister Toldja — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:04:03 +0000

Dantresomi and Naomi- Thanks a lot!!!

By: Naomi

Naomi — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:26:07 +0000

soo glad you are back. i’ve always wanted to tell you that you make me think. thank you for that. going to suggest this video to my psychology of the African American experience class.

per the video…eye opening, even for a black woman.

p.s. those purple shoes at the bottom of the page…hot!

By: Dantresomi

Dantresomi — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:50:30 +0000

So this is what happens when I am gone (yes i was making noise in NYC for the month of Feb…)

Thanks for the intro to the new blog.

It is very difficult to discuss black male privilege amongst my peers. The thing with Woods was that he gave us a list of a 100 issues we have. I think that was a little too much to intro to an enter gender of men who actually never heard of “male privilege” (just like there are truck loads of white folks who never heard of the term “white privilege).

Not to mention the fact that Woods book on Brothers going to brazil was horrible.

By: Sister Toldja

Sister Toldja — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:19:24 +0000

FrankTalkDC- So one White girl trying to argue feminism in the face of some Black women who are not at all enamoured by the concept somehow render this entire concept invalid? Because of some conversations had at your house with some people you know. All due respect, I’m filing round two of your case under “Talking, yet not saying a thing”. I believe it is the sexism that exists and supports BMP that keeps your female friends from being able to wrap their brains around the concept. It is BMP that has these women who have likely done no real engaging of feminist thought and how it might apply to Black life running around declaring their own pain as lesser than yours. One of the other arguements against the existance of BMP (albeit stronger than yours) is that it quantifies Black female pain as worse than Black male pain. That is not the case. The notion that these women you surround yourself with are spewing this idea that Black male life is somehow ‘worse’ than Black female life is reprehensible and embarassing.

By: FrankTalkDC

FrankTalkDC — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:16:46 +0000

mr. lewis lecture was firmly rooted in the university experience, so that is what i addressed. black man, woman and child suffer under this patriarchy.
when i lived in ledroit park, this was a common conversation topic in our house. it was always sparked by our white, female housemate and her belief that gender was a bigger issue to black women than race. she was repeatedly shot down by myself and ALL of the black women that frequented the crib and joined the discussion. thrice women expressed the sentiment, “yes being black, hard. black woman, double bind. but thank god i am not a black man.”
maybe there is bmp amongst the “elite” but i ain’t them, so call me blind, cuz i jus don’t see it.

furthermore i do not see further compartmentalization as a solution to anything. i am not with quantifying and qualifying oppression.

i just do not see this as applicable to the mass of black men. just my thoughts.

By: Tamara

Tamara — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:54:20 +0000

I watched several of the video on Dr. Lewis’ website. While I enjoyed the content, I was very disappointed in the response from the Morehouse Students to the talk on sexuality and media. They questioned the idea of black women being stereotyped as “gold-diggers” in videos, going as far to say that it might be “ingrained” in women. BUT, they had a huge problem with the way Black men are stereotyped in those same videos (ie, uneducated, violent, etc). These are our future *male* leaders, but they can’t see their own hypocrisy. SMH

By: Ms.Sula

Ms.Sula — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:13:42 +0000

I haven’t watched the video yet, but I can’t wait.

Maybe in America, the Black Male Privilege is not as obvious, but it is blatant from where I am from… So Black Male Privilege is a reality whether acknowledged by the privileged or not.

I usually tell my guy (African) friends that they are most likely the luckiest species on earth. They grow up adored and admired by everybody from their moms, their dads, sisters, female relatives, wives and then children… It is a mental privilege like I have seen very few have…. I am glad Black Men are looking at the issue with an honest look. Slowly but surely, we’ll eventually get there.