Black men’s “senseless” acts of violence are much more sophisticated in nature than both the liberal and conservative anti-abolition culture of poverty argument would have one believe.
We’re tricked into believing that sex is about performance more than it is about connection, autonomy and consent. And the pressures of performance encourage men to consider hardness as our only option, means of expression, and source of intimacy.
For “good men,” the opposite of “toxic masculinity” is a benevolent and respectable patriarchy.
I refuse to blame myself for the inability of others to see the many gifts I have to offer.
I don’t want more “respect” based on how much I contribute to a genocidal empire.
Filmmaker Emir Fils-Aime and Music Producer Anthony Avery photographed by Gioncarlo Valentine. “Black men loving Black men is THE revolutionary act.” - Marlon Riggs Gioncarlo A few months ago I asked two friends to sit for a series of portraits so…
By Jalil Mustaffa Bishop Dear Men: We ain’t shit. I feel like it is time for me to write the letter that I wished someone gave to me a long time ago. This letter is addressed to cisgender/heterosexual people who…
By Daniel Johnson Performative masculinity traps you in a cocoon of unrealistic expectations. If you aren’t physically strong enough, you are constantly considered weak. If you don’t perform well at traditionally masculine tasks or don’t particularly gravitate toward structured trades, and…
By Yolo Akili So much of it starts with the little boys we used to be. It starts with the ideas about the world that these little boys created in order to understand the confusion and the pain around them…
by Tabias Olajuawon BlaQueer community members, scholars, artists, lovers and griots have long discussed the effects of normative masculinities on our livelihoods and our struggles with and against the hegemonic portrayal of maleness. While (white) maleness is often defined and…
