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On the portrayal of African men in Hollywood

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April 26, 2012

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Title	On the portrayal of African men in Hollywood
Author	[deleted]
Upvotes	20
Comments	4
Date	April 26, 2012 4:35 AM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/st2xw/on_the_portrayal_of_african_men_in_hollywood/
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[–]drinkthebleach 2 points3 points4 points 14 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

[–]ExpendableOne 1 point2 points3 points 14 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link

I disagree, it's is just as much a gender issue than a racial one. In just about every single movie, show, book or medium, men are always primarily seen as a the primary antagonists. Stories are filled with male and female protagonists but the antagonists are virtually always all male. It is easy to vilify men, to see them as expendable or to root for their demise/suffering/death. Whenever you see people getting tortured or murdered on a massive scale, it is virtually always men(and, when it happens to women, it is always presented in a far darker, or more serious, tone). How many movies are there out there glorifying female-male aggression or revenge(generally using violence or rape against women to justify far worse atrocities against men)? How many action movies are riddled with scenes with countless men being gunned down? Society is completely desensitized to violence against men and over-sensitized to violence against women. Even in children's television/movies, will you see countless examples of unwarranted violence/abuse against men, if not simply for the "comedic effect" and to laugh at their pain. Sexuality, or even just a naked breast, is considered to be more harmful to children than the portrayal of sexual assault against men. And, really, if you look at the every single movie released to this date, it's not just "African" men; it's Russian men, middle-eastern men, oriental men, southern-American men, Brazilian men, English men, french men, male pirates, male corrupt cops, male drug lords, male thugs, male mercenaries, male soldiers, male terrorists, male machines, male monsters, male aliens, etc, etc, etc. People find it more convenient to make this out about race, because they already do recognize racism and understand it, but it's a lot harder to make them aware of misandry and of the countless ways demonizing men is ingrained into their life and their way of thinking.

[–]barricus -1 points0 points1 point 14 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link