Dr. Curry: They Mistook a Backlash for a Movement, Part#1

Man_of_culture_112 · 2022-08-13T17:25:51+00:00

This is a presentation by Dr. T Curry, the description goes:

"The emancipation of Black Americans from slavery reorganized the ethnological thinking of the 19th century. Black men became the largest threat to the order of American civilization almost overnight. Whereas many political theorists, philosophers, and educators suggest that the “end” of slavery was one moment in the natural expansion of democracy toward freedom, history tells a different story. The emancipation of the Negro birthed the rapist. When he was allowed access to the ballot, suffragettes condemned this symbolic gesture as evidence of a Black manhood and forewarned that free Black men would not only destroy civilization but womanhood itself. Contrary to our intersectional theories concerning race and gender, this presentation argues that feminism was an evolution of patriarchy—its attempt to racially perfect itself—dedicated to the subjugation of Black men within America’s borders (their permanent exclusion from America’s public and ultimately its social life), and the colonization of darker men the world over. I will argue that these old ideas not only dictate our views and interpretations of Black men and boys but also the xenophobia we have of racialized (Black, Brown, Muslim, etc.) males even today."

Man_of_culture_112 · 2022-08-13T19:10:21+00:00

His points from 42:35 are fire

irefuse2hateme · 2022-08-13T19:51:28+00:00

Thank you for this.

genkernels · 2022-08-13T22:17:33+00:00

Different Dr. Curry than who I was expecting, haha. Different movement too.

mypinksunglasses · 2022-08-13T23:57:04+00:00

I love when someone smarter than me articulates something I had a suspicion about

Lumpy_Shake2890 · 2022-08-14T12:36:01+00:00

Haven't listened in but I'm familiar with the topic. If you're interested, you might want to check out the book 'Women, Race, and Class' by Angela Davis, which spells out the myth of the Black rapist and does a thorough job of detailing the problems with the history of feminism and intersectionality.

Man_of_culture_112 · 2022-08-13T19:54:14+00:00

54:44 is an interesting point

Title	Dr. Curry: They Mistook a Backlash for a Movement, Part#1
Author	Man_of_culture_112
Upvotes	18
Comments	26
Date	August 13, 2022 5:25 PM UTC (4 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates
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