Hung (ePub)
A Meditation on the Measure of Black Men in America
(Sprache: Englisch)
A brilliant look at the pervasive belief that African American men are prodigiously endowed, from the author's own experiences to sharp analysis of how black male sexuality is expressed in art, literature, media, sports, and pornography
"Scott really...
"Scott really...
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A brilliant look at the pervasive belief that African American men are prodigiously endowed, from the author's own experiences to sharp analysis of how black male sexuality is expressed in art, literature, media, sports, and pornography
"Scott really goes there, talking honestly and telling secrets about the black phallus and its, uh, massive impact on America." -Touré
"Hung" is a double entendre, referring not only to penis size but to the fact that black men were once literally hung from trees, often for their perceived sexual prowess and the supposed risk it posed to white women. As a poignant reminder, Scott Poulson-Bryant begins his book with a letter to Emmett Till, the teenager who was lynched in Mississippi in the mid-1950s for whistling at a white woman.
For Poulson-Bryant and other men of his generation, society's deep-seated obsession with the sexual powers of black men has had an enormous, if often deceptive, influence on how they perceive themselves and on the assumptions made by others. His tales of his sexual encounters with both sexes, along with anecdotes about the lives of various friends and colleagues, are wryly and at times shockingly revealing. Enduring racial perceptions have shaped popular culture as well, and Poulson-Bryant offers a thorough, thought-provoking look at media-created images of the "Well-Hung Black Male." He deftly deconstructs movies like Mandingo and Shaft, articles in the popular press, and edgy works like Robert Mapplethorpe's Black Book, while also providing distinctive profiles of icons like porn star Lexington Steele and rapper L.L. Cool J.
A mixture of memoir and cultural commentary, Hung is the first book to take on phallic fixation and uncover what lies below.
"Scott really goes there, talking honestly and telling secrets about the black phallus and its, uh, massive impact on America." -Touré
"Hung" is a double entendre, referring not only to penis size but to the fact that black men were once literally hung from trees, often for their perceived sexual prowess and the supposed risk it posed to white women. As a poignant reminder, Scott Poulson-Bryant begins his book with a letter to Emmett Till, the teenager who was lynched in Mississippi in the mid-1950s for whistling at a white woman.
For Poulson-Bryant and other men of his generation, society's deep-seated obsession with the sexual powers of black men has had an enormous, if often deceptive, influence on how they perceive themselves and on the assumptions made by others. His tales of his sexual encounters with both sexes, along with anecdotes about the lives of various friends and colleagues, are wryly and at times shockingly revealing. Enduring racial perceptions have shaped popular culture as well, and Poulson-Bryant offers a thorough, thought-provoking look at media-created images of the "Well-Hung Black Male." He deftly deconstructs movies like Mandingo and Shaft, articles in the popular press, and edgy works like Robert Mapplethorpe's Black Book, while also providing distinctive profiles of icons like porn star Lexington Steele and rapper L.L. Cool J.
A mixture of memoir and cultural commentary, Hung is the first book to take on phallic fixation and uncover what lies below.
Autoren-Porträt von Scott Poulson-Bryant
SCOTT POULSON-BRYANT was a founding editor of the premiere urban magazine Vibe. Before the launch of Vibe, he worked at Spin, where his groundbreaking column Dream America made him the first African American columnist of a major music monthly. He is the coauthor of What's Your Hi-Fi IQ? and has written articles and reviews for Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, The New York Times, The Source, Essence, New York magazine, and London's The Guardian and The Face. He is currently senior editor of the quarterly fashion/lifestyle magazine America, and resides in New York City and Miami, Florida.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Scott Poulson-Bryant
- 2011, 224 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Crown
- ISBN-10: 0307781410
- ISBN-13: 9780307781413
- Erscheinungsdatum: 23.02.2011
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