Finding a Home in a Global Movement

2021 ◽  
pp. 191-208
Author(s):  
Gordon Braxton
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Black Boys ◽  
Global Movement

Sexual violence has persisted across time and cultures and responsibility for its prevention has been firmly placed on women. Chapter 9 reminds readers that there is now a global movement aimed at ending sexual violence that is waiting on contributions from boys. The chapter urges incoming boys to seek out training so that they can best be integrated into existing strategies. A brief overview of existing resources is provided as well as some historical examples of Black men standing against sexual violence. Chapter 9 closes with a challenge that Black boys can be the missing ingredient in tipping cultural values against sexual violence.

scholarly journals “You Mix Up the Thinking, and then You Look at the Journey”: ‘Pausing’ to Reflect on Masculinities in a South African Township

2020 ◽  
pp. 1097184X2092587
Author(s):  
Antonella (Toni) Pyke
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
South African ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Democratic Governance ◽  
Minority Literature ◽  
South African Township ◽  
Gender Change ◽  
Men And Masculinity

Changes in political, social, and economic structures in South Africa during the transition from apartheid to democratic governance in 1994 have put men and masculinity/ies under public and scholarly scrutiny. Attention has generally focused on the links between masculinity and violence, particularly among black men from low-income backgrounds, in attempts to understand the widespread levels of sexual violence throughout the country. Together, but in tension with the focus on men and violence, has been a literature that documents gender change in South Africa. This literature argues for example, that men are embracing fatherhood and becoming more engaged in childcare. Nevertheless this is a minority literature that is overshadowed by a focus on men and violence. In this article, I reflect on the lives of a group of men living in Alexandra township in Johannesburg, who are exploring what it means to be a man in a contemporary township setting, and the issues and challenges they face in attempts to transition their masculine identities.

Black Girls and the Talk? Policing, Parenting, and the Politics of Protection

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Malone Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Black Girls ◽  
Black Boys ◽  
Black Mothers ◽  
Police Contact ◽  
Protective Care ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract Black girls are marginalized from mainstream discourses and familial discussions on policing, and little is known about how families conceptualize strategies for mitigating their risk of police sexual assault and harassment. Through 30 in-depth interviews with black mothers, this article explores how social class shapes protective care strategies for reducing girls’ risk of police contact and sexual violence. While the primary police talk emphasizes black boys’ vulnerability to lethal and physical violence, I identify two additional socialization practices, or “talks” for black girls: The respectability talk is a middle-class socialization strategy that avoids direct associations between black girls and police; this talk works to minimize risk through teaching black girls how to be “ladies” by embodying racialized gendered norms that constrain their behavior and autonomy. The predatory talk is a predominantly working-class socialization strategy which aims to equip black girls with an awareness of police sexual violence and the tools for avoiding sexual assault and harassment from officers when alone or at night. The article illustrates how protective care strategies for black girls are intertwined with social class and have divergent consequences for understanding agency and responsibility for police sexual violence.

scholarly journals Re-Organizing Cultural Values: Vers le Sud by Laurent Cantet

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 148-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Michelmann
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Common Sense ◽  
Sex Tourism ◽  
Cultural Stereotypes ◽  
Social Violence ◽  
Female Sex

Cantet's movie “Vers le sud/ Heading South“ (2005) explores cultural stereotypes and values without being moralizing in a common sense. His drama deals with female sex tourism, political and social violence, power and money in such a way that people are tempted to judge the protagonists: Their desire for young black men is called “embarrassing“, they are seen as corrupting and as actors in a new kind of imperialism. In fact the images in the film organize characters in a certain kind of dualism which leads easily to these argumentations. But having a look at the cultural values that produce the disgust, we see that they are all open to question.

scholarly journals Black Boys’ and Young Men’s Experiences with Criminal Justice and Desistance in England and Wales: A Literature Review

Genealogy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Laura Robertson ◽  
John Peter Wainwright
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Black Boys ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Criminal Justice Systems ◽  
Critical Understanding ◽  
Justice Systems ◽  
Minority Ethnic

Black boys and young men are over-represented in the youth and adult justice systems in England and Wales. Despite the Lammy Review (2017) into the treatment of and outcomes for Black, Asian, and minority ethnic individuals (BAME) in the criminal justice system, the disproportionate numbers of Black boys and young men at all stages of the system continue to rise. There has been limited qualitative research of Black boys’ and young men’s experiences with the justice system in England and Wales. In particular, there is a lack of evidence on their experiences with sentencing and courts. What is known tends to focus on Black, Asian, and minority ethnic and/or Muslim men’s experiences more generally. A lack of critical understanding of the specific experiences of desistance by young Black men has been criticised in the literature. Set in this context, this review of UK literature focuses on the following questions: (1) What are Black boys’ and young Black men’s experiences with the youth and criminal justice systems in England and Wales? (2) What does research tell us specifically about their experiences with desistance?

scholarly journals Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Tingkat Pengetahuan Orang Tua Tentang Pendidikan Seks Secara Dini pada Anak Sekolah Dasar (SD)

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Maryuni Maryuni ◽  
Legina Anggraeni
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Protection Commission

<p><em>Indonesian Child Protection Commission states that at least 45 children who are victims of sexual violence every month. Early sex education for children is essential to prevent sexual violence but many parents have opinion that sex education for children are taboo. This study aims to determine what factors are associated with the level of knowledge of parents against early sex education for children. This research was conducted in Primary School<strong> </strong>Kartika VIII-5, South Jakarta 2014. This research is descriptive analytic with cross sectional approach. The population in this study are parents of students in grade 1 in<strong> </strong>Primary School<strong> </strong>Kartika VIII-5 South Jakarta. Samples were selected by total sampling method resulting on 60 respondents. Collecting data using questionnaires. Data analysis techniques using chie square. Results showed that there were a significant relationship between education, social and cultural values, and exposure information with knowledge about sex education at an early stage, while the work are not related. In conclusions, this study factors was correlated with parents knowledge about early sex education for children in Primary School<strong> </strong>Kartika VIII-5 were education, social and cultural values, and exposure information. Expected for parents to improved information about early sex education for children, so parents have good knowledge abou t sex education.</em></p>

Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual Violence Experienced by Young Adult Black Men Who Have Sex with Men

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Siconolfi ◽  
Erik D. Storholm ◽  
Wilson Vincent ◽  
Lance Pollack ◽  
Gregory M. Rebchook ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Sex With Men

Starting the Conversation

2021 ◽  
pp. 38-63
Author(s):  
Gordon Braxton
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Black Boys ◽  
The Social ◽  
Default Position

Helping boys stand against sexual violence is not a one-time event and requires a sustained conversation. Chapter 4 identifies some key complications that boys may face once they decide to share their voices so that caretakers can be prepared to help them through the process of adopting anti-violent perspectives. Particular emphasis is given to questioning the popular notion of defending alleged Black perpetrators as a default position for Black boys. Standing against violence is definitively pro-Black, as this chapter explains. The chapter also identifies the social justice ideologies held by many Black boys as a potential resiliency factor that can help them to adopt anti-violence perspectives.

Working Under the Myth of the Black Rapist

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-117
Author(s):  
Gordon Braxton
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Black Boys ◽  
Acting Out ◽  
Historical Evidence ◽  
Sexual Desires

Chapter 5 posits that the journey for Black boys adopting anti-violent perspectives is substantially different than that of their White peers because they must operate under negative tropes about their propensity for aggression: There is a belief that Black men have a special propensity for forcefully acting out their sexual desires on women. “The myth of the Black rapist” is identified as a term, and the author provides contemporary and historical evidence of its existence. Examples can be found in the criminal justice system and pornography. Chapter 5 reminds readers that caution in initiating sexual activity is an appropriate standard and closes with a challenge that Black men overcome historical stereotypes by becoming recognized advocates for anti-violence.

He’s a Rapist, Even When He’s Not

2018 ◽  
pp. 132-152
Author(s):  
Tommy J. Curry
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Black Males ◽  
White Woman ◽  
White Women ◽  
White Men ◽  
Historical Reality ◽  
Economic Need ◽  
False Accusations

Tommy J. Curry considers Wright’s views on gender in terms of the historical reality of black males’ vulnerability to sexual violence at the hands of white men and white women. Curry explores Wright’s impassioned response to the 1951 trial and execution of fellow Mississippi native Willie McGee. McGee had been charged with having raped a white woman, Williametta Hawkins, who had been described as his mistress but who, in fact, had threatened to cry rape if he refused her advances. Curry reports that at that time, black men, often out of economic need, were sometimes coerced into sexual intercourse by threats of false accusations of rape. Otherwise, they would be either literally or metaphorically lynched. In a way unprecedented in Wright scholarship, Curry frames Wright’s “The Man of All Work” as an allegory for the rape of McGee. In the story, a black man cross-dresses in search of employment in domestic work. This leads to a series of misunderstandings and misidentifications by whites that almost kill him. Curry concludes that this story was far more than a clever plot: it effectively expressed a particular set of humiliations and dilemmas faced by black men.

The Respectable Brotherhood: Young Black Men in an All-boys Charter High School

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 1063-1081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freeden Oeur
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Black Boys ◽  
Public School Reform ◽  
Single Sex ◽  
Moral Boundaries ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Impact

Neoliberal public school reform has revitalized efforts to open unique all-male schools for black boys. Existing research stresses how these black male academies nurture resilience but has failed to examine what makes these schools distinctive. Drawing on one year of ethnographic research, this article demonstrates how Northside Academy, an all-male charter high school, built a respectable brotherhood. Modeled after elite all-male institutions, Northside’s classics curriculum and professional uniform marked its young men as having disciplined minds and bodies, destined for college and a middle-class future. Yet to maintain legitimacy within a competitive environment, the school community drew moral boundaries between its exceptional young men and those delinquent boys most in crisis. This engaged a respectability politics where upwardly mobile black men reject their more marginalized peers for failing to reform their character. This study’s findings extend knowledge of single-sex public schools and of the impact of increased competition under neoliberalism.

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