Tommy Curry on Black Males

Intersectionality (Kimberle Crenshaw--video), three points:

1. People who are black and female are doubly disadvantaged
• People who are black and male are both disadvantaged and privileged
2. Problems at intersection of black and female can be invisible
3. A mix of features can create advantages/disadvantages that are not associated with either feature

Tommy Curry's critique of intersectionality--

1. In combination with being black, being male creates vulnerability, not privilege
• there is toxic, patriarchal, hegemonic masculinity (white + male)
• there are other masculinities (black + male, brown + male)
2. Black males are actually worse off than black females

Interview with Tommy Curry

• about his book The Man-Not and a NYT study.  (recommended, especially for debaters)
• We'll watch the first 20 minutes (debaters may want to watch the rest). 
• Tone quality gets worse and worse--sorry about that!