Birth control made men see all women as ‘whores’ and abandon pretense of respect.

Evidence

Black men have been sexist throughout their history in America, but in contemporary times that sexism has taken the form of outright misogyny—undisguised woman-hating. Cultural changes in attitudes toward female sexuality have affected male attitudes toward women. As long as women were divided into two groups, virgin women who were the “good” girls and sexually permissive women who were the “bad” girls, men were able to maintain some semblance of caring for women. Now that the pill and other contraceptive devices give men unlimited access to the bodies of women, they have ceased to feel that it is at all necessary to show women any consideration or respect. They can now see all women as “bad,” as “whores,” and openly reveal their contempt and hatred. — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 292

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to hooks’s broader claim that patriarchy, not biology, structures male contempt for women. — connects to: Contraception’s spread converted black male sexism into open misogyny

Related

• Contraception’s spread converted black male sexism into open misogyny (similarity 0.89)
• Black men’s alienation stemmed from Black women having any power at all (similarity 0.82)
• White men created the race-sex hierarchy that black men accept and support. (similarity 0.81)
• Black men adopted Moynihan’s emasculation and matriarchy myths to justify misogyny. (similarity 0.81)
• Warnings against white men function as psychological control over black women’s freedom. (similarity 0.79)
• Black men asserted patriarchy to compensate for losing status to white men (similarity 0.78)
• Institutionalized sexism protected black male sexuality while legitimizing black female assault (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Contraception’s spread converted black male sexism into open misogyny #corroborates (0.80)