Black men asserted patriarchy to compensate for losing status to white men
Evidence
It is no mere coincidence that at the same time white men were expressing doubts and anxieties about their masculine role, black men chose to publicly proclaim that they had subjugated black women. Finally, the black man who had seen himself as the loser in the all male competitive struggle with white men for status and power could show a trump card—he was the “real” man because he could control “his” woman. — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 269
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the broader thesis being established across hooks’s book that black male patriarchy emerged as a reaction to white supremacy rather than independent of it. — connects to: Educated colonial men still view white women as unattainable honor they must apologize for; White men set the terms of women’s liberation and exploit inter-group competition — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 454; Black male leaders treated gender equality as secondary to racial struggle — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 506 (+11 more)
Broader Connections
- Black men asserted dominance over women to compensate for losing to white men
#corroborates(0.95) - Black men claimed sole victimhood and manhood rights while ignoring black women’s oppression.
#expands(0.80) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 283 - White men created the race-sex hierarchy that black men accept and support.
#complicates(0.50) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 336