Contraception’s spread converted black male sexism into open misogyny

Evidence

Using this sexist logic, we can safely assume that it was never the black female having so much power in the home that alienated some black men, but that she had any power at all. — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 230 (#responds-to, via linked claim)

This writer sees the negative tensions that exist between black women and men as being solely motivated by “American racism and oppression.” This over-emphasis on racism as the explanation for black female/male problems in relationships blinds us to the reality that sexism has as grave an impact on our modes of relating. The unwillingness of many black people to acknowledge that sexism fosters and perpetuates violence and hatred between men and women is due to their unwillingness to challenge patriarchal social order. — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 346 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Sexism unites black and white men across the racial divide that racism creates; Black men adopted Moynihan’s emasculation and matriarchy myths to justify misogyny. — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 295; Birth control made men see all women as ‘whores’ and abandon pretense of respect. — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 292 (+2 more)

Related

• Black men’s alienation stemmed from Black women having any power at all (similarity 0.90)
• Birth control made men see all women as ‘whores’ and abandon pretense of respect. (similarity 0.89)
• Black men adopted Moynihan’s emasculation and matriarchy myths to justify misogyny. (similarity 0.88)
• Attributing black relationship problems to racism alone masks sexism’s impact (similarity 0.87)
• White men created the race-sex hierarchy that black men accept and support. (similarity 0.85)
• Fear of being alone drove black women to accept black male sexism (similarity 0.83)
• Sexism and racism together intensified black women’s oppression beyond black men’s. (similarity 0.83)
• Institutionalized sexism protected black male sexuality while legitimizing black female assault (similarity 0.83)
• White male brutality toward Black women stemmed from patriarchal misogyny, not racism alone (similarity 0.83)
• The matriarchy myth built white-male and Black-male solidarity on shared sexism (similarity 0.83)
• The matriarchy myth discredited black women and black men simultaneously (similarity 0.83)
• Sexist ideology, not evidence, grounded Moynihan’s matriarchy thesis (similarity 0.82)
• Black women experienced sexist oppression distinct from racism (similarity 0.82)
• Sexism made the black female slave’s lot harsher than the male’s (similarity 0.82)
• Black men’s inter-racial choices reveal sexist double standards against black women. (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• Sexism unites black and white men across the racial divide that racism creates #expands (0.55)
• Black men’s alienation stemmed from Black women having any power at all #responds-to (0.40) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 230
• Attributing black relationship problems to racism alone masks sexism’s impact #qualifies (0.35) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 346