The matriarchy myth built white-male and Black-male solidarity on shared sexism

Evidence

By shifting the responsibility for the unemployment of black men onto black women and away from themselves, white racist oppressors were able to establish a bond of solidarity with black men based on mutual sexism. White men preyed upon sexist feelings impressed upon the black male psyche from birth to socialize black men so that they would regard not all women, but specifically black women as the enemies of their masculinity. — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 231

Categorization

• XREF: Mechanism parallels how colonialism elsewhere pitted colonized men against colonized women; echoes earlier chapter’s analysis of white men’s stereotype creation. — connects to: Liberation modeled on white male power inherently divides women from each other. — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 456; Black male leaders treated gender equality as secondary to racial struggle — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 506; The Moynihan matriarchy myth prescribed female subordination as the cure for racial oppression — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 526 (+16 more)

Related

• Shared sexism bonded militant black men and white men across racial divides (similarity 0.91)
• White men created the race-sex hierarchy that black men accept and support. (similarity 0.89)
• White men sympathized with black power because shared sexism overrode racism (similarity 0.89)
• The matriarchy myth discredited black women and black men simultaneously (similarity 0.87)
• Attributing black relationship problems to racism alone masks sexism’s impact (similarity 0.87)
• Liberation modeled on white male power inherently divides women from each other. (similarity 0.87)
• Douglass and black male activists allied with white patriarchs through shared sexism. (similarity 0.86)
• Black male leaders treated gender equality as secondary to racial struggle (similarity 0.86)
• Male freedom is incompatible with advocating the subjugation of women (similarity 0.86)
• The Moynihan matriarchy myth prescribed female subordination as the cure for racial oppression (similarity 0.85)
• Institutionalized sexism protected black male sexuality while legitimizing black female assault (similarity 0.85)
• White women allied with white men on shared racism against Black women (similarity 0.84)
• White male brutality toward Black women stemmed from patriarchal misogyny, not racism alone (similarity 0.84)
• Black liberation requires fighting sexism as much as racism (similarity 0.84)
• The matriarchy label steers black women away from feminism they need (similarity 0.83)

Broader Connections

• Shared sexism bonded militant black men and white men across racial divides #corroborates (0.85) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 277
• Sexism unites black and white men across the racial divide that racism creates #corroborates (0.80)
• White men sympathized with black power because shared sexism overrode racism #corroborates (0.70) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 276