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Bonobo

(29,257 posts) Mon Nov 24, 2014, 10:04 PM Nov 2014

Let's remember, that black men are MEN, and... [View all]

A war on dark-skinned people is not just a war on dark-skinned people, it also reflects an attitude towards men. It is, in fact, a war on men and boys.

All too easy to miss or be intentionally glossed over. But just has always been the case, in war and peace, the lives of men and boys are seemingly worth less.

Black men are men and they are victims of violence at the hands of society for being men as well as for being black.

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Let's remember, that black men are MEN, and... [View all] Bonobo Nov 2014 OP

Men, women, black white, we all have more in common with each other then the plutocrats. Exultant Democracy Nov 2014 #1

I hear that. Bonobo Nov 2014 #2

You bring up a very good point. Behind the Aegis Nov 2014 #3

Stereotypes used to attack black men are caricatures of the poison-filled attack on men in general Bonobo Nov 2014 #4

You are absolutely right. Behind the Aegis Nov 2014 #5

Most of the issues that disparately affect men are greatly exacerbated for men of color Major Nikon Nov 2014 #6

Nothing illustrates your point better than Marissa Alexander lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #7

Another man killed by police. Bonobo Dec 2014 #8

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