From my facebook: Ferguson unrest caused by sexual repression. I shit you not.
I bolded the key parts
What It Means for Police Officers to Have Total Control Over African Americans' Bodies
www.theatlantic.com
Total police control over black bodies has echoes in American history.
This pretty frigging depressing.
Keep it coming. We need to change this, and we can only change what we collectively acknowledge.
As yet I have seen no comment on the need for white male police officers to control Black males, especially younger ones because of their burgeoning sexuality. White males, it seems, are threatened by the sexuality of younger men, especially younger Black men. The myth that Black men are naturally more virile persists. Police forces should be 50% female for that reason. Women are far better at diffusing tense situations than men because they do not feel the need for a bull-elephant confrontation. No male police officer, however, would want to admit that and most take part in harassing females on the force. When we talk about having a police force that "looks like the community" that should include gender, too.
It is far more productive to challenge people to think about issues that have real meaning in our world than it is to ask friends to take silly tests about which cartoon character they most resemble. No apology is necessary Stan.
I never thought of it quite like that.
I was thinking about what Carla said and it makes sense. Having just read To Kill and Mocking Bird it reminds me that at a time the worst and most dangerous thing a black man could do is have sex with a white woman or appear to have had sex. The root of the double standard promiscuous men are masculine and promiscuous women are sluts is a fear that women will be able to own their own sexuality or compare partners.
so hmmmmmmmm, I say.
Carla's last sentence is spot on.
Frightening information. Looks like law enforcement thinks more guns and power will solve the age old discrimination problems. Hate thy neighbor seems to be here to stay.
The police just killed a 23 year old black man who was wielding a knife and yelling to kill him. With the world watching they still can't find a way to subdue without lethal force.