Blog Post #6 Comparing 2 works

Reading #1 Title: ”The Black Male: Searching Beyond Stereotypes”
Author: Manning Marable
Reading #2 Title: "Chicano Men and Masculinity"
Author Maxine Baca Zinn

Black
Viewed by three common beliefs.
1. They are only a step above animals.
2. Awesome physical power but have no serious intelligence (read and writing)
3. Viewed as Sexual potencies (rapiers and women stealers)
Would be punished severely for striking any white man or for just trying to read and write.
19th century black males would be raped and sexually abused before being hanged as examples.

Similarities
Both oppress by white colored males and females of higher class/ clear dominance over both races.
Looked down upon as hard workers for little money
(mine workers, mechanic, construction workers etc.)
Both males are seen as incapable to maintain good family bonds.

Chicano
Because of their culture and the color of their skin (the men) were viewed as aggressive towards women.
Culture is highly known for a clear dominance between male activity and that of women.
Chicano masculinity is known as “machismo”

Work Cited
Marable, Manning. "The Black Male: Searching Beyond the Stereotype" Men's Lives 5th Edition. Edrs. Michael S. Kimmel and Michael S.Messner.
New York: Allyn and Bacon, 2001. 17-23. Print.

Zinn, Maxine Baca. "Chicano Men and Masculinity" Men’s Lives 5th edition. Edrs. Michael S. Kimmel and Michael A. Messner. New York: Allyn & Bacon, 2001. 24-32. Print.