The C.O.W.S. THE DELECTABLE NEGRO Part 8

The Context of White Supremacy hosts the eighth study session on Vincent Woodard's The Delectable Negro: Human Consumption and Homoeroticism within US Slave Culture. Mr. Woodard died in 2008, but his work was posthumously published in 2014. University of Texas A&M's Dr. Tommy J. Curry suggested this text on one his first visits to The C.O.W.S. - stressing the value of Woodard's analysis of the rape of black males. Last week's segment returned to Nat Turner's 1831 rebellion. The text focuses on William Styron's 1967 corrupt portrayal of Turner - portraying him engaged in "homosexual" activity. Gus noted a willingness to excuse Styron's dishonesty while scolding black males who rightly rejected Styron's work. Woodard explicitly and repeatedly indicts 1960's black males for being unable or unwilling to accept that homoerotic activity was a part of the enslavement of black people. A significant amount of the chapter diverted to discuss James Baldwin's work, his friendship with Styron, and his treatment by other black people. Many of the critiques seem similar to 21st century charges that black people are uniquely "homophobic." The Delectable Negro helps us comprehend modern events like convicted serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, the rape and murder of Dione Payne, and "black man cookies". #AnswersForMiriamCarey INVEST in The COWS - http://paypal.me/GusTRenegade CALL IN NUMBER: 641.715.3640 CODE 564943#