Inter-race issues that spring up due to perceived stereotypes among men of color are created from the top of our the patriarchal hierarchy, where white heterosexual men have placed a great deal of attention in holding down other identities. These stereotypes and feelings of hatred are absorbed unknowingly, even by fellow men of color, creating a hostile environment in a community attempting to work together for their survival. This works to the advantage of the patriarchal masculinity, which in turns ranks men of color on terms of what is effective to their corrupted society’s needs. It creates the ‘lift yourself from your bootstraps’ mentality that we see strongly pushed on lower income individuals, this time aimed at race. It gives hope that achieving assimilation is possible despite race, but just like in an asymptote, reaching this perfect assimilation is impossible. Instead it keeps patriarchal expectations at the forefront, which benefits an already harmful power system, and further disconnects disadvantaged communities. It is, and has been through history, the greatest strength and strategy of our white-centric, patriarchal
Inter-race issues that spring up due to perceived stereotypes among men of color are created from the top of our the patriarchal hierarchy, where white heterosexual men have placed a great deal of attention in holding down other identities. These stereotypes and feelings of hatred are absorbed unknowingly, even by fellow men of color, creating a hostile environment in a community attempting to work together for their survival. This works to the advantage of the patriarchal masculinity, which in turns ranks men of color on terms of what is effective to their corrupted society’s needs. It creates the ‘lift yourself from your bootstraps’ mentality that we see strongly pushed on lower income individuals, this time aimed at race. It gives hope that achieving assimilation is possible despite race, but just like in an asymptote, reaching this perfect assimilation is impossible. Instead it keeps patriarchal expectations at the forefront, which benefits an already harmful power system, and further disconnects disadvantaged communities. It is, and has been through history, the greatest strength and strategy of our white-centric, patriarchal