Journal Entry: Week #13
The entry is in response to Charles L Nero's Why Are All the Gay Ghettos White?
Nero dispel the notion of a perfect harmonious relationship between gay black and white male community. This is contrary to the idea of that gay people are an oppressed minority group that "exist inside of every other culture." Of course intersectionality plays a huge role here. However, the dynamic is different as it does not relate to women, but between men. I would have liked Nero examined to have explored this this dynamic more. Most of the other reading have dealt with female oppression in light of male privilege. But this shows male privilege within an oppressed group divided by class and race. It shows that in the same way women
The entry is in response to Charles L Nero's Why Are All the Gay Ghettos White?
Nero dispel the notion of a perfect harmonious relationship between gay black and white male community. This is contrary to the idea of that gay people are an oppressed minority group that "exist inside of every other culture." Of course intersectionality plays a huge role here. However, the dynamic is different as it does not relate to women, but between men. I would have liked Nero examined to have explored this this dynamic more. Most of the other reading have dealt with female oppression in light of male privilege. But this shows male privilege within an oppressed group divided by class and race. It shows that in the same way women