JamalSpunky
Well-Known Member
Well the differences between gays bm, and bw in entertainment is that bm are the only ones shackled by a sense of hyper masculine ideals that won't allow them to "demand" to be seen as romantic interests because it would come across as complaining which doesn't go with the self/societal imposed notion of being hyper masculine. Alpha males shouldn't have to beg for things and begging to be seen as a romantic interest over a sexual one doesn't go with the ideal either. Bw and gay men don't have those self/societal imposed restraints. They can for lack of a better term complain all they want.
Black men "complain" or beg about a lot of things. For example not getting the jobs as head coach of NFL teams. Totally superficial in terms of how it affected the lives of the vast majority of black men, but that didn't stop the complaints and the cries for changes to the hiring system.
My point is when you are being denied something by TPTB the only way you get to change that is by making your voice, your dissatisfaction, heard. How is it any different then black guys complaining they don't want to keep playing criminals, butlers, slaves, etc. It is all about what you decide to "beg" for I guess. If you like the status quo as it is now then by all means sit back and accept Hollywood limiting what a black man can be and who he is allowed to love on the screen. Results are only seen by those who stand up and say no more. Black women have been crying about everything regarding their images for an eternity. And now we are starting to see the fruits of that activity.