Hi everyone,

This post is in reference to a book I’m reading outside of class. It’s titled For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home.  Although the title is concerning, it provides the experiences of many young men who have dealt with the issues listed above. Of course, the topic of masculinity has been discussed. One of the young men in the book describes masculinity as “the ability to simultaneously arouse and terrify, to meld brutality and fear with beauty and sensuality, inhabiting the roles of father, hero, lover, and disciplinarian.” I particularly like this description and was wondering if anyone else felt some type of way about it. I don’t think it’s limiting in its description, and I also believe it may be accurate. Does anyone see any problems with it? Or agrees?