{"id":52757,"date":"2012-11-28T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/?p=52757"},"modified":"2015-09-01T21:24:19","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T02:24:19","slug":"between-black-men-exploding-stereotypes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/11\/28\/between-black-men-exploding-stereotypes\/","title":{"rendered":"Between Black Men: Exploding Stereotypes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2012\/11\/124.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2012\/11\/124.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"130\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52761\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racialicious.com\/2012\/11\/27\/race-masculinity-perils-pride-and-pushing-the-boundaries-of-perception-facingrace\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Racialicious+%28Racialicious+-+the+intersection+of+race+and+pop+culture%29\" target=\"_blank\">Racialicious<\/a> posted a link to what looks like a fantastic project. \u00a0Titled <a href=\"http:\/\/questionbridge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Question Bridge<\/a>, it focuses our attention on what they call &#8220;arguably the most opaque and feared demographic in America&#8221;: Black men. \u00a0In the film, participants look directly at the camera, creating a feeling of intimacy, and ask and answer tough questions.<\/p>\n<p>The trailer gives you a taste:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/12010682?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A primary lesson the producers aim to impart is the diversity within the category in order to challenge stereotypes. \u00a0They write:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>By creating an identity container (e.g. \u201cBlack\u201d and \u201cMale\u201d), then creating a way of releasing the diversity of identities and thought within that container, we can break the container.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The project is already getting recognition from film festivals. \u00a0Also, there&#8217;s a <a href=\"http:\/\/bavc.org\/The_Question_Bridge\" target=\"_blank\">donate button<\/a>.<\/p>\n<span class=\"ft_signature\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/lisa-wade.com\/\">Lisa Wade, PhD<\/a> is an Associate Professor at Tulane University. She is the author of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/American-Hookup-New-Culture-Campus\/dp\/039328509X?ie=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0\">American Hookup<\/a><em>, a book about college sexual culture; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gender-Interactions-Institutions-Lisa-Wade\/dp\/0393931072?ie=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0\">textbook about gender<\/a>; and a forthcoming introductory text: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lisa-wade.com\/intro\/\">Terrible Magnificent Sociology<\/a><em>.\u00a0You can follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lisawade\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lisawadephd\/\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Racialicious posted a link to what looks like a fantastic project. \u00a0Titled Question Bridge, it focuses our attention on what they call &#8220;arguably the most opaque and feared demographic in America&#8221;: Black men. \u00a0In the film, participants look directly at the camera, creating a feeling of intimacy, and ask and answer tough questions. 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