Talk:We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity

Worthy
I would like to submit that an article dealing with a collection of articles written 4 years ago isn't exactly terribly important, this article only cites the book it was written on, there is no discussion on the author, the articles themselves in any detail, the reception or any criticisms. The book itself is not particularly important or unique in and of itself either.Pstanton 03:35, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I've also added tags on the issues that I can see and catch easilyPstanton 03:51, 16 November 2008 (UTC)


 * The capitalization of the author's name is always lower case and has been discussed at length on the bell hooks talk page. The statements are worded in a neutral way, laying the POV at the feet of the author. "Her hope is that that..." I think the page requests are fair. --Knulclunk (talk) 04:19, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * How odd, I just think its difficult to discern whether phrases like "America's patriarchal, imperialist, white supremacist society" are based in the book or are the author's personal opinions. That could be just me.Pstanton 04:28, 16 November 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pstanton (talk • contribs)


 * It's sort of her schtick, but I don't really know if it is her words. I'll take it out.  It someone wants it back in, they can quote and attribute it.--Knulclunk (talk) 04:55, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Those are her exact words, and she uses that phrase often in her books. For instance, in Where We Stand: Class Matters she uses that precise wording on pp. 99,104,123,165,166,171.  91.32.25.56 (talk) 19:06, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not quite sure that Wiki articles--and the content--are required to be unique. I think the importance and distinction are on the concepts found in the collection, such as Black masculinity. "Black masculinity" cannot be its own Wiki article because Black masculinity in itself is a subjective claim rather than a topic, correct? Also, I understand why there is a hyperlink to the article "Masculinity" is on this article, but I don't think that it would help a reader too much. I am planning on adding a link to Richard Wright's Native Son? Does adding links to more "notable" works and authors reduce the unease over the collection's relevance?Rarella1 (talk) 04:20, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

Wrong wiki-project
The book and its content (if deemed notable enough, which I wouldn't) would probably fit more under Feminism than men's issues as it barely looks at the issues of men and is almost entirely written from a Feminist P.o.V. anyhow I'm sure that it has a good reason being in one wiki-project and not the other, but still... Sincerely, --86.81.201.94 (talk) 13:57, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Black Sexual Politics Writing Intensive
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