ialogues is that we have tried to . . . `Give voice to the "unspeakable"' because there are so many aspects of Black life that we talk about in private that we don't really find talked about in books or essays anywhere" (5). For example, West says that
Sexuality in general must be discussed. There is a deep reluctance in the Black community to talk seriously about sexuality. We've got significant numbers of gays and lesbians who oftentimes are rendered invisible, as if their humanity somehow ought to be hidden and concealed (57).
The authors analyze black sexuality with a critical eye, referring to the sexism of Eddie Murphy in the movie Raw as "anti-body politic," "anti-human" and "anti-life." They refer, for example, to Murphy's claim that "A woman doesn't want you to tell her you love her, she wants to be fucked to death." hooks says "We can't get a more violent sense of eroticism
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