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A POWERFUL MEMOIR AND MANIFESTO CHALLENGING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A BLACK MAN IN BRITAIN

“A blisteringly honest take on contemporary Britishness that manages to be both nuanced and shocking. Highly recommended.” Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish)
 
You’re a black man. 
 
Aggressive. Athletic. 
Feared. Fetishised. 
Policed. Politicised.
 
It’s limiting. It’s tiring. And it’s not true. 
 
What makes a man in the 21st century? For generations ‘being a man’ has meant behaving in a very particular way. It has meant being strong, sexually assertive and overtly heterosexual. Assumptions around masculinity have been the root cause of countless problems which, to this day, continue to affect the whole of society. 

When the question of masculinity intersects with race, these assumptions too

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      Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
      Publication Date: 20/07/2023
      ISBN13: 9781398504813, 978-1398504813
      ISBN10: 1398504815
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A POWERFUL MEMOIR AND MANIFESTO CHALLENGING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A BLACK MAN IN BRITAIN

      “A blisteringly honest take on contemporary Britishness that manages to be both nuanced and shocking. Highly recommended.” Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish)
       
      You’re a black man. 
       
      Aggressive. Athletic. 
      Feared. Fetishised. 
      Policed. Politicised.
       
      It’s limiting. It’s tiring. And it’s not true. 
       
      What makes a man in the 21st century? For generations ‘being a man’ has meant behaving in a very particular way. It has meant being strong, sexually assertive and overtly heterosexual. Assumptions around masculinity have been the root cause of countless problems which, to this day, continue to affect the whole of society. 

      When the question of masculinity intersects with race, these assumptions too

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