Oh, the white folks hate the black folks,
And the black folks hate the white folks;
Funny you should mention this, since I just returned from a lecture by black writer/scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. He was talking about surruptitiously buying the manuscript from which his new book, The Bondwoman's Narrative was taken. Since he is known as a collector of Africana, he sent a white friend to bid on the manuscript. His friend was there, as Gates said, "incognegro."
Now, to address my earlier comment: The concept of "ball busting" is often broached by misogynists, though it's usually meant metaphorically. I have a theory that because women can use both the reasoning and the emotional parts of their brains simultaneously, whereas most men can only use one or the other, some men feel "beat up" by women's superior verbal skills. They feel fear, and lash out physically, since that's the only weapon they have to balance the power, or to regain power. This is not an excuse for physical violence against women, but a possible explanation. Comments, please.
Geoff, donning flak jacket and flameprof suit.
