Confounding this is the ascendancy of feminist, intersectionalist discourse which, while aiming to raise valid critiques and interventions of male-imposed sexist violence, has also made it almost taboo to meaningfully engage the idea of any type of unique or exclusive violence experienced by males. What remains unexamined is the distinction in the ways that black males and black females are victimized by structures and ideas of this society. Paraphrasing one of the authors’ statements, “any oppressor who’s worth his salt knows it’s the males you target.” Black Americans as a whole remain under the destructive weight of white supremacy, which has transformed and shapeshifted in various ways but as an overarching paradigm has been a constant and immovable since America’s inception.
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