{"product_id":"hung-a-meditation-on-the-measure-of-black-men-in-america-9780385510028","title":"Hung: A Meditation on the Measure of Black Men in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing in the footsteps of such bestselling  taboo-breaking books as Randall Kennedys Nigger and J. L. Kings On the Down Low  Hung brings a topic previously discussed only in intimate settings out into the open. In a brilliant  multilayered look at the pervasive belief that African American men are prodigiously endowed  Scott Poulson-Bryant interweaves his own experiences as a black man in America with witty analyses of how black male sexuality is expressed in books  film  television  sports  and pornography.  Hung is a double entendre  referring not only to penis size but to the fact that black men were once literally hung from trees  often for their perceived sexual prowess and the supposed risk it posed to white women. As a poignant reminder  he begins his book with a letter to Emmett Till  the teenager who was lynched in Mississippi in the mid-1950s for whistling at a white woman.  For Poulson-Bryant and other men of his generation  societys deep-seated obsession with the sexual powers of black men has had an enormous  if often deceptive  influence on how they perceive themselves and on the assumptions made by others. His tales of his sexual encounters with both sexes  along with anecdotes about the lives of various friends and colleagues  are wryly and at times shockingly revealing. Enduring racial perceptions have shaped popular culture as well  and Poulson-Bryant offers a thorough  thought-provoking look at media-created images of the Well-Hung Black Male. He deftly deconstructs movies like Mandingo and Shaft  articles in the popular press  and edgy works like Robert Mapplethorpes Black Book  while also providing distinctive profiles of icons like porn star Lexington Steele and rapper L.L. Cool J.  A scintillating mixture of memoir and cultural commentary  Hung is the first and only book to take on phallic fixation and uncover what lies below. Readers may be scandalized  but theyll also have plenty to ponder about Americas views on how black men measure up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648351494197,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385510020","price":27.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780385510028.jpg?v=1781716879","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/hung-a-meditation-on-the-measure-of-black-men-in-america-9780385510028","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}