The Specter of the Black Fag
Parody, Blackness, and Hetero/Homosexual B(r)others
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3607034 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Patrick Johnson (Northwestern University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2-4 |
| Pages | 217-234 |
| Publication date | 2003-09-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j082v45n02_10 |
| PMID | 14651181 |
| OpenAlex | W1562709054 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 15 |
This essay investigates the ways in which three African American heterosexual males-Eddie Murphy, Damon Wayans, and David Alan Grier-appropriate signifiers of gayness to parody, stereotype, and repudiate black gay men. These performances are also attempts to circumscribe the boundaries of blackness, ultimately suggesting that "authentic" blackness is lodged within hegemonic black masculinity. Contrary to this desired effect, the essay demonstrates how these performers, in the act of repudiation, ironically and unwittingly queer heteronormative black masculinity, securing further the dialectic between heterosexuality and homosexuality. Finally, the essay argues that these performances manifest the black heterosexual male's melancholia, his refusal to grieve the loss of his sexual B(r)other
Dialectic · Hegemonic masculinity · Hegemony · Heteronormativity · Heterosexism · Heterosexuality · Homosexuality · Male Homosexuality · Masculinity · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Queer · Sociology · Theology · Gender Studies · Law · Music History and Culture · Philosophy · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society · Theater, Performance, and Music History
The Attitudes of Black and White College Students Toward Gays and Lesbians
“Brides” without Husbands
If You Don’t Bring No Grits, Don’t Come”
Gay Rapping and Possibilities
Reevaluating Gender Nonconformity
Race-ing Queerness
Postracial Queer Romance
Black Like Me”
Masculine Socialization and Sexual Risk Behaviors among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men
Drafting behind LGB
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |