Black Masculinity in the United StatesCMC200

Tae Heung Lim

Hypersexualization and Violence always have been always fallowed Black males in media and sports. This article will address the portrayals of Black masculinity

in the past, and provide evidences and suggest possible change for the stereotypes of Black masculinity.

Topic: Black Masculinity

• Topic: Black Masculinty• Theme: Portrayal of Black males in media• Goal: Informing Stereotypes• Method: Content and Textual Analysis

Method1:Content/ Discourse Analysis of 5 series of movies.

• Fast and the Furious. United States: Universal Pictures, 2001. DVD, 106 min.

• 2 Fast and 2 Furious. United States: Universal Pictures, 2003. DVD, 107 min.

• The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. United States: Universal Pictures, 2006. DVD, 104min

• Fast and Furious. United States: Universal Pictures 2009. DVD, 107min

• Fast Five. United States: Universal Pictures, 2011. DVD, 130min.

Method2: Textual Analysis of movie Any Given Sunday. United States: Warner Bros,

1999. DVD, 162 min.

Results and Findings

• Portrayals of Black masculinity in media are hypersexualized and violence compare to White masculinity.

• There are limited portrayals of Black masculinity in media compare to White’s.

• Limited portrayals create stereotypes of Black masculinity.