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Alyssa S. commented on the post, Maud's Musings, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

“This leads adults to stay quiet about their sexuality, leaving gay and lesbian kids to have nobody to look up to and nobody to validate their feelings.”

This is so, so important. I was raised Christian, and […]
Hannah Groetsch commented on the post, Blessed Assurance and All God's Children, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

I definitely agree that this documentary highlighted intersectionality within the Black community. I think the broad group of people interviewed helped with this a lot, as it allowed us to see various perspectives […]
Hannah Groetsch commented on the post, Not the Question, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

I think this is a great point, Cole. Delly doesn’t really get agency or character development and since we only learn about him through his father’s descriptions, what information we do have is colored by his […]
Alyssa S. commented on the post, Not the Question, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

I like this because it also states the Delly enjoyed basketball, and a few other “masculine” things. But John focused on the things he found to be feminine.
maud utstein commented on the post, Not the Question, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

I thought this was a very interesting view point and I agree with what you’re saying. The son was never explicitly described as gay, it was just assumed by his father because of the hobbies he pursued, and those […]
maud utstein commented on the post, FEM BOY FRIDAY & UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

I loved your thoughts on dressing however makes you happy; I think that is such an important message to spread today. Clothes do not have a gender, and nobody should be ashamed to wear what makes them happy. As to […]
Rekik Ziku commented on the post, Perception Drives What You See, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

Hey Alyssa, great analysis on “Blessed Assurance,” I liked how you noticed that Dr. Jaxon agrees that Delly’s voice masculine and still thinks that he is best fit for that character. In addition, I also like the […]
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Samuel Boudreau commented on the post, Support for Christians in the LGBTQ+, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

Hi Rekik,

I totally agree with your blog. In response to the third prompt, as you said, there seems tot be a large amount of religious leaders/organizations who still view homosexuality as a sin, and I wonder […]
Samuel Boudreau commented on the post, Not the Question, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

Hi Cole,

I agree with your disagreement with the question, “disruption of normative discourses,” and I would like to focus on the term “normative” and ask, who gets to decide what the “normative” is? Around the […]
Leslie Wingard wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

Equality for All? [[PLEASE INSERT YOUR GOOD IMAGE IN THE COMMENTS, MASON. IT DID NOT SHOW UP HERE IN THE POST.]]

1.)Using any terms/definitions that could be helpful, state Kelly Brown Douglas’s pri […]
Leslie Wingard wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

Fem Boy Friday & Unconditional Love [[PLEASE INSERT YOUR TWO GOOD IMAGES IN THE COMMENTS, GRACE. THEY DIDN’T SHOW UP HERE IN THE POST.]]

Prompt 1

I thought that it was interesting that it was never e […]
Cole Ward wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

The question was posed as to whether Delly embodies a “disruption of normative discourses”. Frankly, I don’t like this question. Perhaps I’m misreading it but to me it places too much agency on a character who […]
Patrick wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

I was aware of some of the complex issues within the black community regarding homosexuality and “deviancy”, but I had never read a story or watched anything that outlined the fear and hatred associated with it. […]
Ty wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

After Reading the Kelly Brown Douglas’ article, I believe that her main argument is that the viciousness of black homophobia can largely be attributed to white cultures sexual perception of black people and w […]
Carly McWilliams wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

Prompt 3: I really enjoyed watching the documentary “All God’s Children” and learning about LGBTQ communities within Black churches–especially the Lavender Light gospel group and the personal experiences of […]
Samuel Boudreau wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

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In “Homophobia and Heterosexism in the Black Church and Community,” Kelly Brown Douglas “outline[s] the general contours of [Black homophobia] as it seeks to understand the re […]
Leslie Wingard wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

I (Maud) thought the article and short film were both very interesting, and shed light on a topic that I wasn’t all too familiar with prior to reading and watching this material. One of the points in the article t […]
Hannah Groetsch wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) 5 years, 2 months ago

Prompt One

Kelly Brown Douglas’s “Homophobia and Heterosexism in the Black Church and Community” analyzes some of the causes of Black homophobia and argues that the Black community needs to confront its homop […]
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