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Title: On the Down Low: A Journey Into the Lives of "Straight" Black Men Who Sleep with Men by J.L. King ISBN: 0-7679-1398-1 Publisher: Broadway Books Pub. Date: 14 April, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.81 (59 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A much needed wake-up call
Comment: J.L. King tossed a lit firecracker into the audience on Oprah's TV show when he talked frankly and honestly about black men living on the down low: supposedly straight men who sleep with other men but refuse to acknowledge they are gay or bisexual. The audience's visceral reaction told how King had hit a nerve. In this book, King talks straight-up about the pressures on black men to "be a man" and the deep-rooted homophobia in the black community that not only encourages, but practically forces men to keep any homosexual desires or activity deep undercover. King is up front about his own experience living on the down low and urges women to be careful in choosing their partners. Well and good, but looking at King's own example, how are women able to tell who's living on the down low and who isn't? The danger to the wives and girlfriends of these men, as King explains, is that the men are so deep in denial they refuse to practice safe sex with other men, because that would mean admitting they have sex with other men, and the denial goes so deep that the men constantly lie to themselves about their own sexual activity. The soaring HIV rate among black women who were infected by black men living on the down low is terrifying proof of how this problem has impacted on the African-American community. I've personally known two women who died of AIDS after being infected by men living on the down low whom they thought they could trust -- one by her live-in partner; the other by her husband. King himself is sending a mixed message; on the one hand, he is forthright about the extent of the problem and the need for women to protect themselves; on the other, even as he acknowledges he has been part of the problem, he gives no indication that he is going to cease and desist, or even practice safe sex with his female partners to protect them against possible infection. It's almost as if he were saying, "Ladies, here I am; play at your own risk." But I'll give King his props for being honest about his own behavior, and how the problem of men living on the down low has put millions of women at risk. As the book emphasizes, it's up to every woman to take steps to protect herself, because, in the end, nobody is going to look out for you but you.
Rating: 5
Summary: It's about being honest with yourself and using protection!
Comment: This book was very good and very informative! It is informing everyone, male and female, to protect your self during sex. It is a fact that the HIV vires is working at killing off the black race. We need to wake up to this fact and teach our sons and daughters to wear protection during sex not only for their life, but for the life of others; including the babies that can be made during unprotected sex. I applaud this gentlemans bravery for writing this book and getting the "Down Low" subject out of the closet!
Rating: 3
Summary: response to "A Reader from Houston TX"
Comment: Don't put all black women in the same category, not all black women are bashing all black brothers. We will uplift out GOOD Brothers, but for those of you who feel black woman are your problem, the problem probably orginated with you. EVERYBODY is responsible for making sure they are safe and protected, when you have enough respect for yourself this will automatically happen. I don't care that some men perfer sleeping with other men, that's their issue,it only becomes my issue when you are not truthful and forthcoming about your activities. Grow up and get a personality, possibly when you stop hating yourself, you can learn to love and respect all black women. This book just informs us of what is out there. Now spare us your drama. Good Luck my Brother.
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Title: Down Low, Double Life : by D. L. Smith ISBN: 059531323X Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. Pub. Date: 25 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Games Men Play by Michael Maynard ISBN: 190293427X Publisher: The X Press Pub. Date: February, 2004 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Love Is Stronger Than Pride : E. Lynn Harriss New Novella Plus Four Novellas from Debut Authors by E. LYNN HARRIS, Better Days Foundation ISBN: 0767910338 Publisher: Harlem Moon Pub. Date: 11 January, 2005 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Naughty or Nice by Eric Jerome Dickey ISBN: 0525947760 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: 27 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Chocolate Flava : The Eroticanoir.com Anthology by Zane ISBN: 0743482387 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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