A review by evvahoo
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman (Verso Classics) by Wallace, Michele Wallace
4.0
Incredibly honest account of black women's situation in the USA, particularly during the period of the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power.
Wallace explores, with poignancy but also wit, the two main factors which contributed to the doom of the Black woman: The Black Macho and the Superwoman. It is important that the reader does not skip the introduction written by Wallace as she states clearly how some of what she says in the Black Macho does not give the full picture and does not account for all aspects which made Black females the most underprivileged group in America. Notably, the Black Macho, she says against to her earlier conclusions, is also not the main factor why the Civil Rights Movement was not as successful as anticipated. Despite these discrepancies between truth and somewhat slightly far-fetched or simplistic arguments, "Black Macho" gives a good insight into the lives of black females, into their hardships and into the connection between black males and black females, black males and white males and black females and white females, all utterly important during that time and still today, I suppose.
Wallace explores, with poignancy but also wit, the two main factors which contributed to the doom of the Black woman: The Black Macho and the Superwoman. It is important that the reader does not skip the introduction written by Wallace as she states clearly how some of what she says in the Black Macho does not give the full picture and does not account for all aspects which made Black females the most underprivileged group in America. Notably, the Black Macho, she says against to her earlier conclusions, is also not the main factor why the Civil Rights Movement was not as successful as anticipated. Despite these discrepancies between truth and somewhat slightly far-fetched or simplistic arguments, "Black Macho" gives a good insight into the lives of black females, into their hardships and into the connection between black males and black females, black males and white males and black females and white females, all utterly important during that time and still today, I suppose.