i get it. he fucked around w/ men as a young man.

handbook states once you penentrated or been penetrated by another man youre gay forever & ever amen, so i SUPPOSE that means that perhaps the pre-eminent example of Black manhood of the 20th century must be considered a fudge packing butt bandit.

nttiawwt.

that said! i will NOT accept the co-optation of the legacy & OH i see yall launching that shit

his gayness or degree thereof IS a part of the total man...BUT! its not his sum

its not yourn either by the way but we aint talking abt yall, we're talking el hajj malik shabazz right now

fact: he didnt LIVE his life out. whether he was tortured over that or not *I* dunno (havent read the book yet DONT SPOIL IT)

fact: yall want a gay Black civil rights icon?
bayard rustin. richard wright. hell, angela davis did her thing for the ladies.

now yall wanna gorilla pimp malcolm? NOT ON MY WATCH.

thanks!

Definer, Protector and Defender of All Things Black on OKP