Hung: A Meditation on the Measure of Black Men in America.Hung: A Meditation on the Measure of Black Men in America by Scott Poulson-Bryant Doubleday, October 2005 $22.95, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-385-51002-0 Hung is an entertaining book devoted to the myth, stereotypes, and hype surrounding black men and their penis size. You may know Poulson-Bryant as the founding editor of Vibe magazine. He's also written articles and music reviews for Spin, The Source, Rolling Stone rolling stone Noun a restless or wandering person and Essence. Now he turns his attention to a hotly debated topic: the belief that African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. men are well endowed en·dow tr.v. en·dowed, en·dow·ing, en·dows 1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income. 2. a. . The book explores a myriad of issues--through mostly personal and anecdotal reflection. Does size really matter? To answer, the author polls his mostly gay friends--so what follows is somewhat biased and not very scientific. He also explores Hollywood's perception of its "hung" stars. Hung is a thought-provoking look at an issue that whites and blacks alike have considered but rarely vocalize. The "information" provided within the pages are the author's own views, so caveat emptor--there is little researched data or facts presented herein. The reader will undoubtedly agree with some points and disagree with Verb 1. disagree with - not be very easily digestible; "Spicy food disagrees with some people" hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back" others. One thing is clear, Hung will leave you conjecturing about size long after you close its pages, and it will provide something to banter about with your friends. Jonathan Luckett's latest novel is Dissolve (Strebor Books, October 2005). |
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