Two African-American men suffered severe injuries when they were allegedly attacked by six or seven men in Southwest Atlanta early Sunday morning. The two men were robbed, beaten and pistol-whipped, resulting in one of the men?s face being covered with bruises, according to a police report.
The men told WSB-TV that they were attacked because the group of men believed they were a gay couple. None of the victims could be reached immediately.
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Regardless, someone's personal sexual preference shouldn't make them a target for violence, ridicule or any other type of abuse.
I grew up in Baltimore, and the black community there was very conservative and homophobic. Does that qualify my earlier musing?
Generalizing appropriately is helpful for discussing large populations, but not appropriate when applied to individuals. I'm smart enough not to make that mistake.
Now, lest you think that I say this without any backup, Dr. Angela Lewis wrote in her paper "AFRICAN-AMERICAN CONSERVATISM: A LONGITUDINAL AND COMPARATIVE STUDY" (2000 Lewis) that the number of African-Americans who considered themselves conservative increased dramatically during the period she studied, most notably, displaying conservative attitudes toward homosexuality.
Interestingly enough, this trend does not necessarily apply to economic or political stance since blacks overwhelmingly support many other liberal and democratic issues.
I merely asked a question, and asserted a viewpoint. I wasn't trying to demonize anyone or make any overtly political statements.