https://contemporaryracism.org/3350/social-stigma-against-black-men-and-mental-health/ An academic blog about whiteness, implicit bias, and systemic racism Sat, 17 Dec 2016 04:57:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://contemporaryracism.org/3350/social-stigma-against-black-men-and-mental-health/comment-page-1/#comment-833 Sat, 17 Dec 2016 04:57:28 +0000 http://contemporaryracism.org/?p=3350#comment-833 Ashley, this post was very informative as I did not know Kid Cudi and Kendrick Lamar were also struggling with their mental health. I think hyper-masculinity is always present with wanting to be the “most manly”, and there is more pressure for Black men who believe they have a reputation to live up to to be strong and unbreakable. I agree with you that they have strong voices and hopefully they can demonstrate to the public that mental illness is not a weakness. It’s unfortunate that they do not seek the help that they need.

]]> https://contemporaryracism.org/3350/social-stigma-against-black-men-and-mental-health/comment-page-1/#comment-827 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 02:31:30 +0000 http://contemporaryracism.org/?p=3350#comment-827 There seems to be a masculinity threat brought on by mental illness and I’d imagine that the effect is greater for men of color because there is more pressure for men of color to be manly. It is sad because the stigma keeps so many people from getting help. Hopefully, Kanye will set a stigma ending example.

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