Rosy Grier knitted! He may still.  I've always loved that image.

What a great expression of what many of us have been reading but is not getting enough play in the media - obviously more dangerous.  There's a really strident back and forth in this post I wrote back in June that shows just how chauvinist some Americans remain and how they prefer to keep pushing that image - and think about all the people who were pushing for Jim Webb because they felt he'd up the Macho quotient.

They need to be listening to Chris Rabb! Thank you both for this interview.

Jill
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Rosie Grier needlepointed, I don't remember him knitting.

Suzanne, the Farmer's Wife

From the google results, it looks like I have a lot of company on the knitting - needlepoint confusion score but you are right! Needlepoint it is.

Thank you, Suzanne!  Check out this Flickr image of the book he wrote, Needlepoint for Men! :)

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I started reading Chris Rabb during the DNC 2004. Great interview!

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But that wedding ring is a heartbreak. ;)

Seriously though, totally just added Afro-Netizen to my reader.

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I'm enjoying them.  Oh, how I wish I was there.

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Good and plenty!

Thanks Lisa, Liz and Candelaria -

I loved talking with Chris and I am so happy that his voice is here at BlogHer.

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I'm sending this to my principal (of a girls high school) to send to all of the principals of boys schools she knows!

Notions of Identity

at Afro-Netizen where he shares his thoughts on why he did the interview and why it is important is a must read.

Excerpt:

Another reason that led me to speak up and speak out is that just as public discourse around racial justice must not be ceded to people of color alone, the same is true for gender equity to women. Men have an important role in speaking truth to (our own) power and allying with women toward this end. It is not a leading role, but a necessary one that few of us do -- or do boldly or consistently enough (myself included). So, I thought I should lead by example and acknowledge the unearned privilege from which I benefit as a man for the benefit of expanding good faith dialogue on issues of gender identity, sexual orientation, and how we choose to define modern masculinity.

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Chris and Imani are an incredible couple, indeed. Smart, committed, mutually supportive. I love the work they do and I'm thrilled to see Chris stepping up this way. There are more men like him out there, and we need to hold them up for the world to see. It's especially important for young men of color who are constantly bombarded with images that program them for cultural suicide.

Knowing the perilous state we are in, this is what moves me to happy tears.

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