Franklin (1987) also alluded to the fact that patriarchy did not serve black men; the idea that black men are dominant over groups is questionable. Furthermore, Pleck (2008) stated that the heterosexual-homosexual male dichotomy is used as the main symbolic tool to define the classification of masculinity. Highlighting racial politics, it would be interesting to have a study focusing on power relations between white gay men and black heterosexual men. This is based on the position that racial hierarchy, despite its removal, appears to continue to characterize socioeconomic relations. ???? stated that race remains a factor because it is deeply ingrained in the subconscious, a discussion on this will follow suit. McClintock (1992: 5) stated that “race, class, and gender are not distinct realms of experience existing in splendid isolation from each other . Rather, they arise in and through mutual relationships." Furthermore, colonialism was not experienced in the same way due to the political undertones that emerged. For a purpose yet to be explained, the historicity of colonial experiences will be set aside. Colonial justifications were based on the pseudoscience of race and the application of Darwinist rhetoric. McClintock (1992) argued that social evolutionists applied the allegory of a tree as an indication of subordination and hierarchy of racial groups. There were concepts such as the human family whereby a racialized and cultural hierarchy relegated blacks to the bottom of the chain within society. a gender order. Economically, white men came first and then white women; followed by men and women of color, respectively. Thus Black men, despite observing and living within an imposed binary structure…middle of paper…the assumption of equality has influenced gender relations. Returning to her reflection on heroic masculinity, Unterhalter (2000) deduced from the autobiographies she analyzed that adventure, danger, boldness in thought or action, and loyalty were fundamental parts of masculinity. This notion of loyalty can be seen in Malema's willingness to “kill for Zuma”. But what other explanations are there for Zuma's then-loyal support? One possible reason, which can be seen as interconnected with gender analysis, is Chipkin's work entitled "The Sublime Object of Blackness". Chipkin (2002), in his attempt to identify the discursive mechanism relating to the notion of blackness, has shown how aspects of the subjective characterization of blackness in the context of the black struggle against apartheid are permeated in post-apartheid definitions of blackness..