We all know The Plight, a hellacious cycle of abandonment, baby-daddyism and hypermasculinity that plagues black men in the United States. But do you see the new black man? The well-dressed, well-groomed prototype that has quietly saturated the streets? Although I hate the word metrosexual, the new black man is almost, like, half-gay. His sensibilities are softer, his voice is still deep but the edge is not as blunt, although he can be fussy. He's just as comfortable shopping as a woman is; it's ... hard to define really. It's like a new species. Call him, BM2.
