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The problem with black people teaching their little boys that they’re “kings” is that often we don’t define what a “king” is, and all too often we raise sons who feel entitled to power and fulfillment. All too often that power is denied to them by America, so they demand it from black women, and all too often our definitions of “queenness” includes servility and dependency to a “king”. All too often that “king’s” demand turns to abuse, resentment, and cruelty.