and poise convey the overarching theme of gender fluidity depicted on and through black, male bodies. Mohamoud's design of the jersey and the ballgown is meant to convey gender fluidity in a way in which it is difficult for viewers to categorize the subject of the photographs in a binary fashion. The Raptors jersey itself is meant to symbolize masculinity, as athleticism is usually thought to be masculine, and the ballgowns are meant to symbolize femininity. The title of the series, One of the Boys, is derived from the artist's personal experiences. Mohamoud recalls her mother requiring that she wear a dress when she wanted to play basketball with the neighborhood boys. Mohamoud stated that she wore a dress and put a Raptors jersey on top to which her mother reprimanded, "you are not one of the boys." Mohamoud reflects on what this statement meant to her during her childhood when tension existed between her wanting to play basketball like Vince Carter and her societal obligation to align herself with feminine ideals. One of the Boys is meant to dissipate this tension Mohamoud felt throughout her childhood and the tension that many others, specifically young, black men may feel. One of the Boys explores and exposes how black male bodies and notions of masculinity have been shaped and viewed by society. Mohamoud focuses on black men in sports and uses basketball specifically to explore societal problems around the construction of black masculinity. In the book Black Sexual Politics, Patricia Hills Collins explains how and why black masculinity is treated and viewed the way it is in sports, specifically in basketball. Collins shares the story about a professional black basketball player named Latrell Sprewell, playing for the Golden State Warriors at the time, who choked his coach P. J. Carlesimo. Collins says Sprewell was viewed "as the worst of basketball" and his actions gave a bad reputation to all black basketball players. Collins notes that black basketball players are thought of as irrational "bad boys" that are too sensitive and can't control their aggressive nature when provoked. Collins states Sprewell's mistake contributed to a societal belief that black basketball players are a bad example of masculinity and establishes the idea that all black men are violent, greedy, childish, rule breakers, and "too black". Since black male masculinity was deemed out of control, sports have been used to control and polish black