▁that ▁says ▁' J ane ▁Ward ▁has ▁written ▁an ▁entire ▁book ▁about ▁bro - job s .' ▁I ▁just ▁had ▁to ▁laugh ." To ▁clarify , ▁the ▁term ▁" bro job " ▁was ▁first ▁posted ▁on ▁Urban ▁Dictionary ▁by ▁Fred die ▁C oug ar ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Not ▁Gay ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁L ambda ▁Liter ary ▁Award ▁final ist . ▁ ▁Response ▁ ▁Rob ▁Red ding ' s ▁book ▁The ▁Professor : ▁Wit ness ing ▁White ▁Power ▁uses ▁empir ic ism ▁to ▁sur m ise ▁that ▁sleep ing ▁with ▁white ▁men ▁– ▁either ▁straight ▁or ▁gay ▁– ▁gave ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁black ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁like ▁James ▁Bald win , ▁Jean - Mich el ▁Bas qui at , ▁Mar vin ▁G aye ▁and ▁Richard ▁P ry or ▁a ▁fear less ness ▁when ▁dealing ▁with ▁rac ist ▁whites . ▁Red ding , ▁who ▁is ▁black , ▁util izes ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁communication ▁theories ▁like ▁pro x em ics , ▁k ines ics ▁and ▁ha pt ics , ▁along ▁with ▁analysis ▁of ▁Jane ▁Ward ' s ▁book ▁as ▁a ▁case ▁study ▁to ▁explore ▁how ▁inter ra cial ▁relationships ▁between ▁men ▁can ▁be ▁transform ative ▁for ▁the ▁black ▁community . ▁He ▁states : ▁" W ard , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁les bian , ▁writes ▁about ▁power ▁ex changes ▁between ▁white ▁men . ▁The ▁Professor ▁expl ores ▁how ▁gay ▁inter ra cial ▁relationships ▁and ▁enc oun ters