Sarah, I like your statement “Overall, I think our readings, taken together, offer framework for us to think about masculinity and criminal justice policy.” Race was the dominant theme I tried to connect throughout the reading, so I like your insight on masculinity. I think Alexander was trying to show readers that in America, whiteness and masculinity are most often associated with power. For Alexander, she wants to show that politics, although helpful, is not enough to change raical attitudes in America. I think she is trying to do a comparison, to show that social movements, like the one necessary to revolutionize racial change, start with those who are not in the political elite. Like stated on page 15, the Civil Rights movement would not have taken off the way it did without the help of grassroots activism.