The internalized homophobia and the inflated black masculine self prevent Rufus from admitting his homosexual inclinations. 对同性恋的恐惧和极度膨胀的黑人男性自尊使得鲁弗斯羞于面对自己的同性倾向。
Black men are twice as likely to die of the disease, and nearly all of the risk factors were seen most frequently in blacks inoled in the study. 黑人男性较之白人有两倍的危险死于这种疾病，而且在这项研究中几乎所有的风险因子在黑人中出现的频率较高。
