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the language we use to describe people is immensely important especially with the long history America has with racializing terms, black women have often been excluded from femininity, look at the way they describe
black women, they are more likely to receive traditionally masculine labels, how often have you head of black women being labeled as traditionally feminine by the media? White women are more likely to receive titles like delicate and soft-more feminine labels
this whole lana thing should really be opening a deeper discussion about the way we force black women to occupy a very specific form of femininity
"As a result of their
attempting to fulfill a combination of traditionally masculine and feminine
gender roles, recurrent environmental cues depict African American women
as aggressive, hypo-feminine, undesirable, independent, domineering, and
assertive."
attempting to fulfill a combination of traditionally masculine and feminine
gender roles, recurrent environmental cues depict African American women
as aggressive, hypo-feminine, undesirable, independent, domineering, and
assertive."
"Traditional Femininity
Versus Strong African
American Women
Ideologies and Stress
Among African
American Women"
this is the article that quote is from, I think it's an interesting read and provides some perspective on why people are so upset with the specific phrases she
Versus Strong African
American Women
Ideologies and Stress
Among African
American Women"
this is the article that quote is from, I think it's an interesting read and provides some perspective on why people are so upset with the specific phrases she
used, at the end of the day I think people are human and capable of mistakes, I just wish she would have listened more to what people were saying I'm response, she may have been focused on her experience but included women who are also just as degraded as she is wasnt the way to
to go about it, this is a long thread but it's upsetting seeing people ignoring the deeper issues that are presenting themselves with this drama
