Fictional Yet Practical Case Study
It is vital to question how critical race scholars can empower people who do not have access to a higher education as a result of the systemic racial predispositions Blacks are placed in that scholars often discuss within CRT. Higher educational institutions are not readily available to a number of Black individuals who face harsher realities as a result of the racial biases set forth by institutions.
For instance, a 16 year old daughter of a Black Muslim (1) single mother who is on the brink of being convicted, (2) whose father has been sentenced to life for drug possession (3) who is forced to go to a school that does not have enough funding for credible teachers (4) who struggles to find beauty in her …show more content…
Popular media has long portrayed African American women as aggressive, unattractive, obnoxious, and lacking femininity. For instance, the stereotypical, Maami, a desexualized character who is elderly, obese, and unattractive in figure further promotes the negative depictions of African American women in mass media. The beginnings of negatively representing black women in media began with minstrel shows that represented African-Americans through a White interpretation of ‘common’ black behavior. These portrayals have resulted in the marginalization and interesctionality that African women are often victims of. Additionally, black feminine theory does address the way mass media represents women of color who are not black and how that works to further marginalize, almost exclusively, black woman as a group of people who have been systemically discriminated against for centuries. Contrastingly, the white ideals have been illustrated as acceptable and developed into ‘the norm’. The underrepresentation of black women in our magazines, films, and television has dominated societies perceptions of black beauty without question to borders of morality. However, we must ask ourselves why black women, in particular, have been singled out in contexts regarding beauty and femininity. On the other hand, how are other races depicted in relation to beauty in mass media? Chandra Waring’s 'They See Me as Exotic.... That Intrigues Them: ' Gender, Sexuality and the Racially Ambiguous Body encapsulates the problematical assumptions that come with creating borders between women of color and African-American women. Waring addresses matters of interesctionality within the context of having a racially ambiguous background and how being labeled as ‘exotic’ is interpreted as a more attractive label. She conducts multiple interviews with bi-racial and
It is vital to question how critical race scholars can empower people who do not have access to a higher education as a result of the systemic racial predispositions Blacks are placed in that scholars often discuss within CRT. Higher educational institutions are not readily available to a number of Black individuals who face harsher realities as a result of the racial biases set forth by institutions.
For instance, a 16 year old daughter of a Black Muslim (1) single mother who is on the brink of being convicted, (2) whose father has been sentenced to life for drug possession (3) who is forced to go to a school that does not have enough funding for credible teachers (4) who struggles to find beauty in her …show more content…
Popular media has long portrayed African American women as aggressive, unattractive, obnoxious, and lacking femininity. For instance, the stereotypical, Maami, a desexualized character who is elderly, obese, and unattractive in figure further promotes the negative depictions of African American women in mass media. The beginnings of negatively representing black women in media began with minstrel shows that represented African-Americans through a White interpretation of ‘common’ black behavior. These portrayals have resulted in the marginalization and interesctionality that African women are often victims of. Additionally, black feminine theory does address the way mass media represents women of color who are not black and how that works to further marginalize, almost exclusively, black woman as a group of people who have been systemically discriminated against for centuries. Contrastingly, the white ideals have been illustrated as acceptable and developed into ‘the norm’. The underrepresentation of black women in our magazines, films, and television has dominated societies perceptions of black beauty without question to borders of morality. However, we must ask ourselves why black women, in particular, have been singled out in contexts regarding beauty and femininity. On the other hand, how are other races depicted in relation to beauty in mass media? Chandra Waring’s 'They See Me as Exotic.... That Intrigues Them: ' Gender, Sexuality and the Racially Ambiguous Body encapsulates the problematical assumptions that come with creating borders between women of color and African-American women. Waring addresses matters of interesctionality within the context of having a racially ambiguous background and how being labeled as ‘exotic’ is interpreted as a more attractive label. She conducts multiple interviews with bi-racial and