Typically, African-American females are the primary victims whereas their black, male counterparts are the ones perpetuating degrading beliefs. “One of the problems among minority populations”, Nusrat Zeba states, “is that minority men put down women of their own race.” In addition, African American women just don’t deal with being black. We are also women in a misogynistic ridden culture. Our society thrives on the idea that women, in general, are inferior. So, despite racial conflicts towards black males, they still have the satisfaction of being a male leading them to have a superior mindset when belittling black women. Internalized racism isn’t a problem of today instead, I believe it has been a part of the black man's consciousness, for centuries, to degrade black women to hide their own inner fear.
