Earlier this September, Patrice “Tricey” Brown, an African-American fourth grade teacher in Atlanta, had been under scrutiny for posting on her social media account a series of pictures of her wearing tight-fitting outfits and high heels. The pictures became internet sensation and she was dubbed as “the sexiest teacher alive.” Her school attire, though nothing revealing, sparked controversy among netizens, whether or not her outfits were appropriate for work. Some argued that her attires were provocative, while others denounced the criticisms for being sexist and racist. According to them, the only found Brown’s outfit inappropriate because of her curvy body. Due to the incident, Brown had been given counsel by Atlanta Public School
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For white women, their femininity is something that needs to be taken care of, they need protection. For black women, however, it is seen as a threat, a menace that needs to be regulated. Throughout the history, black people had always been on the lowest fragments of the socio-economic spectrum. It served the system best. Nonetheless, there had been instances where slave gained some degree of freedom challenging the status quo. Such as during the colonial times in New Orleans, Mobile, and Pensacola in the early …show more content…
It only represents few of the multilayered subjugation of black females, such as the case of Afro-Latinas. The essay The Black Puerto Rican Woman in Contemporary Society by Angela Jorge discussed the three-sided oppression Black Puerto Rican experienced: “sex, cultural identity, and color.” An Afro-Latina’s experience of racism is transnational—as a black person in United States and as black person in Latino society. The Puerto Ricans’ denial of their racism erases the struggles faced by black Puerto Ricans. From a very early age, they were taught to reject their African-ness (i.e. resenting the kinky hair and full lips). To be fully accepted, they are pressured to marry only white men for it means “moving up.” However, white men only sees them as sexual object. Moreover, they also have to adhere to the sexist ideals Puerto Rican society, where women must serve
For white women, their femininity is something that needs to be taken care of, they need protection. For black women, however, it is seen as a threat, a menace that needs to be regulated. Throughout the history, black people had always been on the lowest fragments of the socio-economic spectrum. It served the system best. Nonetheless, there had been instances where slave gained some degree of freedom challenging the status quo. Such as during the colonial times in New Orleans, Mobile, and Pensacola in the early …show more content…
It only represents few of the multilayered subjugation of black females, such as the case of Afro-Latinas. The essay The Black Puerto Rican Woman in Contemporary Society by Angela Jorge discussed the three-sided oppression Black Puerto Rican experienced: “sex, cultural identity, and color.” An Afro-Latina’s experience of racism is transnational—as a black person in United States and as black person in Latino society. The Puerto Ricans’ denial of their racism erases the struggles faced by black Puerto Ricans. From a very early age, they were taught to reject their African-ness (i.e. resenting the kinky hair and full lips). To be fully accepted, they are pressured to marry only white men for it means “moving up.” However, white men only sees them as sexual object. Moreover, they also have to adhere to the sexist ideals Puerto Rican society, where women must serve