Stereotypes are fixed and oversimplified images and ideas of particular people or things. Being a black woman, we tend to encounter the most sexual and racial stereotypes. The remarks that are commonly heard are black women emasculate our men and we are sexually inhibited. Media and society have installed these stereotypes in a majority of our minds. We hear stereotypes so much, that we begin to believe in them. I encountered a great amount of stereotypes, but they were only misjudgments because they did not know my full potential.
Last year in February, I found out my boyfriend was cheating on me. I was not only mad, but also shocked because he cheated on me with a white woman. Do not get me wrong cheating is cheating, but his reasons for …show more content…
This particular one bothers me to the extreme. Who simply concluded that dark skinned girls are not beautiful? Blacks and other ethnics have damaged dark skinned individuals with the stereotype that dark skinned girls are not as attractive as light skinned girls. I repeatedly hear rap artist stating in their songs redbone this and yellow bone that. Dividing us women by our color has caused us to be in an unseen war amongst ourselves. Also, another comment I commonly hear is that I must be mixed because I have good hair. My hair is very curly and fine, but I am only mixed with Negro and more Negro. Blacks tend to have very curly hair. India Arie stated in a song, “Good hair means curls ad waves, bad hair means you look like a slave.” There is no such thing as good hair and bad hair. There is a thing as healthy and unhealthy hair though. It hurts my soul to see black woman relaxing or wearing hair extensions to mimic Caucasian women. Then, they say I do it because their hair is too nappy and extensions make them feel good. I just think so straight hair that is not your texture or color makes you feel better. I had one girl tell me natural hair is not for her. So, you mean to tell me the hair that God put on your head may not be for you. I am just stating society has lead us to believe what is us, is not
Last year in February, I found out my boyfriend was cheating on me. I was not only mad, but also shocked because he cheated on me with a white woman. Do not get me wrong cheating is cheating, but his reasons for …show more content…
This particular one bothers me to the extreme. Who simply concluded that dark skinned girls are not beautiful? Blacks and other ethnics have damaged dark skinned individuals with the stereotype that dark skinned girls are not as attractive as light skinned girls. I repeatedly hear rap artist stating in their songs redbone this and yellow bone that. Dividing us women by our color has caused us to be in an unseen war amongst ourselves. Also, another comment I commonly hear is that I must be mixed because I have good hair. My hair is very curly and fine, but I am only mixed with Negro and more Negro. Blacks tend to have very curly hair. India Arie stated in a song, “Good hair means curls ad waves, bad hair means you look like a slave.” There is no such thing as good hair and bad hair. There is a thing as healthy and unhealthy hair though. It hurts my soul to see black woman relaxing or wearing hair extensions to mimic Caucasian women. Then, they say I do it because their hair is too nappy and extensions make them feel good. I just think so straight hair that is not your texture or color makes you feel better. I had one girl tell me natural hair is not for her. So, you mean to tell me the hair that God put on your head may not be for you. I am just stating society has lead us to believe what is us, is not