Markus Prime: Woman in Shackles(Unknown) “Don’t touch my fucking hair” (Prime, 2016) A common response by African American women whenever a person of another race comments on or tries to touch their ethnic hair. Markus Prime is a well renowned graphic artist within the African American community. He is an activist of Black rights and often displays them in his illustrations. His main focus is usually what happens within the life of an African American woman and how society treats her. One of the most popular illustrations by him is a illustration of a woman in shackles tied down. Prime unfortunately does not title his artwork because it is a one time thing that he draws once and then auctions off. Therefore it shall be called Woman in Shackles for the sake of this essay. Due to the coloring, actions and objects within the sketch, the sketch exhibits how society treats
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Pink is being used ironically here as it represents unconditional love and understanding, which this woman is not receiving. Black women are often sexualized by most races, as they are seen as very desirable for sexual pleasure as they are genetically voluptuous women. The smartphone is exposing the woman for society to gain sexual pleasure. The next object is the measuring tape clearly being used to measure the hips of the woman. As stated before ethnic woman are usually genetically more voluptuous while more European women are genetically thinner woman. Since society prefers more European styles they want the woman in shackles to be more thinner in size though it is genetic that she is thicker. There is also an illuminati triangle in the corner being forced to watch the changing of the woman. The illuminati triangle is crying because as the supposed ruler of society it did not originally want the harm of the woman, but instead is being forced to watch her culture
Pink is being used ironically here as it represents unconditional love and understanding, which this woman is not receiving. Black women are often sexualized by most races, as they are seen as very desirable for sexual pleasure as they are genetically voluptuous women. The smartphone is exposing the woman for society to gain sexual pleasure. The next object is the measuring tape clearly being used to measure the hips of the woman. As stated before ethnic woman are usually genetically more voluptuous while more European women are genetically thinner woman. Since society prefers more European styles they want the woman in shackles to be more thinner in size though it is genetic that she is thicker. There is also an illuminati triangle in the corner being forced to watch the changing of the woman. The illuminati triangle is crying because as the supposed ruler of society it did not originally want the harm of the woman, but instead is being forced to watch her culture