In the societal hierarchy they were the lowest class and were therefore able to be treated however their master pleased. Slaves were purchased in order to make profit and in many cases bred against their will in order to create more workers in order to yield more profit on the plantation. Roberts’ Reproduction in Bondage explains that not only were female slaves coerced into procreating with other slaves but were also raped by their masters. Although, white men were the main perpetrators of rape between slaves and whites the idea of rape was always tied to the black man and his desires for a white woman as a result of whiteness being linked to purity. Black women on the other hand were labeled as “Jezabels” because they were assumed to promiscuous or “Mammy’s” if they were to repress their sexuality and assume the role of caretaker for their master’s …show more content…
The people of hawaii, differed greatly from the Europeans when it came to their views on gender and sexuality. For example they did not have a strict binary gender classification system, as seen by the Mahu otherwise known as intermediate gender. .As a result of the introduction of Christianity and European thoughts on sexuality, Hawaiian’s namely King Kamehameha adopted a more sexually restrictive philosophy. The creation of the Kapu system, helped to convert the nation to Christianity as well as restrict and regulate the sexual freedom of all natives, especially targeting women. Missionaries who had assisted in bringing the Kapu system to fruition wanted to undermine the hula dance culture as well because it was considered vulgar. This system of introducing European thought while subsequently shaming and putting restrictions on what were considered religious practices ultimately led to a degradation of Hawaiian