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rhetoric is similar to the savage narrative that white authors have been pushing for centuries. “The Cult of True Womanhood” gives an insight into these racialized and sexualized ties. One of the four main pillars that were emphasized for a woman to uphold was purity. Since African Americans or any individual who was not white was thought to be “subhuman”, black women were seen to exist outside of the societal standards for women, which really equated to white women .It is clear then that the…

church… I was inspired.” As a young boy, John Lewis always stood out from the rest, whether it was wearing a suit and tie just because or preaching a sermon to his chickens on the farm, he knew was abnormal for a child his age but accepted his differences anyway. Growing up in the South, Alabama in particular, in a time where African-Americans were not accepted at all by the white community, took a toll on Lewis and motivated him to want to be the one who was able to make a difference in the…

collection, and as I look at this picture, I see two men in agony. Suffering or even stuck in life they do not want. The color palette used: blue, white and brownish-yellowish may signify the mood of the painting, but also, explicitly, defines the two men as the focal area of the painting. The brownish-yellowish rocks I believe also signifies a hard life, but the white clouds in the blue sky, defines even though the two men are suffering or in agony, their suffering…

relations of representation in regards to survival of black people”(English .29). This would include the history of resistance that gets erased through a white-supremacist narrative. This form of history justifies slavery by imposing the economic progress the West has gained from slavery, as well as the passiveness within society that…

political movement, just like Pickett, she identifies herself as black woman who is a mother and artist. Her artwork also speaks to a feminist perspective message. Washington knew earlier on in the 1960’s her artwork did not fit the mold of mainstream white galleries. Washington’s priority was not being called a black feminist it was about showing her artwork. She felt black women were being overlooked because of the Guerilla Girls were screaming at the museums to let them in. “That we would…

Comparison of White and Black Sororities, Alexander Berkowitz and Irene Padavic examine the values that are withheld and passed down within college sororities, and how the messages vary within white and black college sororities. Messages of the importance of marriage is predominantly encouraged amongst young…

More specifically, the theme of racial prejudice and its consequences is heavily explored. In a flashback to 110 years before the present day events, the author details a forbidden love affair between a white schoolteacher, Katherine Barlow, and an African-American onion seller, Sam. After they are caught kissing, the racist Green Lake community kills Sam and not one drop of rain falls on Green Lake after that day. The narrator comments to the reader after…

Gertrude, but more importantly she meets Jack Bellew, Clare’s husband. In this scene Irene is exposed to the tranny of Jack Bellew and how race ethics has forced Clare into becoming a white woman. Clare’s husband Jack Bellew who calls Clare “nig” on the basis that “when [they] got first married, she was as white as...a lily. But I declare she gettin’ darker and darker. I tell her if she don’t look out, she 'll wake up one of these days and find out she has turned into a nigger” (Larson 29).…

emotional appeal. As analysts, it is imperative that we delve into the specifics to understand the true meaning of the advertisement. When glancing at this advertisement, it is blatant that this merchandise is being marketed to a notably, wealthy white women. Earlier it was mentioned that Parker was the main focus of the advertisement. The reason is simply because Suzy Parker is elegant and would perfectly represent the classic brand of…

implemented more than a century ago. Unless the film requires casting POC, the first person Hollywood seems to cast is 99% of the time white. In the last decade thousands of films have chosen not to cast actors of colour. Some films that did this include Aloha, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Prince of Persia, and Argo (Nahaar). A film that received tremendous backlash for casting white actors as the heroes and a South Asian actor as the villain is the film The Last Airbender, directed by M Night…