Black Women : Mammy, Jezebel, Sapphire, or Queen? Stereotypes of the African-American Female

IFE said:

Are you speaking of what was or how things use to be?
Are you currently noticing these sterotypes in your life?
I'm not. I've overcome negative sterotypes assigned to UHC by slave owners. I will not give them that power in my head, my mind, my life.

You seem defensive of those sterotypes. As something you are holding on to.

We have enough to do than fuss over Jezabel. Mammy and Sapphire.

We still got the "N" word to defend among other white folk stuff.
I have overcome Jez and them.

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Holding on to? No. Acknowledging? Yes.

I am saying that these stereotypes are still presented in mass media, TV and film. That people of other races believe these to be accurate portrayals of AA women. And, some AA women believe this too.

I am saying that it is up to us, to refuse to play characters in mass media, TV and film that perpetuate these stereotypes. That we should demand that Hollywood shows us as the complex multi-dimensional characters that we truly are, instead of the caricatures of a few stereotypes left from slavery.

Liberty said:

Holding on to? No. Acknowledging? Yes.

I am saying that these stereotypes are still presented in mass media, TV and film. That people of other races believe these to be accurate portrayals of AA women. And, some AA women believe this too.

I am saying that it is up to us, to refuse to play characters in mass media, TV and film that perpetuate these stereotypes. That we should demand that Hollywood shows us as the complex multi-dimensional characters that we truly are, instead of the caricatures of a few stereotypes left from slavery.

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Everyone has their special interest. If yours is to educate Black girls about sterotypes from slavery still exist today; I support your gkoal.

IFE said:

Everyone has their special interest. If yours is to educate Black girls about sterotypes from slavery still exist today; I support your gkoal.

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It's not all that. It's not my life's goal. It's simply one facet of racism that I would discuss among many other forms of racism. Like I would explain to my son why we still have Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben, and what it all means, it's origins, and so forth and so on.

Angela22 said:

As far as I've seen, the only people who truly care about black women's problems... are black women. But everyone else definitely loves to dump theirs on us.

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Believe it or not there are one or two brothers out there who understand what it means to be black AND female in this society. I have to say, most of us are nerds who do not look like LeBron James. Often times we get pushed away. I have seen so many good sistas run off with men who mean them nothing but ill will. But they look good, they dress good, and they talk good. So off they go. When they get back, they often need medication from the trauma they have been through. Just putting that out there for discussion.