Aggies blog about the cultural representation of Black women and the literature they produce. We center the lived experience of the Black woman as represented in literature and the terms and conditions on which she projects her own agency amidst society’s denial of it. We aim to use this place as a site of valuable information, and a space to challenge traditional paradigms about the Black woman’s identity and experience.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Black Media Stereotypes: Sapphire- The Angry Black Woman
This gives us an excellent portrayal of how the media manipulates everyone into thinking that all black woman are angry. The fact that they tried to portray the first lady as such was absurd to me. They will truly go to any lengths and it's quite pathetic. This video gives a good example of women in the media who represent the trope Sapphire. It also touches on how women of other races are considered "b*tches" or just being on their period when standing up for themselves or expressing a difference of opinion. Very interesting.
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As Ashley expressed in her presentation, I too in a way believe that these terms were coined as a way to demean and/or oppress black women, and used an attempt to silence them.
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