ather than the actual market demographics, which include a significant percent of black men and boys
why would you ignore the actual demographics?! in a capitalistic view, that's just losing money...... which is the only way these people think apparently. so it doesn't make sense.
gestive experimental studies have shown that subjects in a video police simulation are more likely to “shoot” black men
yes this is the study i was talking about!!
We find that judges harbor the same kinds of implicit biases as others; that these biases can influence their judgment; but that given sufficient motivation, judges can compensate for the influence of these biase
it seems like there should be some sort of reoccurring training for people in positions like this to try and counteract all the messages they get in the media every day.
implicit bias against unknown faces of their own race, similar to the reactions of whites
I think there was a study done on police officers that exemplified this.
amygdala
so deeply rooted. after generations and generations of white supremacy and racism
de jure discrimination.
is it really over though???
types of negative or limiting images are produced by “black sources,” the impact can be particularly strong
like the movies analyzed in the previous article. created by mainly black men about black women, perpetuating harmful stereotypes
trust in and interaction with neighbors, lower likelihood of joining groups, and worse perceptions of the town they lived in.
falling into the ingrained white supremacy and increasing biases against people who look and live like them
white racism were triggered, white males tended to place more physical and social distance between themselves and blacks, thereby acting in a manner that served to confirm the stereotyp
so interesting. it's like a self-fulfilling prophecy
e supposed to be worse at math), and better than usual in situations that emphasized their Asian heritage
of course this idea would be indirectly perpetuated by lies stereotypes in textbooks.
not immune to the influence of the media portrayals
ingrained self-hatred (I can't think of the fancy word)
This finding suggests that human interaction and direct contact are keys to understanding between people and, in particular, among those who have different cultural backgrounds.
also in support of ethnic studies and CRP and inclusion methods of ESL
Media images have the most impact on perceptions when viewers have less real-world experience with the topic.
consistent with what the other paper I read said. Without real world experience. you have to go off what you see in the media. which is so dangerous when what is being shown is inaccurate
causal link.
so yes, they're saying the media creates false understandings
death penalty after viewing crime news stories that did not even identify the race of the suspects.
wow. The fact that anyone still supports the death penalty is crazy to me.
greater hostility to a crashed computer after being shown subliminal images of black faces],
....wtf.... I'm not surprised but I'm horrified.
equal rights with equal results.
!!!!
BlackPlanet.com
never heard of it
this vividness actually works against bigger-picture understanding which would include more about causes, contexts, and solutions.
like in curriculum of aloha, you have to be careful about the narrative that you're telling, because even if you think you're doing something good, you could actually be perpetuating harmful stereotypes/ideas.
ithout knowing these larger stories, the average person is left to assume that black males are innately or culturally inclined towards low achievement, criminality, and broken families.
especially since people in science have created false narratives that enforce these ideas.
role that poverty and joblessness play in raising crime
it's aaaaaallllll connected. and that's what people don't see.
Because the article does not offer any underlying, structural reasons for the disparities mentioned .
talk about the systemic racism and lack of funds etc.
o be viewed as assertive and aggressive is valued in the culture but comes at the expense of other highly valued qualitie
does this have an impact on toxic masculinity? is it more strongly held onto in Black men vs non-black men?
blacks frequently excel in sports, and more generally, are associated with physicality and physical achievemen
But then they're expected to be one dimensional and only do that. so then in real life when they try and talk about other things (kapernick) they're completely shunned.
verrepresented as aggressors and victims, whereas whites were underrepresented. White females were most frequently victims.
this is the same story white men have been concocting since they stole the first Africans and enslaved them.
idle black male on the street corner is not the “true face” of poverty in America, but he is the dominant one in media portrayal.
aren't there more white women on like welfare than anyone else?
truly identify.
could this be because lack of empathy means you're less likely to protest/stand up/etc for them because you don't relate to them?
chnical experts in television commercials, instead tending to appear in roles that put less emphasis on intellectuality
perpetuating the idea that Black men are less intelligent
tend to be underrepresented as experts called in to offer commentary and analysis in the news.
could be because there are few present due to barriers to entry into the field or just because people don't believe they have anything valuable to offer.
stock characters in the story.
perpetuate the sidekick stereotype, not the main character.
From
I can't seem to find the author anywhere, but I'll keep looking.
that other important components of the black male dilemma do not fall within the scope of this paper. Historical legacies of slavery and Jim Crow, the material and economic disparities related to that and other forms of historical racism, the role of the criminal justice system in controlling black males, the flow of resources toward and away from black males, and so on, are all important issues for understanding the current situation for black males in America. They will not be addressed here, however, except insofar as the distorted images in media make it easier for many Americans to tolerate, perpetuate, ignore or discount the many real disadvantages that black males face
good context and explanation of what won't be present in the paper.
31There is no one-way to embody black womanhood, however when damning language is used for comical purpose, the black woman is viewed as only a spectacle for amusement.
dang. overall I did really like this paper. It was really interesting and had a lot of good perspective, but I still wish there had been some deeper analysis. It felt kind of surface-level. But this all connects back to what we talked about in class about (mis)representation. Seeing yourself represented can make you feel validated and seen, but seeing stereotypes just perpetuates what everyone else thinks and especially in movies and media, the "gaze" is really important. who is looking at who and why etc.
need” men in order to find romantic successes and anything outside of being attracted to the opposite sex is insignificant, goes unnoticed and is virtually invisible
so basic and bland.
happen to be men
shocking. 😐 men telling women what to do
his utility of Black English Vernacular, commonly referred to as Ebonics, and American English bring black audiences watching the movie together in a sense-despite background and demographics, by acknowledging that black people in society do not all speak one way or the other-there are diverse dialectics within the community; one is no better or worse than the other
each has it's own value
Ebonics
we talked about this briefly!
coincidentally
is it really a coincidence? 😑 I think not.
9,518 word
oh I assumed in the earlier comment that it meant men would be talking more in the other movies.
What I found was thatmen had a total of 6,973 words spoken and women totaled 4,102 words.
and this is THE MOST equal!?
40 years old decrease substantially
because the people who are in charge of the industry (men) don't want to see people they don't find attractive on screen, beauty is connected to worth and etc etc
Power and dominance, though a female centered movie, is often carried out by the men present, men are the reasoning behind the actions taken by the women-through a comical lens and at the expense of their humility
again, very frustrating
hat enforce male domination seem to be the only present dynamic in the world Tillman created for the Joseph’s throughout this film
what about the sister relationships? I mean, I guess she said that those are centering men as well mostly.
strikingly heteronormative, reinforcing patriarchal power dynamics within their own relationship
sigh
During slavery, black folks didn’t have a lot to celebrate. Cooking was how we expressed love for each other.
never mind to the above comment.
oul food, a type of cooking that derives from the south involving recipes dating back to slavery, is especially important to traditional black family life
I feel like there's more history to soul food that could have been expended upon here.
eiterating male domination
🤢
. Queer romances are invisible unless forcibly fixated on
frustrating. but again, like I was saying earlier we can't expect everything from Black films.
Why do we need men?
I'm just gonna answer this: we don't.
I found it symbolic and important that the women were represented with their hair wrapped while in their pajamas-something many black women do before bed, but a practice that is rarely illustrated in mainstream media-even sources catering to black audiences
finally a moment where the author feels reflected in the films.
is not for herself-but to attract the attention of the male gaze.
😤
dressed in the least revealing clothing,
likely bc plus sized women are expected to cover up
onclusive message of this film in regards to family is that it does not have to be blood; family can be whoever understands you the most.
that seems like a good message :)
By putting themselves and their own happiness first, they are subliminally sending a message to women, especially black women, that marriage should not be a primary goal or aspiration
AS 👏 YOU 👏 SHOULD 👏
Her grandmother, who only appears in the film twice, takes care of Mongo
where is the analysis of this movie?!?! We don't just want a summary
Precious is also a mother of two children, both results of rape from her own father.
both questions explained here.
mentally disabled child, “Mongo”, and newborn baby.
two babies or just one?
her
which her?!?
reate a negative narrative to a movie initially observed as a positive depiction of the strength of black lineage
oh okay. She does explain the impact a little.
“mother” in this film is only given to characters that fit “ideal standards”-lovable, patient, and nourishin
hm. that's very interesting.
real emotio
gross, because of a man. I don't like that.
Teri is very independent and financially successful, yet portrayed as “bitchy” and short tempered as a result to these qualitie
sexism/misogyny at work here? women can't just be successful 🙄
a seductress
same here. what implications does this stereotype have
model of a mammy-
I kind of wish that she explored how this presentation is a reclamation of the stereotype or just plays into it. (or some other option)
diabetes
something that disproportionately impacts Black people, I think?
importance of family for the black community in America has been the bedrock of our culture dating back to times of slavery.
yes! context matters. history matters. I love this background for her analysis.
approximately 4 times.
wow
reflection of themselves in a productio
I heard somewhere that movies that center BIPOC voices/actors are held to much higher standards. like there are so many trashy rom-coms with white characters, and we know that they aren't supposed to be good, but then people expect so much more from (for ex) crazy rich asians. It was some article abt that, that i read. It was really interesting. But this just made me think of that because there is every kind of movie and representation under the sun for white people. but not for non-white people.
independent films
probably because, as we know, hollywood doesn't want to "take a risk" on this kind of film, EVEN THOUGH we know representative movies do super well (ahem... Black Panther).
he cultural expressions about race obviously portrayed black actors as less desirable than their white counterparts.
through the lens of white supremacy
non-grammatical speech
or is it AAVE?
sexually driven o
jezebel stereotype?
more to integrate black people into productions than any other mass medium
yikes. they haven't even done that much.
meaning of blackness by (mostly) white producers.
I was listening to a podcast, which is called Minority Korner (it's really good, you should have students listen to it) the host is a queer Black man (it was started by him and one of his friends, but she had a baby so she isn't a co host anymore but she still appears frequently). ANYWAY. I listened to an episode the other day where they were talking about representation etc and how sometimes it's important for white people to spearhead a project about non-white people so that it can actually happen, but then if you're going to do that- make sure that your team at all levels is comprised of a diverse cast that can help tell an accurate story.
power is a system of domination which controlseverything and leaves no room for freedom
yes and this is exactly how white men see it and why there is so much desire for money (capitalism) because money= power and power=ability to control others.
I actually talked to a student at macalester two years ago, he was a (rich) cis straight white man and we had this whole conversation about money and power and how that's basically all he wanted and his whole life was structured around attaining that goal. Even though it wasn't even a question since he already had so many advantages. It was truly a horrifying conversation. Like... the AUDACITY. yuck.
role of object i
often fetishized as well (esp by non-black men). like, an experience to be had instead of a whole person to be cherished.
e “Old South”
potentially showing the "lost cause" version of the south?? thanks UDC
Blackface Minstrelsy,
as well as hip-hop obsessed white people. that doc really made me uncomfortable. like.... how are people so dense?!?!? so embarrassing. i'm not complaining at all, uncomfortable doesn't mean bad. it's an important feeling for me as a privileged white person.
ways she carries herself, a message is sent to audiences regarding the standard for black women largely imposed and approved by the white male spectator.
I think the standards she has presented sound really interesting and I actually cannot wait to read this paper. sounds like it's gonna be good
blackwoman's critique of black women's marginalization in American cinema.
finally some good analysis. have you seen that gordon ramsay meme? I'll find a pic.
lol. so that but instead of food imagine it's "intersectional analysis"
Women, especially black women, have little control of the behind-the-scenes aspect of the media
and whose fault is it??? the system. the system that was created to favor white cis men over everyone else. it's everything! starts with schooling!
The only problem is that women do not make up positions of power; 68 percent of bosses are men
which is true in most sectors of the workforce. LIKE PUBLISHING! we just talked about that. even if women make up the majority they don't have actual power.
they shape our society. The media shapes the way we think, feel and act towards others and ourselves.
yep
Black women face a unique form of stereotyping that combines their race and their gender, increasing the pressure they face.
intersectionality baby. and try adding in a disability or being part of the queer community..... it gets worse!
This story is told and retold so many times that it has become ingrained in everyone’s heads.
explain whyyyy!!!! it's not a secret. Just say racism. you coward.
I cannot think of many shows that depict a black woman in the lead role who is strong and independent.
I was about to start listing all the shows that I know that do have good Black women representation and I realized the majority are creations of shonda rhimes.
Those who approved of these negative stereotypes were also likely to find lighter skin and straighter hair more beautiful.
racism and white supremacy and bffs with colorism
Women aged 18–29 were reported as more likely to know about and like the negative characterizations of black women. T
that's something right? that younger people are at least aware, that gives me some hope for the future and that we can be better to Black women
onduct follow-up interviews to gain moreinformation about possible extraneous variables
yes it would
a
notice the singular. that makes it again seem performative. like... the one Black character. to try and prove they care about ~diversity~
n television and com-mercials, but also in motion pictures and magazine advertisements.
I mean.... movies are also TV?!? and media? I think this study should have been more specific on what they were looking at.
research should analyze and observe how moreWhite families are watching prominent Black shows,
....why? isn't most of research heavily centering the white experience?
at types of content on specific pro-grams are perceived as real.
yes
ook at what people perceive as most realand what effects it may cause viewers.
I really think they could have gone the next step to ask why. that would have been more helpful. like.... discuss how these perceptions are racist and how they started out.
of course, I again forgot to look at the author. I'll do that once I'm done.
these findings appear important because theyprovide some insight into viewers’ preconceived notions of African Ameri-cans in real life experiences
I hadn't thought about it that way.
Overall
my question is WHY. why do some presentations on TV have such an impact while other don't?
Blacks as unworthy of assistance orsympathy
feels connected to the strong Black woman trope (don't feel pain, don't need help, etc)
positive stereotypes of African Americans on television as real oraccurate portrayals.
bruh are you kidding me
accordance with these images, the viewers felt that the negative person-ality characteristics of African Americans that were shown on television wererealistic images
why isn't there more discussion and dissection of this par! I feel like it's the most important one! it's internalized white supremacy! like.... you think that people who look like you are bad. that's terrible.
The findings indicated thatviewers perceived the occupational roles and negative personality character-istics that African Americans portray on television as real or true to life.
there we go. that's clear.
obviously very sad too. because if their results are to be believed this idea (negative personality characteristics) is internalized in Black participants.
The results revealed that there were no significantdifference between race and gender on viewers’ perceptions of perceivedrealism, which was consistent with Ford’s (1997) study, which demonstratedno differences between Black and White viewers’ perceptions of televisionportrayals
but what about that other study about shaka zulu?!? where they said there is a difference? did they look for interactive effects??? like if Black women and White men interpret them different???!?? INTERSECTIONALITY. geesh
Results indicated that there were no differences betweenthe television viewers.
that's interesting.
These results indicate that viewers havedifferent realism perceptions of African American portrayals on television.
I'm sure that they will explain what these results mean later. but as of now, I am confused.
ld be. The PRSis too broad, because it asks individuals to assess ‘‘things’’ on te
good. they're working on improving it.
content-specific adaptations of the scale mightbe more valid measures of the construct’
yes! context matters!
Greenberg’
what is this persons background? wording in these types of studies is really important and it's the problem with standardized tests, right? wording can be confusing culturally .
watching television is unique to the indi-vidual because of certain lifestyles and cultural norms
right because you're going to interpret things through your own lens. but also there is only so much left up to interpretation if the writers and directors all share the same lens
Blacks as featuring a historic Zuluchief that had keen militaristic wit. However, the general public reported thatthe miniseries displayed a madman, who was hungry for blood
hm. I wish I could watch it myself. But i'm sure that these inconsistencies are the fault of racism and white supremacist delusion.
Black males,were viewed as exemplary by the Black community, whereas the same rolesseen by the general public were viewed as unfavorable and distasteful.
this is so interesting. maybe because white people are just generally afraid of Black men?
Chaka Zulu,
never heard of it. maybe I should see if I can find it somewhere.
news programming
fake news? 👀
college students,who watch enormous amounts of television, were more inclined to perceiveBlack Americans as relishing a relative higher SES than the average Americanhousehold.
okay so they're saying that college students believe Black americans are richer than what the average person thinks? I like this paper but sometimes the wording is not great.
media content type
like what? I need more clarification.
American students tended to be more influenced bynegative messages of Blacks than Japanese students.
maybe because of the underlying racism that is the foundation of american ideals
Donagher et al.(1975)
what are the identities (race, ethnicity, background etc) of the people conducting this study? is it biased? also, positive stereotypes can still have negative impacts? they'll probably explain it more later.
iewers’ perception of a White character on a Black program,such asThe Jeffersonswas not positive
in what way?? I wanna know more about this
White females were typicallyperceived as less dominant than Black female counterparts.
making white women appear more palatable through the lens of sexism and misogyny, which doubles down on white supremacy saying that lighter-skinned women are more desirable.
Blacks in the media tended to beportrayed as menacing, untidy, rebellious, disrespectful, buffoonish, sexual,immoral, hopeless, untrained, uneducate
a lot of these stereotypes stem from the racism in early america. lies that we have been seeing since day one, they are continually perpetuated and sometimes just shift a little to fit in with the way racism is acceptable today.
Cosby
.....is this bill cosby?!?! did he write a paper?!?! to google!!!
blue-collar occupations, such as a house cleaner or a postal worker.Similarly, in an extensive review of Blacks in the media, Warren (1988) foundthat the media often portrayed African Americans in occupational roles, suchas a servant, a crook, a cook, an entertainer, a musician, a sad non-Whiteperson, an exhibitionist, an athlete, or a corrupt individual.
this makes them seem very dimensional. it's important to show that people are multifaceted, complex human beings. This is also a reflection of capitalism and people being seen as their jobs and blue-collar jobs aren't given as much respect as white-collar.
Thus, the present study sought to examine specific realism perceptions con-cerning occupational roles, personality characteristics, low achieving status,and positive stereotypes of African American portrayals on televisio
Thesis.
uantity of African American images on television hasincreased, the quality of these images has not
more performative actions! we don't want a performance, we want actual structural change. it's about quality and quantity.
“If they exist in life, then we should see it on TV. We should see it on stage or on the screen. As many people are out there are as many stories that should be being told.”
GO 👏 OFF 👏
o not just benefit the incoming people of color in terms of training and mentorship, but also veterans, who get exposure to fresh perspectives and new ide
literally like all of the other equity measures we are trying to implement. (ex. ethnic studies) they're good FOR EVERYONE. unlike the current methods which are only good for white men and perpetuate white supremacy
Shonda Rhimes
personal note: I LOVE shonda rhimes. I watch most of her shows and I they're so so so good. do you know she went to dartmouth???
mentoring programs for people of color, which research shows to have a positive effect on retention.
look. the works already been done to prove what you need to do. now just do it! There's literally no excuse.
a stigma of lower qualifications or free labor is often associated with such labels.
and what is the spring that this stigma flows from??? you guessed it ~racism~
networks need to value increasing their staff of color enough to support them beyond the initial hiring period.
how do we make this happen? how do you teach someone to care about another person?
networks could go further and set aside shares of jobs for underrepresented groups
equity vs equality. to make up for the historic underrepresentation, we have to make accommodations.
behind the scenes position
important to have diversity at every step. Because if the roles are written by white men they're probably still going to be flat and not representative.
casting director who is trained
who is training them?
color and casting them in varied and complex roles.
exactly, the role itself is important, not just that there IS a role.
immigration with increased unemployment and crim
conservative and racist propaganda
people of color, including facial expressions and body language, influence racial biases for white viewers
probably because the people who made the media are racist white people. and it's just a never-ending cycle unless you think critically about your life.
Native American mascots lower the self-esteem and affect the moods of Native American adolescents and young adult
as we know thanks to "in whose honor?"
r groups as villains, sidekicks, and sexual objects
I've done a lot of thinking recently about how features that we generally associate with "evil/bad" people are specific to certain ethnic groups. I'm thinking about like, big noses on witches and stuff like that as an example and how that's a phenotypic trait associated with middle eastern folks.
increase in self-esteem for white boys
are you... kidding me. I shouldn't be surprised but like.... dang.
who gets ‘saved’ by a man.
I actually disagree with this part of the statement. I don't know if you remember from when we watched the mickey mouse doc, but I am very well-versed in disney (for better or worse). And Tiana is NOT saved by a man. literally the whole movie is her saving his butt and making sure he doesn't get them both killed. he does nothing. the rest of her argument. very valid, but just this one point I have to disagree with.
Their1940s Black DollExperiment
yes I was literally thinking about this study! I remember learning about it in intro psych and being truly shocked. Knowing what i know now I shouldn't have been surprised, but it still is deeply troubling. (as it should be I think)
oung white college-aged females(an
further evidence of our garbage-ness.
With white extremist violence on the rise around the South and elsewhere, confronting propaganda posing as facts is as important now as ever.
YES. so why didn't this article take a more critical lens??? I feel like there is no more time to just... present the way inaccuracies have been designed. it's important to analyze and take it apart. talk about white supremacy etc. I'm over it.
continues to affect society toda
exactlyy
For example, a widely reported 2011 Pew Research Center poll found that 48% of Americans thought the conflict was mainly about states' rights — including 60% of those under age 30 — while only 38% thought it was primarily about slavery.
this is so dangerous. and we see it today, especially during times of civil unrest. because without understanding the past it's impossible to understand what is happening today, there's no context. and so white ppl don't see what there is to be mad about. and Black people feel unseen, invisible etc, there's cognitive dissonance between what is being taught and the reality.
2018
so there are a lot of millenials and genz folks from texas that were taught this stuff! This is what I was looking for in this paper. when it was stopped.
historical evidence
because who cares about actual evidence
he sympathy and interest of the State Board of Education."
which should be an impartial group! ugh. I hate everything about these people
Blacknall's pamphlet increased exponentiall
makes me think of the fact there there are a lot of women (white women probably mostly) that are like in love with ted bundy.
insanity, saying Blacknall had been under business and financial pressure.
theres a psychological term that I can't think of right now... but it's when you attribute bad things you do (or people in a group you identify with) to extenuating circumstances or factors outside of their control, but then for other people you attribute the bad things to being a bad person. does that make sense???
Blacknall murdered his wife and his daughter Kate,
.......just another example of a white man accusing Black men of violence and aggression and then... being so much worse!
lowest of criminal and immoral behavior.
a ideology that perpetuates today and has very serious ramifications
white Southerners during Jim Crow,
and white people in general today...
double first cousin
....do i really need to say anything....
ban Northerners from teaching in Southern schools or from serving on Southern school boards
and no one saw how that POV might be an issue?
by white Southerners.
ummm yeah who else would
choosing names for her dead daughter's twin babies, who it refers to as "little darkies."
again.... I feel like all these sources are trying to be "impartial" but in this case... there's either being racist or not. and so i get that they are trying to just show the facts, (or at least I'm assuming that's the reason for the presentation) but like... give some context and some analysis of why this is problematic because literally every sentence is!!!
intentionally mischaracterized indentured servants as "white slaves" and described enslaved black people as being exceptionally well-treated, perfectly happy, and loyal to their masters.
rewriting history. The winners create the dialogue.
t mystical terms.
i'm gonna barf. this is clearly just a way to shroud how they actually support the KKK
UDC members to actually be appointed to the state textbook commissions
clear bias.
Gov. Robert B. Glenn's assurances that he would appoint only Lost Cause loyalists to the new textbook commission.
we see how schooling/textbooks are political. ties back to thepublishing industry and how warped it is.
the greatest social crime of all the ages — the sudden emancipation of four million of African slaves wholly incapable of freedom."
I hate white men.
an alternative
.....why is an alternative necessary!?!? just.... DON'T!?!? have a group about LITERALLY anything else.
The UDC, with schools' permission, also conducted essay contests on topics like "The Origin of the Ku Klux Klan" and "The Right of Secession." Submissions were routinely in the thousand
I mean, it's truly no wonder that there is still so much misinformation around the history of the civil war. Because people were being celebrated for remembering it incorrectly.
There is an expression often used by our people as the "Lost Cause." Let us forget such, for it is not the truth. …No, our cause was not lost because it was not wrong.
I'm pretty sure I said this in another article, but it's very clear that this is brainwashing, indoctrination, schooling... not education.
pulL.-out model and the self~contained class
different models
Sarah H. Case
she looks white, she works at UCSB in the history department, her area of study is the south and US women. I think that she is trying to be like... objective here but I think in general she is a little.... sympathetic?
ry, but the hierarchical social and political structure that she favored also re
and still remain to some extent
er writings on Lincoln had exploded by "spontaneous co
ooooop
ped ease n
yep. we aren't free of guilt. the north is not some amazing perfect group. we let it happen.
hat is, in implementing segrega- tion, disfranchisement, and other forms o
right. slavery never actually went away. not even today 👀 it just shifted and changed. now we use prisoners for slave labor. and oh weird, who is disproportionately represented in the prison system?!?
h, she wrote, "desires that the truth be told in such a way that peace between the sections shall
no?!!? it should just be the truth and however the chips land at the end is how they land!
ty. Southern writers such as Rutherford, Harris, and Page offered northerners a vision of a simpler, gentler time when human relationships meant more than commerce, when blacks and whites shared bonds of love and re
...bro... what....
e. But from the mouths of women, the celebration of the Confederacy seemed harmless, even charming, since voteless women could hardly have been taken seriously as
super problematic becuase white women often believe they're exempt from being problematic! even when we didn't have legal power we still had influence.
helped alleviate their husbands' and fa- thers' guilt over movin
women acting as therapists/carry emotional baggage of male relations. (we still see this today, men out of touch with their emotions and women having to deal with it)
ites might "lynch a thousand [black men] a week" if it would guarantee white women's
except it doesn't bc white men are the abusers
ford never experienced the control, of movement or will, that nineteenth-century husbands could legally exert, or the debilita- tion of pregnancy and ch
EXACTLY
er, as a woman wh
why does she think she has any idea what married women are experience then!?!?!?!
fference a
classic >:(
rself. She insisted that elite white women profited most from gender relationships that promised protection in exchange for submissiveness and sex
exactly what i thought she way saying before!!
n, actually restricted women's freedom and regulated wom- en's beha
shocker. That's what ends up happening. people in power just want to control womens bodies.
e.53 Racist appeals to protect white women from the "black be
even though the people we really should be protecting are Black women
deed, she opposed all constitutional amendments, includ- ing the child labor amendment proposed in 1924 and prohibition, de- spite her anti-alcohol sentiments.51 R
i will never understand why people have so much blind faith in old white dudes that lived forever ago. they didnt know what it was like to live today.....
utherford never reconciled this view with the fact that she herself was one of Georgia's most publicly active and well-known women of her time
exactly!! the double standard!
d, women acted "so as not to deserve any thin
rape culture, blaming women instead of telling men to actually respect women.
rd not only had strong criticism for the shortcomings of white men, but also for unfeminine behavior on the part of white wome
I really just want this paper to end. It's so long. i don't want to read any more of this lady's garbage perspective on sex/gender/race. I regret picking this topic.
ty to obey their husbands and fathers, men also had a duty to protect and honor their wives, mothers
strong emphasis on gender roles (eurocentric perspective)
ar, and along with it their wealth and way of life, they had failed their women, leaving them unprotected and vulnera
oh I see. This is related to the question I had above. But also... still doesn't make sense. I understand the argument she's trying to make, it's just ridiculous.
bers called into question the mas- culine virtue of men of their generation.42 In "Thirteen Periods of United States History," for example, Rutherford wrote that white southern men had more difficulty trying "to adjust themselves to the new order of things in the South," and that white women had to work harder and become more independen
...what? so... getting rid of slavery emasculated southern men? talk about fragile masculinity
had been "a picture of contentment, peace and happiness," where ladies received re
....I just really can't comprehend that people are this dumb and continue to work against their own best interests. Like... women were NOT treated well. you were just there to have kids and get assaulted by your husband. Sure Mildred. sounds great.
I mean I guess she's probably doing it because of internalized racism, misogyny and the patriarchy. Unconsciously she wants to keep her position of relative power by boosting up white men...
ait evoking her "kindliness, honesty, and faithful
playing into a harmful stereotype that Black women are so strong and kind and love to take care of others at their own expense.... that still perpetuates today and has real negative impacts on Black women's daily lives.
utherford asserted that slaves had been unprepared for freedom and that sudden emancipation had caused their moral and physical corruption
I mean this is a classic tactic that we see throughout history. White people argue that they enslaved stolen Africans because they needed it. 🙄 Which is obviously a lie they made up to excuse their genocide and total abuse of other humans.
"firsts," such as "First to trail the Spanish flag in
...really.... this is a first that you want publicized?!?
ion, twice overturning two-year term limit
YIKES. that seems.... bad.. like, term limits are put in place for a reason. even if you like what someone's doing, it doesn't mean that something better couldn't come along... I mean I know their whole vibe is horrific....so I shouldn't be surprised.
n her ramrod-strai
is posture also rooted in white supremacy? ok I did a quick google and nothing came up, but I feel like.... I could see that being true. hear me out, posture is really important in like.. ballet, irish step, and traditionally european (white) styles of dance.... is this anything????? i feel like it could be placing those forms of expression over African dance (tons of range and styles, but in general more fluid) ? okay I have no idea I just made that argument up but i wonder...... because also you know there's tons of stuff about white people being stiff when they dance.... idk lmk what you think
blacks
nope. racist phrasing. even in a document trying to call out racism and white supremacy. you tried but do better.
shameful number of Americans
42% according to this article. (I skimmed it)
covert connection with the Ku Klux Klan.
OOP. called out. exposed.
veterans and in their communities
what though. I have yet to see these so called good deeds.
today’s ideas about the morality of slavery to the past
also wrong. people (even dead people) should be held accountable. i know this person is just pointing out what the UDC so I'm glad they don't agree. at least I think they don't
innocent statues;
wrong
Horribly bitter, super racist lemonade.
yessssss 😂