and falls for bold and beautiful Shavonda Jackson, who introduces him to social justice and identity politics.
I’m genuinely surprised that a boomer chud described a Black woman as attractive. I’m sure the book portrays her as an eeeevil, black supremacist, castrating siren who uses her womanly wiles to put all white men in camps, but still: the portrayal is kinda different. I’m so used to white conservatives masculinizing Black women. Author still sucks, though.
The Black Jezebel is a pretty old trope. Much like the Big Black Buck it was another method of dehumanization by reducing black people to base creatures defined by their sexuality.
Oh, yeah, no doubt. But the dehumanization of Black women isn’t the same as what Asian women and other women of color go through. Like, there’s no dragon lady stereotype for us, just rage-filled jokes about Beyoncé and Michelle Obama being men.
Back in the day, Colin Powell was every GOPs dream candidate for Vice President. We always heard that he never put himself forward because his wife didn’t want him to do it. After seeing eight years of Michelle Obama hate I can understand why.
I’m genuinely surprised that a boomer chud described a Black woman as attractive. I’m sure the book portrays her as an eeeevil, black supremacist, castrating siren who uses her womanly wiles to put all white men in camps, but still: the portrayal is kinda different. I’m so used to white conservatives masculinizing Black women. Author still sucks, though.
The Black Jezebel is a pretty old trope. Much like the Big Black Buck it was another method of dehumanization by reducing black people to base creatures defined by their sexuality.
There has always been a simultaneous sexualization and attraction and unattractive assigned to black femmes by white supremacist culture.
I take it you’ve never seen ‘Goldfinger.’ Lesbian stunt pilot [movie]/burglar [book] Pussy Galore falls for James Bond after he ‘seduces’ her.
The beautiful but deadly minority woman has been a thing since the Fu Manchu books.
Oh, yeah, no doubt. But the dehumanization of Black women isn’t the same as what Asian women and other women of color go through. Like, there’s no dragon lady stereotype for us, just rage-filled jokes about Beyoncé and Michelle Obama being men.
Back in the day, Colin Powell was every GOPs dream candidate for Vice President. We always heard that he never put himself forward because his wife didn’t want him to do it. After seeing eight years of Michelle Obama hate I can understand why.