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Friday
Let’s talk about the Angry Black Woman trope. As Dionne Grayman explains, the “angry black woman” trope is a powerful tool that’s been used to dehumanize and silence black women for decades.
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The dangerous stereotype of the black female as an angry, finger-snapping, emasculating, neck-moving, “oh no you didn’t”-spewing being has done deep harm.
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Our anger has never been viewed as legitimate or warranted due to unfair treatment; instead, it’s been twisted into a pathology.
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White women’s rage is given prominent position as a healthy exercise of power acquisition. It is their right to be angry in the face of their oppression. Given the same consideration, though, black women’s anger has to be tempered and detached from the fire and fury of white women to make other people feel comfortable. White women get to be mad and are not asked to explain why. Our anger has to pass the smile test.
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As a result, black women have been limited in how we can forcefully and convincingly advocate for the issues that matter to us. Our female fury is seen as threatening, not radical ― as disconnected from reason, devoid of any intellectual underpinnings. The weight of being viewed as angry, often by white women, has prevented us from demanding an equal seat at the policymaking table.
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Trust me: Black women have been in a legitimate rage for decades ― and invisible and silenced for just as long.
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The story being told and sold about us as angry women is so pervasive it’s accepted as a cultural norm. Part of the problem and the reason why this trope persists is a lack of understanding regarding black women’s experiences. That is why this week in our Antiracist Everyday community on Patreon, we’ll be discussing how to respond when you see this trope being used.
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Comment “We got each other” below if you believe in being antiracist everyday.
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Artist Credit: Ricardo Chucky
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#Dothework #domore #saysomething #speakup #antiracism #antiracist #diversity #allyship #whiteally #coconspirators #whitetears #inclusion #togetherwecan #7dayantiracismchallenge #whitefragility #blackintheivory
Friday
Let’s talk about the Angry Black Woman trope. As Dionne Grayman explains, the “angry black woman” trope is a powerful tool that’s been used to dehumanize and silence black women for decades.
-
The dangerous stereotype of the black female as an angry, finger-snapping, emasculating, neck-moving, “oh no you didn’t”-spewing being has done deep harm.
-
Our anger has never been viewed as legitimate or warranted due to unfair treatment; instead, it’s been twisted into a pathology.
-
White women’s rage is given prominent position as a healthy exercise of power acquisition. It is their right to be angry in the face of their oppression. Given the same consideration, though, black women’s anger has to be tempered and detached from the fire and fury of white women to make other people feel comfortable. White women get to be mad and are not asked to explain why. Our anger has to pass the smile test.
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As a result, black women have been limited in how we can forcefully and convincingly advocate for the issues that matter to us. Our female fury is seen as threatening, not radical ― as disconnected from reason, devoid of any intellectual underpinnings. The weight of being viewed as angry, often by white women, has prevented us from demanding an equal seat at the policymaking table.
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Trust me: Black women have been in a legitimate rage for decades ― and invisible and silenced for just as long.
-
The story being told and sold about us as angry women is so pervasive it’s accepted as a cultural norm. Part of the problem and the reason why this trope persists is a lack of understanding regarding black women’s experiences. That is why this week in our Antiracist Everyday community on Patreon, we’ll be discussing how to respond when you see this trope being used.
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Comment “We got each other” below if you believe in being antiracist everyday.
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Artist Credit: Ricardo Chucky
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#Dothework #domore #saysomething #speakup #antiracism #antiracist #diversity #allyship #whiteally #coconspirators #whitetears #inclusion #togetherwecan #7dayantiracismchallenge #whitefragility #blackintheivory