Perpetuating Stereotypes
Black Women in today's media are often marginalized by their stereotypes. D. Jeffries and R. B. Jeffries say, "To be black still carries stigma, and as we create ourselves anew to bend and shape to perform some version of what we “should be,” often under the rubric of the politics of respectability, we are constantly thwarted as a result of what we are: black, and thus never equal and never quite human," (2014, pp. 152). In other words, a person's soul can be overshadowed by the color of their skin. Black people are frequently vulnerable to labels and judgements based on their looks. They are often their stereotypes before they are real people with uniquely defined qualities.
A Few Common Stereotypes of Black Women in the Media
A.K.A- The Angry-Black Woman
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Madea fights and threatens kids to become The Sapphire.
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Cookie and Anika fight ferociously to fulfill the stereotype.
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