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What is Pauline Terrelonge's main concern?
What is Pauline Terrelonge's main concern?
What is the common view regarding African-Americans' ability to withstand abuse, as per the text?
What is the common view regarding African-Americans' ability to withstand abuse, as per the text?
What is the primary duty that many blacks regard the black woman to have, as per the text?
What is the primary duty that many blacks regard the black woman to have, as per the text?
What does Terrelonge argue is essentially incompatible with the black woman's primary duty?
What does Terrelonge argue is essentially incompatible with the black woman's primary duty?
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According to the Black matriarchy thesis, what was the supposed impact of working African-American mothers on their children?
According to the Black matriarchy thesis, what was the supposed impact of working African-American mothers on their children?
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From the dominant group's perspective, the Black matriarch was seen as a failed what?
From the dominant group's perspective, the Black matriarch was seen as a failed what?
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How do Black women intellectuals typically portray African-American mothers in their studies?
How do Black women intellectuals typically portray African-American mothers in their studies?
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How do Black women intellectuals describe Black matriarchs and mammies?
How do Black women intellectuals describe Black matriarchs and mammies?
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What does the author suggest about the standards of beauty for African-American women?
What does the author suggest about the standards of beauty for African-American women?
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What does editor Elena Featherstone emphasize in her Preface to Skin Deep: Women Writing on Color, Culture and Identity?
What does editor Elena Featherstone emphasize in her Preface to Skin Deep: Women Writing on Color, Culture and Identity?
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How does the author describe the impact of controlling images on women?
How does the author describe the impact of controlling images on women?
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What does the U.S. context's colorism operate based on?
What does the U.S. context's colorism operate based on?
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What is one drawback of the idea of looking at social struggles by separating out different groups?
What is one drawback of the idea of looking at social struggles by separating out different groups?
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Why has there been a tremendous rise in Black women’s consciousness through writing and scholarship since the 1960s and 1970s?
Why has there been a tremendous rise in Black women’s consciousness through writing and scholarship since the 1960s and 1970s?
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What does the author encourage readers to do, even if they are not Black, women, or lesbians?
What does the author encourage readers to do, even if they are not Black, women, or lesbians?
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Why is it popular to consider how different groups function together in social struggles?
Why is it popular to consider how different groups function together in social struggles?
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Study Notes
- The concept of analyzing social struggles by separating groups and studying their dynamics independently has gained popularity but is criticized for oversimplifying complex intergroup relations.
- Since the 1960s and 1970s, there has been a significant rise in writing and scholarship among Black women focusing on understanding their experience and path to liberation in the US.
- The Black matriarchy thesis, introduced in a 1965 government report, argued that working Black mothers were contributing to social problems due to their absence from home and emasculating behavior towards men.
- Black women intellectuals have challenged this stereotype, emphasizing the complexity of Black women and their roles as mothers and contributors to their communities.
- Black women have criticized sexism within the Black community, questioning why they have failed to recognize patterns of sexism despite facing daily issues.
- The idea that Black women's fortitude and critical roles in supporting their families and communities has become a justification for their subordination and the belief that their primary duty is to unite all Blacks.
- The binary thinking of White and Black women further complicates the issue of beauty standards, with White women privileged due to their skin color and straight hair, while Black women are unable to meet prevailing standards.
- Contrary to popular belief, race and color issues are not as simple as Black and white, but deeply embedded in American racism grounded in Black/White oppositional differences.
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Explore the criticism of sexism in Black civil society and the role of Black feminist voices in addressing the subordination of African-American women. Learn about the development of black feminist consciousness and the challenges faced by black women in recognizing patterns of sexism within their community.
