All gender stereotypes are regressive. To say that a woman is anyone-whether female or male-who instantiates the regressive stereotypes a...
Professor Gary Francione/X
Black in the Day on TV
Back in the 1970s, almost every top Black family comedy boldly dealt with a White character acting stereotypically Black and how it made the Black characters feel.
In the 1990's , the popular sitcom Girlfriends dealt with it. The Fresh Prince never shied away from it. More recently, one of my favorite new sitcoms, The Neighborhood dealt with the issue.
In every case, it was funny and brilliantly done.
The gist of it was that:
- using African American Vernacular English,
- listening to Black music artists,
- watching Black films,
- reading Black authors,
- wearing an afro/locs or braids,
- being in a relationship with a Black person
- wearing clothing sometimes worn by Black people
does not make you a Black person.
Even still, there are debates within the Black African diaspora. When White people try to add opinions, the gate closes quickly.
Women might consider doing the same with men. Too many men are publically supporting and cheering on women being stripped of
- our power,
- our spaces,
- our opportunities,
- our safety, and
- our voices.
Among us are friends and kin of once-powerful men who lost their careers in the wake of the courageous #MeToo movement. They are still furious that accountability finally came due.
Now some want system-wide retribution and some way, any way, to scale things back to...before #MeToo.
Therefore, women need our own gates. These conversations are for, about, and between women.
A Note to Future Aspiring Leaders
People who aspire to be leaders of school boards, city councils, organizations, corporations and any political office would be wise to engage with women who do not see womanhood as "a collection of regressive stereotypes." AND, not only do not ignore biology but can't afford to because after all, we are women.
Black in the Day
Years ago, maybe 5 or more, I collected articles on Blackfishing. It was viewed as a pretty bad social deed, especially since it has historically stolen many careers. Sadness and loss are there. I share that.
Going forward, I would like to see more honest conversations about why some appropriations are aggressively pushed socially while others are considered right next door to being dreadful. If one is exploitative, shouldn't all appropriations be eligible for being considered exploitative?
In any case....
Black women are not a collection of regressive stereotypes. I supported that then and now.
Of course, therefore, women are not a collection of regressive stereotypes. I support that then and now.
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