Blacks rejected the feminine analogy while re-constructing similar group qualities

Evidence

Although blacks usually rejected the explicit analogy between their “soul qualities” and the feminine essence, they invariably re-presented and re-constructed a group identity with qualities reminiscent of those ascribed to women. — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent, 669

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Rejection by white reason drove blacks to embrace irrationality — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 447; Black intellectuals reworked feminized racial stereotypes into a defiant positive self-image — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent: The Women’s…, 669

Broader Connections

• Rejection by white reason drove blacks to embrace irrationality #expands (0.85) — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 447