Negative images of black women persisted into the 20th century

Evidence

Racial integration in the latter part of the 20th century caused many barriers against inter-racial marriages to be torn down. Yet the amalgamation of the races that sociologists had predicted might take place did not occur. While black men married white women in ever-increasing numbers, large numbers of white men did not marry black women. These differences in responses were no accident. While changes in public attitudes toward black men had occurred, there had not been any change in negative images of black women. — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 197

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Negative stereotypes block Black women from developing positive self-concepts — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 246; Media exclusion of black women erodes black girls’ self-esteem — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 203; White artists routinely distorted Black features in pre-photographic portraits

Related

• Negative stereotypes block Black women from developing positive self-concepts (similarity 0.87)
• Media exclusion of black women erodes black girls’ self-esteem (similarity 0.84)
• Black women’s experiences were ignored and ridiculed as unworthy of study (similarity 0.82)
• Black men’s inter-racial choices reveal sexist double standards against black women. (similarity 0.81)
• Black women’s employment is framed as harming black men, unlike white women’s (similarity 0.79)
• The strong-black-woman stereotype overrides even passive black women’s conduct (similarity 0.78)
• White women’s racism targeted black women more intensely than black men (similarity 0.78)
• The black rapist myth responded to marriage fears, not real rape (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Negative stereotypes block Black women from developing positive self-concepts #expands (0.55) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 246