User:Slf1702/Misogynoir

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Misogynoir distorts the idea of femininity and gender as it desensitizes black women’s identities on a grand scale.

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"This sexualization of Black women and girls is based in racism, starting with how European travelers to Africa described women there and continuing through slavery in the United States, where slave owners justified the rape of enslaved Black women by claiming that they had insatiable appetites for sex" article. Power and authority has once again been given to a certain group, white men, and has allowed a social hierarchy to be created; one that cannot be broken down after thousands of years.

"Black girls are often viewed as older, more mature, and more sexually advanced than white girls — which causes many people to dismiss allegations involving the sexual abuse of Black girls and teens" article. Black women have generally had a harder time in society due to the stereotypes they’ve been labeled as, which have stemmed from the country’s deeply rooted racism.

"In our society, Black women are often slotted into one of four roles: the sassy Black woman, the angry Black woman, the strong Black woman, or the overly sexual Black woman" article. It has impacted their ability to freely express themselves and their individuality as society's double standards deems it unfavorable.