![]() ![]() We encounter racism in everyday situations in workplaces, stores, schools, housing, and daily social interaction." -Patricia Hill Collins For many African American women, racism is not something that exists in the distance. ![]() society since 1970, racial segregation remains deeply entrenched in housing, schooling, and employment. “Despite important strides to desegregate U.S. Their only "sin" is their black color for which they are persecuted in American society. The white men assault these women and they are both physically and sexuality exploited in their workplaces and in their everyday lives. Black females are depicted as being whose sole purpose is to have physical relationships and they have no other motive in their lives. They have been portrayed as wild beings because they are considered as uncivilized creatures, who have no control on their erotic desires. The simile of panther has been employed for black females because they are taken as savage creatures who pounce like panther during intercourse. “Black women’s portrayal in pornography as caged, chained, and naked creatures who possess “panther-like,” savage, and exotic sexual qualities reinforces this theme of Black women’s “wildness” as symbolic of an unbridled female sexuality…where Whiteness as symbolic of both civilization and culture is used to separate objects from animals.” -Patricia Hill Collins Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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