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JustAnotherGen

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3. This says so much

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 07:33 AM

Jul 2014

rape victims are usually afforded privacy and time in which to process the trauma. Jada, however, has been put in a public spotlight and interrogated about an event with consequences that far exceed the immediate backlash and immaturity of peers. Perhaps instead of being proud of her for being strong we should let her be visibly devastated, distraught, shocked, and inconsolable. Maybe instead of being impressed that blackgirls can withstand so much suffering and become role models for strength, we should be concerned about their emotional wellness, their vulnerability, their humanity

The 'strong black woman' stereotype is just that - a stereotype being fed to us to replace all of the other ones.

Why does SHE have to be the model of strength?

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Unbreakable or The Problem with Praising Blackgirl Strength [View all] ismnotwasm Jul 2014 OP

It is also posted libodem Jul 2014 #1

It's buzzfeeed - yeah I know - but this is what Ism is getting at here JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #5

The reality of it is hard to take libodem Jul 2014 #7

But who learns? JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #8

I read The Help libodem Jul 2014 #9

I didn't like the book or the movie - The Help JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #10

You should write it libodem Jul 2014 #12

I am completely bouncing back and forth ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2014 #2

And no black woman JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #4

This says so much JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #3

Wow ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2014 #6

This is my hope for your daughter's generation JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #11

Thank you for the discussion ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #13

Thank you for the reference JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #14