Angry Black Woman
Angry Black Woman-
AKA Sassy Black Woman, Sapphire
Stereotype that all black women are angry, therefore devaluing their anger and seeing black women as volatile and hostile.
AKA Sassy Black Woman, Sapphire
Stereotype that all black women are angry, therefore devaluing their anger and seeing black women as volatile and hostile.
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Madea is an example also of the Matriarch stereotype. Matriarchs are head of household mothers. They are strong willed, unattractive, asexual and negatively portrays the relationship between black mothers and their children.
Sassy Black Friend
Sidekick and comic relief in many movies and represents token black friend. Variation of Angry Black Woman.
Sidekick and comic relief in many movies and represents token black friend. Variation of Angry Black Woman.
Independent Black Woman
Stereotype of black women as narcissistic, self absorbed, overworked, and asexual. "I don't need no man"
Stereotype of black women as narcissistic, self absorbed, overworked, and asexual. "I don't need no man"
Mammy
Mammy
Stereotype of overweight, docile, motherly black woman. A term used in slavery, described black women who cared more for the white children they watched than their own children (Pickaninny).
Stereotype of overweight, docile, motherly black woman. A term used in slavery, described black women who cared more for the white children they watched than their own children (Pickaninny).
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Welfare Queen
Stereotype of black women as poor women without jobs and lots of children, accepting money from the government without contributing to society. Often shows them as drug addicts and useless leeches on the government.
Stereotype of black women as poor women without jobs and lots of children, accepting money from the government without contributing to society. Often shows them as drug addicts and useless leeches on the government.
Unhealthy Black Woman
Stereotype that black women are unhealthy and overweight.
Stereotype that black women are unhealthy and overweight.
Jezebel
Stereotype of black women as sexually promiscuous and used to justify rape against black women during slavery and now. Variation of the Jezebel is the Tragic Mulatto, less common in modern media.
Video Vixen
Common manifestation of the Jezebel stereotype showing black women as highly sexualized objects frequently seen in hip hop music videos especially but also found in other places.
Common manifestation of the Jezebel stereotype showing black women as highly sexualized objects frequently seen in hip hop music videos especially but also found in other places.
Baby Mama
Stereotype of black women as having children out of wedlock, young.
Stereotype of black women as having children out of wedlock, young.
Gold Digger
Stereotype that black women seek financial gain through relationships with men. Portrays black women as shallow, dishonest, and not loyal. Perpetuated mostly through hip hop and rap music. Unlike most stereotypes about black women this one was mostly created by and perpetuated by black people.
Stereotype that black women seek financial gain through relationships with men. Portrays black women as shallow, dishonest, and not loyal. Perpetuated mostly through hip hop and rap music. Unlike most stereotypes about black women this one was mostly created by and perpetuated by black people.