For those of you who dont get it here is the main point surrounding the Miley Cyrus BS (see below) After ppl understand this point we can analyze other aspects of this issue such as the negative stereotypes associated with black womanhood in media and mainstream society, the vilification of Rachel Jeantel (+billions of other examples) and how this DIRECTLY effects public policy specifically policies that directly effect Black women ( ie welfare policies and the stigma surrounding it + billions of other examples) IT ALL RELATES PPL. Miley is merely a symptom of a larger systemic issue CONNECT THE DOTS AND STOP BEING ELECTRIC SHEEPS "A Japanese teen wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the logo of a big American company is not the same as Madonna sporting a bindi as part of her latest reinvention. The difference is history and power. Colonization has made Western Anglo culture supreme–powerful and coveted. It is understood in its diversity and nuance as other cultures can only hope to be. Ignorance of culture that is a burden to Asians, African and indigenous peoples, is unknown to most European descendants or at least lacks the same negative impact. It matters who is doing the appropriating. If a dominant culture fancies some random element (a mode of dress, a manner of speaking, a style of music) of my culture interesting or exotic, but otherwise disdains my being and seeks to marginalize me, it is surely an insult." -Tamara Winfrey Harris
Posted on: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 22:06:04 +0000
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