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Originally posted by twhrider13
So, my question is, for black women, do you think you encounter more racism or more sexism today? Or would you say it's more intertwined? Like, do you feel that any discrimination that's directed at you is more because you're "black," or more because you're "a woman," or more because you're "a black woman?" I know it's hard to say on something like that, but I was just curious.
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I encounter more "isms" of being a woman of African descent, than one over the other. The two are intertwined for me personally.
Where I reside in the US there are a lot of stereotypes about how women of African descent "ought" to be, rather than just letting them be who they want to be. Not saying other women of do not go through this, it is just been my personal experience and my personal opinion.
So like, at Macy's or Nordstrom's or places like that, and I decide to purchase a "St. John's Knit" for an event, I am put through a "wringer" that I "feel" no other person should ever have to go through and I know it is because of my skin color and the fact that I would like to have a St. John's Knit in a size they question me about--and I'm on the small side...
But no way could they think that I could purchase and have the bargaining power to actually have the need to make that kind of purchase, but there is this complete, utter, upsetting ignorance displayed by some people.
And the only color these folks ought to be concerned about is the color
$$$$.
Call it "shopping while being a black woman"...
You know Oprah had the same problem in Paris with the Hermes people... Guess they got assed out...
And it is so upsetting and humiliating to have to go through something like that or even be accused of being unable to purchase certain things.
A conversation with my husband has now resorted to straight walking out of stores when I get stupidity in customer service. I can deal with about 2 minutes of stupidity, but after that, I have decided to use my money elsewhere. Sorta like the "lunch counter with Rosa Parks in the Department stores".
And if you go to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. board on GC, they have a whole nice discussion on the treatment of customers at Walmart--just do a search.