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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
If it is used as a value judgment, yes.
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OK - so am I safe in assuming that we're taking "nappy" as a judgment of more than just attractiveness here?
If not, is attractiveness really a 'value judgment' in the traditional sense of the term?
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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
Yes, especially when there may be a perceived hair texture and complexion difference between the two groups of women.
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This makes perfect sense, and I really didn't even consider that aspect before I asked the question, to be honest. Well put.
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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
It can be if we look at the history of the "jezebel" and how black women were either over sexualized by the media or made asexual through the "mammy" image.
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Doesn't this create a difficult situation wherein any sexualized image of black women can be construed as supporting one of these disparate portrayals (based, obviously, on whether one sees the portrayal as more or less sexual than the individual would expect)?