In response to Ethnic Notions, I found myself at odds with the fact that I actually chuckled on the inside at some of that stuff, even though there is nothing funny about the negative imagery depicted in the film. However, It was really no different than watching Flavor Flav running around with a viking helmet on, bucking his eyes and making faces that could easily be associated with a bad case of constipation. All that I could think of is how so much of what whites depicted us as in the early 20th century, we actually see in African American society literally! Such as The lack of strong African American males, who actually do allow women to take reigns and lead the pack, in turn allowing women to support him, the African American male, as well as the children. I feel like the mammy stereotype type still exist today, however in different context, never the less it is still very much alive and well in African American society, the only difference is, instead of calling them mammy's, today we call strong Black Women, or independent women! One thing that is factual is that single parent homes consist mostly of Moms and their off spring, with the Mom being the majority bread winner! This is not the Case of all African American males, but the facts stated are a harsh reality, as many of us already know. It will take time for these customs, this cursed state of being to be abolished centuries of oppression do not disappear over night, but we can at least, develop a zero tolerance for coonery, and get the ball rolling!
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