The Importance Of Stereotypes In African American Culture
What is a Stereotype? It is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. A stereotype is a judgment made towards a person or group, it is also a particular image giving to a person. A thought that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things. These thoughts may and may not accurately reflect in reality. Self-categorization, people change their stereotypes of their in groups and out-groups to suit the context they are in There are many stereotypes that arise in the present time today, some of the stereotypes made in the African-american culture is the, Welfare queen, sambo, mammy and many others. These particular stereotypes in the African American
culture are generalizations. One specific stereotype that will be talked about is the angry black woman, also known as the sapphire, the sassy black woman. In the 1972 TV sitcom, Sanford and Son Lawanda page plays, Aunt Ester the angry black woman. She is always insulting Fred and telling him to watch it sucka, she never really cared for him. Kimberly Elise plays as the angry black woman in Tyler Perry’s, The Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Americas very own, first lady Michelle Obama was recognized as an angry black woman. The stereotype of the angry black woman is mostly perceived as being mad and upset, but these women are not necessarily angry, but just didn’t take any type of tom foolery, they put their foot down when needed . While this long-lived and unfair stereotype is typically seen as a negative one, standing in for abrasive, brash and even ill-tempered, it’s also consistent with qualities we often associate with leadership, such as being decisive, aggressive and resolute. Being a black and dominate and assertive woman you are labeled as the “Angry Black Woman”.
culture are generalizations. One specific stereotype that will be talked about is the angry black woman, also known as the sapphire, the sassy black woman. In the 1972 TV sitcom, Sanford and Son Lawanda page plays, Aunt Ester the angry black woman. She is always insulting Fred and telling him to watch it sucka, she never really cared for him. Kimberly Elise plays as the angry black woman in Tyler Perry’s, The Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Americas very own, first lady Michelle Obama was recognized as an angry black woman. The stereotype of the angry black woman is mostly perceived as being mad and upset, but these women are not necessarily angry, but just didn’t take any type of tom foolery, they put their foot down when needed . While this long-lived and unfair stereotype is typically seen as a negative one, standing in for abrasive, brash and even ill-tempered, it’s also consistent with qualities we often associate with leadership, such as being decisive, aggressive and resolute. Being a black and dominate and assertive woman you are labeled as the “Angry Black Woman”.