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CHLOE GARCES MARVIN REA

Gender communication & cultural variation

01introduction We will be discussing how ethnicity/ stereotypes plays a role in how we communicate and how intersectionality is created f rom this

Do you think race affects gender communication? And if you do how so?

DISCUSSION

RACEs we will be discussing

BLACK NATIVE AMERICAN

ASIAN

WHITE

01 02 03

04 05

LATINO

MEN ● “Angry White Man”

○ Conservative/ right-wing views in the context of U.S. politics

○ characterized by "opposition to liberal anti-discriminatory policies" and beliefs

WOMEN ● “The Karen”

○ term for a woman seeming to be entitled or demanding beyond the scope of what is normal

COMMON STEREOTYPES ABOUT WHITE PEOPLE

The Karen origins

● Popularized online beginning in 2016 when videos of disgruntled white woman began to go viral

● Considered to be a contemporary take on “Miss Anne” used by black domestic workers who feared the wrath of their employer

GENDERED STEREOTYPES OF BLACK PEOPLE

Sassy, ill mannered, and ill-tempered by

nature

ANGRY BLACK WOMAN

Sexually-voracious, promiscuous black

woman

JEZEBEL THUG

Black men perceived as animalistic,

destructive, and criminal

Jezebel Origins

● Local af rican practices of polygamy were attributed to uncontrolled lust in contrast to European Christian chastity

● Female slaves were often the victims of sexual violence f rom slaveholders which often upset slaveholders wifes who placed blame on enslaved woman

● Saara Bartmann named the “Black Venus” or “Hottentot Venus” was a kidnapped 19th century Af rican whos large buttocks was put on display in a traveling f reak show

—james RedPath ( abolitionist)

“ They (black slaves) are gratified by the criminal advances of Saxons”

The thug

● The stereotypical portrayal of the black man as violent criminals who are a threat to the innocent ie; white woman

● During antebellum times this trope would have been called the “The Black Buck/Brute”

● The Mandingo is a stereotype of a sexually-voracious black man with a huge penis.

● Invented by white slave owners to promote the notion that blacks were unable to be civilized

● Is still to this common especially within the porn industry

The Angry Black woman

● The Sapphire Woman ○ characterized as a strong,

masculine workhorse who labored with black men in the fields or an aggressive woman

● The Strong Black Woman ○ an archetype of how the

ideal Black woman should act. This has been characterized by three components : emotional restraint, independence, and caretaking.

Do you think there is an issue with the “Strong Black Woman” productive or harmful to black women?

DISCUSSION

A study published in the journal Psychology of Women Quarterly found that white women in college may be less likely to intervene when they see a black woman at risk of being sexually assaulted.

Why do you think that is? How can we fix this?

DISCUSSION

REALITY

MYTH POCAHONTAS

● John Smith claims when he first arrived to America 30 native women performed a nude ritual/ demanded sexual favors

● One was the Chief's daughter

● Pocahontas was 10 when John Smith (22) first arrived.

● Kidnapped at 14 and forced to marry John Rolfe

● Spent the remainder of her life on tour throughout England to raise funding for american colonies

COntemporary issues Faced by NAtive woman

● 40 percent of women who are victims of sex trafficking in theUS identify as Native American

● 84% indigenous women have experienced physical, sexual or psychological violence in their lifetime

● 1 in 3 Native American women have been raped or experienced an attempted rape

COMMON STEREOTYPES ABOUT ASIANS

Sexually Exotic and Passive

“Dragon Lady”

WOMEN

Model Minority

Cause of COVID19

GENERAL MEN

Emasculated

Exceeding in STEM and

Martial Arts

HOW IS IT HARMFUL? ● Creates a divide among racial

minorities ● Downplay the role of racism and

inequality of American society ● “Elevating Asian American as a

model minority essentially absolved white systems f rom taking real accountability for the inequities they’ve created”

WHAT IS IT? ● The idea that Asian/ Asian

Americans are high-achieving racial minorities due to assimilation through hard work and obedience to American norms

● Term started in the 1960s

Model minority myth

MEN ● Emasculation

○ Media portrayal ○ Microaggression

● Exceeding in STEM/ Martial Arts

WOMEN ● Lotus Blossom

○ Portrayed as meek, docile, and submissive

● Dragon Lady ○ Fierce, threatening, cold

● Both hypersexualized and “exotic”

Stereotypes between asian women and men

Since the start of the pandemic, Stop AAPI Hate has received reports of over 2,800 hate incidents across the US

OVER 2,800 REPORTS

Atlanta shooting

● On 16 March 2021, Robert Aaron Long attacked three different spas

○ Charged with 8 counts of murder and 1 count of aggravated assult

● Authorities said he was motivated by “sexual addiction” and denied having

racial motivation in the shootings

● Claimed spas “were a temptation for him that he wanted to eliminate”

● https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/racism-sexism-must-be-considered-atlanta-ca

se-involving-killing-six-n1261347 (0:00- 4:40)

Do you think the Atlanta shooting was a result of racism and or sexualization of asian women? Do you know any other cases or situations that are similar to this?

DISCUSSION

COMMON STEREOTYPES ABOUT Latinos

Fiery Latina

Fertility threat

WOMEN

Illegal Immigrants

Lazy stereotype

GENERAL MEN

Cholo

Only take “under the table” jobs

MEN ● Cholo

○ Active in criminal activity or gang member

● Taking “under the table” jobs or have no job at all

○ Janitor, Gardener, Dropout

WOMEN ● Fiery Latina

○ Sexualized as “hoochie mamas”, teen mothers, etc.

● Fertility threat ○ Having many children to

access to social services, welfare, and US citizenship

Stereotypes between Latino women and men

“While the good, innocent, virginal girl continues to be an idealized image of womanhood associated with white females, it remains largely unattainable for young women of color, who are often characterized as hypersexual, manipulative, violent, and sexually dangerous.”

-Stephens and phillips, 2003; Garcia, 2009

Conclusion

● Women, regardless of race, are hypersexualized and are prefered to be docile

towards men

● Men stereotypes are expected to be “masculine” and considered to be more

aggressive, regardless of race

● These stereotypes do not come out of nowhere but have historical origin

and it’s important to be aware of this

Works CIted

● https://books.google.com/books?id=QORW1i6XDKgC&pg=PA102#v=onepag e&q&f=false

● https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/violence-against-american-indian-and-ala ska-native-women-and-men

● https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/us/native-americans-struggle-with-hi gh-rate-of-rape.html

● https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/12/countering-stereotypes ● https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56218684 ● https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-16/anti-asian-hate-pande

mic ● https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/racism-sexism-must-be-co

nsidered-atlanta-case-involving-killing-six-n1261347 ● https://www.chicano.ucla.edu/files/news/NHMCLatinoDecisionsReport.pdf ● https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269285914_Latina_Girls_Speak_O

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ANSWERS

1. A

2. D

3. C

4. B

5. A

6. C

7. B

8. A

9. C

10. D