Black Bodies

There are many ways that 'others' control black bodies in our society. One way I believe that 'others' control black bodies in society is the way they treat a black women's body. Often times, black women are looked down on because of their body. Black women are known to be curvy individuals and have big hips and thighs. I think the media always tries to portray black women in a negative light. For example, if Nicki Minaj dresses a certain way or depicts herself in a sexual way she is looked at in a negative way. When a celebrity like Miley Cyrus does all these crazy things and promotes weed and being sexual, society sees it as being cool and funny. Also when Nicki Minaj did her cover for her song anaconda, the media was harsh on her but if a white celebrity did the same thing they would praise them.  We let things like the media control what we think of black women. I think it is unfortunate that black women can't be celebrated but instead judged for everything that we do. There are traditions and styles that black women have been doing for years that mainstream media is just catching up too, but instead of being celebrated for things we created women like Kim Kardashian and Miley Cyrus are praised for being 'trendy'. When actress/singer Zendaya decided to wear dreads to the Oscars she was stereotyped and depicted in a negative light. Unlike when runway models, Kylie Jenner, and Miley Cyrus were praised as being cool and different. I think it is unfair how black women are seen in our society. We are often portrayed in a negative light which needs to change.

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