The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #92390   Message #1767948
Posted By: Azizi
24-Jun-06 - 05:46 AM
Thread Name: Restraining on stage
Subject: RE: Restraining on stage
"Yellow girls are admired more than black OR white girls in most shanties. Or maybe that is only my impression."

It seems to me that yellow girls are sexualized in shanties [as well in mass media products such as movies and books]. And -to be clear-this sexualized stereotype of certain populations of non-White women extends beyond those "yellow girls" who are of African American/European American descent.

The generalization goes that "Yellow girls are sexually promiscuous and make good sex".

Other examples of positive stereotyping are "All Black people have rhythm", "Black people are better athletes than White people" [both of which are often repeated statements] and "men [have a]'s
fascination with exotic-looking women" and "couples who overcome racism to be together with children who are simply extraordinarily attractive people" [both of which were written on this thread].

Although some may consider these statements to be positive, in my opinion they are rooted in biased, short cut thinking. In my opinion, such 'positive sterotypes' aren't really positive at all as they have resulted in and still can result in very negative consequences for those objectified individuals and groups as well as the persons limited to and by those stereotypes.