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'''Misogynoir''', coined by Moya Bailey, describes'' the fear and/or hatred of Black women that lies at the intersection of racism and sexism; misogynoir is not always blatant or intentional and can manifest in how one responds to the presence, stories, and thoughts of Black women like the anti- Blackness of first and second wave feminists. - ''Leila Moumouni-Tchouassi, adapted by Michelle Xie  <ref>https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HC35f2kDXc8cgLYWc9_oUZmINoTfP3_I</ref>  
'''Misogynoir''', coined by Moya Bailey, describes'' the fear and/or hatred of Black women that lies at the intersection of racism and sexism; misogynoir is not always blatant or intentional and can manifest in how one responds to the presence, stories, and thoughts of Black women like the anti- Blackness of first and second wave feminists. - ''Leila Moumouni-Tchouassi, adapted by Michelle Xie  <ref>https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HC35f2kDXc8cgLYWc9_oUZmINoTfP3_I</ref>  


==Examples of misogynoir==
== Examples of misogynoir ==
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Disposability discourse
'''Dismissing black women's claims of abuse, assault and trauma&nbsp;'''
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Much discussion around the severity of COVID was lessened by expressing how it mainly sickens and kills elderly, chronically ill, and disabled people. This discourse suggests these groups are seen disposable.&nbsp;
 
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*Throughout R.Kelly’s 30-year career, women and girls that were mostly Black and underaged, made claims that R.Kelly sexually abused them. Despite the number of accusations, it wasn’t until recently when the 2019 documentary''Surviving R.Kelly'' came out that these stories were given credence. <ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2020/09/22/misogynoir-the-unique-discrimination-that-black-women-face/?sh=3c49dc9956ef</ref>
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Loosened restrictions too early
'''No amount of money or fame protects black women&nbsp;'''
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When governments loosened COVID restrictions in response to business demands, political pressure, and public impatience, rather than scientific evidence, high risk populations (the chronically ill, disabled and elderly) were subsequently told they are disposable yet again.&nbsp;
 
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*In July, a video emerged featuring Megan Thee Stallion with injuries to her foot. Megan Thee Stallion
<span> shared</span> that she had been shot in the foot by Tory Lanez. Criticism directed at Megan Thee Stallion ensued on social media, with many questioning her story. <ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2020/09/22/misogynoir-the-unique-discrimination-that-black-women-face/?sh=3c49dc9956ef</ref>
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Working through illness
'''The angry black woman stereotype <ref>https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/08/4-tired-tropes-misogynoir/</ref> '''
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Regulations around how many sick days should be required when someone falls ill with COVID also demonstrated ableism. In relation to these regulations, and in favour of profit above health, many politicians including US President Joe Biden, praised themselves for working through COVID, instead of encouraging people to rest and recover if they'd fallen ill.&nbsp;
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Individualism
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Individuals have been encouraged to make 'personal' choices on vaccines (without legitimate health restrictions), masks and gatherings.
"''There is no individual safety without collective safety and collective safety requires that no one is safe unless everyone is safe." - Mia Mingus  <ref>https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2022/01/16/you-are-not-entitled-to-our-deaths-covid-abled-supremacy-interdependence/</ref>  ''


*&nbsp;I.e. declaring black women are “too aggressive” in their activism
*Anger is belittled by ''"portraying it as an inherent character flaw, rather than a justified reaction to circumstances."''-Kesiena Boom&nbsp;
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Latest revision as of 01:47, 12 November 2022

Misogynoir, coined by Moya Bailey, describes the fear and/or hatred of Black women that lies at the intersection of racism and sexism; misogynoir is not always blatant or intentional and can manifest in how one responds to the presence, stories, and thoughts of Black women like the anti- Blackness of first and second wave feminists. - Leila Moumouni-Tchouassi, adapted by Michelle Xie [1]

Examples of misogynoir

Dismissing black women's claims of abuse, assault and trauma 

  • Throughout R.Kelly’s 30-year career, women and girls that were mostly Black and underaged, made claims that R.Kelly sexually abused them. Despite the number of accusations, it wasn’t until recently when the 2019 documentarySurviving R.Kelly came out that these stories were given credence. [2]

No amount of money or fame protects black women 

  • In July, a video emerged featuring Megan Thee Stallion with injuries to her foot. Megan Thee Stallion

shared that she had been shot in the foot by Tory Lanez. Criticism directed at Megan Thee Stallion ensued on social media, with many questioning her story. [3]

The angry black woman stereotype [4]

  •  I.e. declaring black women are “too aggressive” in their activism
  • Anger is belittled by "portraying it as an inherent character flaw, rather than a justified reaction to circumstances."-Kesiena Boom 


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  1. ↑ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HC35f2kDXc8cgLYWc9_oUZmINoTfP3_I
  2. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2020/09/22/misogynoir-the-unique-discrimination-that-black-women-face/?sh=3c49dc9956ef
  3. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2020/09/22/misogynoir-the-unique-discrimination-that-black-women-face/?sh=3c49dc9956ef
  4. ↑ https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/08/4-tired-tropes-misogynoir/
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