S3E8 - Strong Black Woman?

The one about black women and associated stereotypes.

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Sometimes we like to joke about our strict, resolute, no-nonsense African mothers, aunts or grandmothers. Those are certainly strong positive images to have of women in our lives, but the problem arises when certain sectors of society refuse to believe any other narrative about black women.

On one side of the problem, that imagery sticks and the women themselves begin to believe it and feel under pressure to live up to such expectations, groaning under the weight of such burdens.

From the archetype of the asexual and fierce caretaker to the myth of extreme sexuality, down to the matriarch, black women's lives are constantly depicted through an inaccurate and narrow lens.

On the other hand, black women are also constantly portrayed as adversarial, confrontational, loud and erratic, facing the double discrimination of race and then gender.

We wonder if black women are aware of these stereotypes, how they carry them, and if they know the extent to which it affects their daily lives. Also, even as black men, we wonder if we also contribute to some potential harmful stereotypes that do black women no good.

We kicked off the very new year with a very old narrative, the Strong Black Woman featuring Sandrine, a Radio Host @loud_o1 on @k2kradio and Co-founder The Africa investment club.

On this episode:

• [03:00]- Black women stereotypes
• [15:01]- Black mothers
• [20:52]- Jezebels
• [27:36]- The role of black men
• [33:50]- The role of the media