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Forms Of African American Culture
What forms of African American culture and heritage are being appropriated?

In today’s society, body images and idealizes are define by culture. African American women’s body image is portrayed as a voluptuous with fuller proportions because of their body proportions Black women are perceived as lustful, seductive, unwomanly, and dirty. Black women are sexualized for having big butts with matching hips, thighs, and lips. The term Jezebel was used to demean and distort Black women’s identities. According to the article, “Black Women’s Identity: Stereotypes, Respectability and Passionlessness (1890-1930)” Jezebel is defined as, “the Jezebel was a middle-aged or young woman governed by her libido and “matters of the flesh”. She was deemed a hypersexual

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