Each woman represents a black female stereotype that has been well docuemented and written about by various authors.
The Mammy
The Tragic Mullato
The Jezebel
The Sapphire
I think the names might have changed with the times, but evidence of these personality types are so pervasive in black culture that it makes it difficult for black women to be seen as anything other than symbols, not multifaceted human beings
Each woman represents a black female stereotype that has been well docuemented and written about by various authors.
The Mammy The Tragic Mullato The Jezebel The Sapphire
I think the names might have changed with the times, but evidence of these personality types are so pervasive in black culture that it makes it difficult for black women to be seen as anything other than symbols, not multifaceted human beings