Black women often face a more racialized misogyny. This form of misogyny is known as misogynoir, and here is what you need to know about it.
. Black women often face a more racialized misogyny because they exist at the very intersection of race and sex. This form of misogyny is known as misogynoir, and here’s what you need to know about it.
Although the term misogynoir was only recently coined, the practice of hostile acts against Black women is not new. This particular combination of racist and sexist beliefs and practices is based on historic racist stereotypes that are incredibly harmful. Some of the stereotypes projected onto Black women include the “angry” Black woman, the “strong” Black woman, and the “overly sexual” Black woman, and these have been used to justify hostile acts against Black women.
Young Black girls often face over-sexualization and adultification, resulting in more harsh treatment by authority figures than their white counterparts. And we see the modern caricatures of Black women as “hoes” or “hoochies.” Even Kamala Harris, the highest-ranking Black woman in U.S. political history, has been subject to such stereotypes.
Another dangerous stereotype that perpetuates the practice of misogynoir is the image of the “strong Black woman.” Although many might see this as a positive image, this accepted idea insinuates that Black women possess some extraordinary strength that other women don’t have. And this is a dangerous myth because it justifies the beliefs that Black women are capable of tolerating more pain, capable of being overworked in service of others, and do not need support or help.
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