The Objectification of Black Women's Bodies

What was Russell Simmons reaction to the negative responses to the video? Please summarize Jamilah Lemieux' response. Please summarize Jeff Johnson's response. What have we learned in class about Harriet Tubman that conflicts with the video?


  

          (A)  Russell's reaction to his video that was released by Def Comedy Jam which is his stand up comedy tape releases that have included some black comedians like Bernie Mac, Martin Lawrence and D.L. Hugely in which some of these acts have stires up controuversy between African American communities he has never toook down any thing he has released, But as for his first impression of the video Russel felt he was actually portraying injustice that 162 years later still happens tremendously. After being called by the NAACP he changed his mind. Jamila lemieux was commenting on Russells video was very much over blown by the video because she already feels that modern day women recieve no respect at all due to things like hip hop and the image of black women on Tv. Jeff johnson another commetator of the video made the point that due to black peaple over the generations not passing on the knowledge of our history as blacks if no action or acountability takes place on the situation it will do nothing but continue. To conclude on what we have learned in classs conflicts with the video in many ways, The video portrayed nothing what Harriet stood for or was ever associated with

 2. Who brought Sarah Bartman to Europe and for what purpose? What happened to Sarah Baartman after her death? What is her nickname and its meaning?

 

                                                                                                                                                               (A) Sarah Bartman was brung to Europe to be displayed as a "freak" or a "scientific curiousity" by Dr. William Dunlap who was a british ship doctor who was supposed to pay Sarah. Sadly Sarah died at the age of 25,after her death Sarah was plastered with a body cast and displayed along with her brain and genitals in a bottle. Years later nelson mendela fought for her remains to be sent to her home it came in affect on january 2nd 2002. Sarahs nickname was the "Hottentat venus which means a person with cattle who is the goddes of love and romance

3. Why was there an uproar about the Minister of Culture of Sweden? What was the purpose of the cake according to the article?  What are two of the comments below the article? What is your overall opinion of the commentary on the article?

 (A) There was an uproar about the minister of Sweeden because she participated in a racial act which was slicing a black cake with red sponge that was in the shape of a Native American women desighned to highlight the issue of  female genital mutilation

4. What is one similarity between the 2 Chainz Video and the incident with the Minister of Culture of Sweden? What makes the two situations different? Please see the link below for the 2 Chainz Video.

(A) One similarity between the 2 Chainz video and the situation with the minister was that they both had women desighned cakes,as for the difference in the situation one was portraying women in a disrespectful manner by calling them out of there name and wanting them for one reason, on the other hand the minister situation to me was a racial cover up, As for comments on these two acts I feel that the way things are today havent just up and became this way it has happened over a period of time which no one really was trying to make a difference about much in modern day america