demonization of Black women Archives

October 2015

hollywood divorce

By lcannon|2019-10-04T17:07:08-04:00October 29th, 2015|Tags: Black men, celebrities, David Justice, demonization of Black women, divorce, domestic abuse, Halle Berry, Hollywood divorce, marriage, men, misogynoir, misogyny, Olivier Martinez, relationships, sex addiction, sexism, Wesley Snipes, women|

I've been reading the craziest nonsense on the innanets pertaining to Halle Berry recently filing for divorce from her husband of two years, Olivier Martinez. The usual "she can't keep [...]

culture shock: the politics of black representation on tv

By lcannon|2019-10-04T17:07:08-04:00October 7th, 2015|Tags: 90210, ABC, African-American, Black, Black people, Black representation, Black women, cultural, culture critique, culture shock, demonization of Black women, Grey's Anatomy, historical trajectory, history, hypersexualized, idiot box, networks, politics, prime time, Private Practice, programming, Shonda Rhimes, strong black woman, television, The CW, TV, women|

Editor's Note: The following piece was written in 2010. Two of the television shows dissected herein have since been canceled and no longer air, but may be viewed on Netflix, [...]