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A 3 page paper which examines the image of Jezebel and Mammy as seen in Deborah Gray White’s “Ar’n’t I a Woman?” No additional sources cited.
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primitive beings, sensual and erotic, or as a caretaker and mothering figure. This is often given the terms or labels of African American women either being a Jezebel or a
Mammy. The following paper examines these two stereotypes as presented in Deborah Gray Whites "Arnt I a Woman?" Jezebel and Mammy Because African American female slaves were considered
sexual objects that masters could do with as they pleased, they were seen as Jezebel, essentially a sexual receptacle for men, a whore. These women, in comparison to the white
women of the time period, were not ashamed of their bodies and did not wear multi-layered clothing that would discourage any kind of sexual encounter. They were seen very much
as sexual animals in many ways, primitive women who did not know that they needed to be coy or demure. This was of course believed to be proof that African
Americans were animals, but at the same time this stereotype was encouraged so that the white men could easily justify their sexual encounters with sexual beings. White (1999) indicates
that "The very sight of semiclad black women nurtured white male notions of their promiscuity" (33). Even those men who thought them disgusting and vulgar were drawn to their figures
as they would hike their skirts up to their waist and essentially show more skin than most white women did in a bedroom. While calling them disgusting a man may
well also call them "sly, sensual, and shameless" (White, 1999; 33). In these respects many men would have argued that these African American women wanted sexual encounters because they were
surely animalistic in the way they presented their bodies. Even today, over a century after freeing the slaves, many people argue that the African American woman is far more comfortable
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