Power Dynamics and the Portrayal of Black Women in Media | "The Neighbor Favor", "The Changeling"

[@lookalivebrett]

Randomly got a recommendation for your video! Interesting perspectives on the material. What you said about reading fantasy makes me wonder if you've got aphantasia. I've always struggled with enjoying fantasy and I think that's a big part of it for me.

[@YolaResa]

I just looked up what that is and I definitely don't have it. I visualize images in my mind all day. Thanks for teaching me a new word though. Also, you getting recommended is crazy b/c KZbin hates me LOL.

[@lookalivebrett]

@@YolaResa KZbin might hate you, but I think there's a lot of good here. I also really dig your mission statement with the channel. A kind of time capsule. There's a lot to like! You taught me a lot with your reviews, so I'm glad I could teach you something, too.

[@YolaResa]

Aww, you're so sweet. That makes me feel good. @@lookalivebrett

[@monicacreator3168]

''He's a good man, Savanna!'' No but seriously, can we talk about this new black women trope that I'm slowly seeing develop?? For years, nay, centuries they sold to us the struggle love narrative. Now, instead of making us the princess, the women deserving of love from the rainbow of men out there, they are making us the love interest of the white girl. We went from struggle love, to lesbian, with no in between. I can't help but feel like it's the natural progression of the black best friend trope. We weren't good enough to be seen as competition for the love of non-black men, but by making us the love interest for a white woman, we make them score multiple point (race representation, lgbt representation, sometime political/''woke'' representation)

[@YolaResa]

No, but what killed me about Savannah's mom was that she said that AFTER Savannah reminded her that he was married. In what world are men who cheat on their wives good men? But I'm not sure what you mean about "love interest of white girl". I don't know this trend. But I do agree that our portrayal tends to be flung about a lot. They don't know what to do with us, because we are not always seen as desirable. And a big part of that is because we do not act desirable. We do not believe that we deserve to be fought over, or won over, etc. We just give in, or accept whatever is available. (I, of course, mean black women when I say "we" not me, b/c I don't deal with anyone ☺)

[@monicacreator3168]

@@YolaResa by li for a white girl, and this is my perspective so of course, but I've noticed that lately if a story has both a LGBT theme and a black female character, they tend to make that black girl the love interest of a (most of the time) white girl. So it feels like we went from ''black best friend'' trope to ''black lesbian love interest'' trope.

[@YolaResa]

Can you tell me where you've seen/read this? I'd like to see it as well. I really didn't know. @@monicacreator3168

[@L0V3RB0Y21]

Over a century and a half ago. We were still enslaved. So the only love we had was struggle. What you are talking about. And 80% black people date within their race. So any issues you think you can see are non-existent

[@YolaResa]

If the only love we had was struggle then we NEVER had love. The wording matters. Don't call it struggle love, just call it struggle. Also, the issues that I had with the characters in these books definitely exist. No one right in the head would reward someone for doing them wrong.