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Feminist theory

stereotyped images of Black women, such as the mammy or the matriarch, that make inequality appear natural and justify it.

In feminist theory, controlling images refers to stereotyped images of Black women, such as the mammy or the matriarch, that make inequality appear natural and justify it. This meaning comes from Collins (1990) in Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment.[1]

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Black feminist thought1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructempowerment4 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, four constructsknowledge6 fields · 12 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs

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  1. Collins, P. H. (1990). Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment. Unwin Hyman. ISBN 9781003245650

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