#QuestionsThatNeedAnswers: White validation of Black women

Black women want their beauty validated in White America, yet when a White finds them attractive it must be a fetish. By “validated,” I mean Black women want to be portrayed as beautiful in White American media (even though Black American media does that, but I guess it’s not good enough). I also want to know why being validated as beautiful in Black media isn’t enough. Better yet—why do Black women demand validation at all?

I demand answers.

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  1. blackcurrantberry reblogged this from shaananigans and added:
    Well considering black...receive very little positive enforcement from any quarter, why...
  2. ledasoul said: I think the first question would be a more general one. If you get to why people seek validation in the first place (any kind of person) then this wouldn’t sound so troubling, I believe.
  3. chrilliams said: black men demand validation as well.
  4. shaananigans posted this