“Black females are affected by the stigma of having to participate in identity politics that marginalize them or place them into polarizing categories-‘good’ girls or girls that behave in a ‘ghetto’ fashion-which exacerbate stereotypes about Black femininity, particularly in the context of socioeconomic status, crime and punishment. When Black girls do engage in acts that are deemed ‘ghetto’ or a deviation from the social norms that define female behavior according to a narrow, White middle-class definition of femininity, they are deemed nonconformative and thereby subject to criminalizing responses.” Monique W. Morris, “Race, Gender and The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Expanding Our Discussion to Include Black Girls”
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:00:01 +0000
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