Why is society harder on African American women than men?

Question

I'm not looking for any sympathy, I want facts.
It is wrong enough for society to be hard on minorities, but I find it interesting that society comes down very hard on the minority women. For example, they will employ a black man before a black woman. Why is that?

Answer 1

I don't think this is true. These days companies are looking to hire African Americans so they look better in the public eye. I think you're thinking too hard.

Answer 2

We have three things going against us, we are women, we are part of a minority, and we're black. Black men have two of the three things that we have going against them. This may be why society is harder on African American women than men.

Answer 3

I asked the same question. I think it's because society is harder on women in general, even white women. I think minority women have it the hardest and have the most to overcome, because they are women, who are looked down upon, and they are minorites, who are also looked down upon. If you are born a white male, you have it made.

Answer 4

i agree thoroughly.
Black women have it worst
I know plenty who are single parents because their husbands simply left them.
Black women have to always represent their race.
They usually experience abuse from their husbands.
The educated black women can hardly ever get a date.
I don't know why.
They have to straighten hair, have lighten skin and meet with the white standards of beauty.
while black males on the other hand are allowed to look however.
Here are the list of all the negative stereotypes on black women:
the sapphire stereotype - angry, black woman
the jezebel stereotype - a promiscuous, exotic woman
mammi stereotype- an overweight, black women who is very sweet, and is either a nanny or housekeeper
the tragic mulatto - light-skinned, exotic black women whom is confused and sleeps with white men.

well anyways, on the positive MORE BLACK WOMEN NOWADAYS ARE GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE THAN BLACK MEN.

Answer 5

Being a women in and of itself is difficult. So when your black your a double minority you have to prove yourself when your black sometimes and then you have to prove yourself as a women. Thats the world

Answer 6

confident. East Asia is homogeneous. ninety 8% of the inhabitants in Japan is jap. ninety two% is Han race in China. ninety 8 % is Han chinese language beginning in Taiwan almost one hundred% is Korean in South Korea. Even in China, I had lived there formerly, i found the mainland chinese language and Hongkongnese have been diverse. they have an inclination to style their very own and guy or woman communities. you are able to not assume racial variety in the East Asia. this is their existence type. and that they don't think of racial variety is the excellent answer for them. each and every us of a have in no way held valuable immigration coverage in the final 60 years. S.E.A (Southeast Asia) is little diverse.

Answer 7

A black, man or woman , has a better chance than a white man, under Affirmative Action. Its been that way for 35 years, and here you are whining abuout how tough minorities have it.

Answer 8

i really don't know , but i guess just cause your a woman is against u , then being black too is a double whammy, cause i think people who treat you like that are just idiots and are a waste of space , you know i really cant stand that any person get treated badly because of a skin color , it is the most ridiculous thing to hold against anyone. and I'm sorry if you suffer like that . try to forgive them cause their stupid idiots ok

Answer 9

Because you are a woman. A man may see this very differently, I'll let you into a secret every race color and creed think they are victimised by someone.