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The Hypersexualization of Black Women in Music

28Mar

By The Bougie Aunt9103 Comments

Media/Culture

The Hypersexualization of Black Women in Music

The Bougie Aunt | Published 12:00 p.m. E.T. March 28, 2021 6 minute read Image Credit: Robert Roberg THE JEZEBEL TROPE The Jezebel trope afflicts Black women due to the promiscuous reputation Jezebel is regarded to have and the religious justification it simultaneously serves. Jezebel is an infamous figure in the Bible who promoted the worship of the foreign idol, Baal, persecuted the Israelites who monotheistically believed in Yahweh, and is thought to have engaged in prostitution. Moreover, Jezebel functions as a siren since she lures her husband, King Ahab, away from worshipping Yahweh to revere Baal, epitomizing Jezebel and those who behave in the same nature as the downfall of society. While a few of today’s historical scholars are attempting to redeem Jezebel’s r...

Innovative Initiatives: Tales by Moonlight

6Dec

By The Bougie Aunt7075 Comments

Education, Government, Innovative Initiatives, Media/Culture

Innovative Initiatives: Tales by Moonlight

The Bougie Aunt | Published 12:00 p.m. E.T. December 6, 2020 10 minute read *Innovative Initiatives is my project where I inform y’all of lesser-known enterprises that are positively contributing to an underrepresented field.* TWO YOUNG WOMEN, ONE CLEVER IDEA ‘Tales by moonlight’ is a common Nigerian designation given to stories told during the night hours. However, two young women, Tomisin Opaleye and Zara Akpan, chose to brand themselves with that name when they decided to merge forces. Their desire to collaborate stemmed from their mutual appreciation of poetry, but their intentions behind forming an enterprise incorporated other factors. Before I explain Opaleye’s and Akpan’s objective guiding Tales by Moonlight, it is important to understand their passion for...

11Aug

By The Bougie Aunt344 Comments

Media/Culture

Fenty Skin! Is It Worth The Hype?

The Bougie Aunt | Published 3:45 p.m. E.T. August 11, 2020 10 minute read SNAG SOME FENTY BEAUTY PRODUCTS I SWEAR BY WHAT IS FENTY SKIN? When Rihanna launched her Fenty Beauty line in September 2017, the world (at least the makeup world) went into a frenzy. Her release of forty shades of foundation (the line now has fifty shades) sparked a fire of conversations centered around inclusivity. Recently, on July 31, 2020, Rihanna re-sparked the inclusivity conversation with her launch of Fenty Skin, a skincare line designed for men and women. And, y’all already know, I had to try out the products. Rihanna’s release of Fenty Skin came at the right time for me; I had been longing to revamp my skincare routine, and the next thing I saw was an Inst...

Give Black Women Their Credit! : Their Influence in Gynecology

7Aug

By The Bougie Aunt2298 Comments

Education, Media/Culture

Give Black Women Their Credit! : Their Influence in Gynecology

The Bougie Aunt | Published 10:00 a.m. E.T. August 07, 2020 10 minute read SUPPORT BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES/WOMEN WHO ARE RELATED TO THIS ARTICLE *For this article, I will be referring to Africans, African Americans, Blacks, etc. all under the collective term of ‘Black’. Otherwise, it will be confusing trying to explain all the nuances in each. And, this is not the article for that discussion.* HOW THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT IS NEGLECTING BLACK WOMEN The Black Lives Matter Movement (BLMM) has contributed to an increased awareness of how Black lives are being negatively affected by their needs being not catered to or met. The movement was able to gain great traction within these past months because of the pandemic allowing more peop...