Comments on: Black female role models and stupidity culture http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/423 Current affairs for a progressive generation Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: SajiniW http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/423#comment-17766 SajiniW Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:41:42 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/423#comment-17766 The stereotypes in Britain are very similar to those in the US - you've got the RnB video 'ho' and the pushy Rikki-lake types as well as the 'difficult jobsworth'-type who's jealous of anyone doing better than her. The stereotypes in Britain are very similar to those in the US – you’ve got the RnB video ‘ho’ and the pushy Rikki-lake types as well as the ‘difficult jobsworth’-type who’s jealous of anyone doing better than her.

]]> By: Bikhair http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/423#comment-17648 Bikhair Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:03:36 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/423#comment-17648 What are the stereotypes of black women in Britian? I wonder if they are anything like the ones here in America. What are the stereotypes of black women in Britian? I wonder if they are anything like the ones here in America.

]]> By: SajiniW http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/423#comment-17636 SajiniW Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:34:52 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/423#comment-17636 Given Sunny's repeated posting of GCSE results and the survey below, I think Taylor is a couple of years late. http://www.eoc.org.uk/Default.aspx?page=17915 Her point re: the lack of role models still stands, particularly when translated to black men on TV. Having said that, I grew up with just the Maharabat, Krishan Guru-Murthy and Raj Persaud for role models and most of my contemporaries didn't do too badly ;) Given Sunny’s repeated posting of GCSE results and the survey below, I think Taylor is a couple of years late.

http://www.eoc.org.uk/Default.aspx?page=17915

Her point re: the lack of role models still stands, particularly when translated to black men on TV.

Having said that, I grew up with just the Maharabat, Krishan Guru-Murthy and Raj Persaud for role models and most of my contemporaries didn’t do too badly ;)

]]> By: Joolz http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/423#comment-17634 Joolz Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:27:33 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/423#comment-17634 Amina Taylor is worried about the trend of black girls who want to model but can hardly spell the word and are attracted to the whole gangster rap bimbo thing but the fact is that black girls have some of the best GCSE results and they are getting better and better. So the picture is not as bad as she points out. Black girls are taking control and going into education and becoming independent and breaking stereotypes. Amina Taylor is worried about the trend of black girls who want to model but can hardly spell the word and are attracted to the whole gangster rap bimbo thing but the fact is that black girls have some of the best GCSE results and they are getting better and better. So the picture is not as bad as she points out. Black girls are taking control and going into education and becoming independent and breaking stereotypes.

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