Black Female Sexuality

Hammonds's article about the depiction of the sexuality of black females reflects how greatly the ideals of a person reflects his or her views of others. I found it really interesting how black feminists pointed to the historical events as the cause of the image of black women today. It was interesting to see how the black woman has played its role as the "dumping ground" for society: when white men needed "scientific evidence" to justify their actions towards black females and white women wished to be superior to some group in society. The reasoning used to gain a conclusion of superiority exemplifies the bias that science (that most infallible teaching) inherently has because science is conducted and written by human beings-fallible creatures. As Hammond explores the history of black feminity, readers realize that the treatment of blacks, especially balck females, has grossly slandered and reinforced the image and reputation that society portray of blacks.
People in today's society wish to belong in a group. I have many black female friends who have mentioned the fact that they wish people wouldn't see them as promiscuous, liberally endowed breasts and bottocks, obnoxious, along other characteristics. They mention the difficulty they have while interacting with strangers of all races, including their own. People expect them to act a certain way, but the image that people have is not one that reflects who they truly are. It is not easy to try and change the image that people expect of them: how does one go around convincing others that " No, I am not the sl-- you want me to be"? When movies show girls with little clothing; dancers with men as props; songs talk about girls leaving heart-broken men; and the rest of pop culture does not actively fight these harmful stereotypes, how does one break those images. For while there are valiant efforts to destruct the images of black feminity as founded by the white men, there are many more destructive examples that tear those efforts to pieces. So i ask all you of: what will it take to stop this view of black sexuality? Feminists have done many things over the years with poor results; what can be done now?