tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30048708.post115470839642916342..comments2024-02-25T21:49:12.425-05:00Comments on Journal de La Reyna (World News Today): Overweight, sassy black woman thrives in advertisementsLa Reynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475695241687396578noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30048708.post-1156910874744729152006-08-30T00:07:00.001-04:002006-08-30T00:07:00.001-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.LavaLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853877245976052565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30048708.post-1156910830617609092006-08-30T00:07:00.000-04:002006-08-30T00:07:00.000-04:00I believe they looked at a variety of women, but w...I believe they looked at a variety of women, but when it comes down to it, it would strike them (and the majority of people watching it, I'd bet) as *wrong* if a smaller (or whiter) woman got hit on the head, repeatedly (by a man no less). <BR/><BR/>The big black sassy woman stereotype reflects the idea that [big sassy] black women are tough-as-nails. That big sassy black woman can 'take it' when that luggage falls on her head time and again.<BR/><BR/>I can't get the words out right, but I'm reminded of Sojourner Truth - "Ain't I a woman?", the black woman is female, but not seen as quite the woman a white woman is.<BR/><BR/>The sister to that big sassy black woman is the (usually little) fiesty hispanic woman with the big mouth (think Rosie Perez "Do the Right Thing").LavaLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853877245976052565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30048708.post-1154719582126860702006-08-04T15:26:00.000-04:002006-08-04T15:26:00.000-04:00Some time ago I remember reading an article about ...Some time ago I remember reading an article about the importance of surrounding black children with black characters on consumer goods--everything from diapers to toys; but this also made me think of that woman that does the Pinesol commercial. Often the dilema is if we're not cast in stereotypical roles, we're not used at all.clarafiedwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556909447980865868noreply@blogger.com