The Mammy and Amos & Andy Perception

Following the LOGIC . . . Non-white females are supposed to "look like" and FUNCTION like Aunt Jemima when interacting with white females ... from a racist (white supremacist) point of view. Non-white females are NOT supposed to look "better"... meaning more sexually appealing to white males ... than white females, when interacting with white females ... from a racist (white supremacist) point of view The same goes for non-white males. Non-white males are supposed to "look like" and FUNCTION like Amos and Andy when interacting with white males ... from a racist (white supremacist) point of view. The further we get away from "looking like" and FUNCTIONING like Aunt Jemima and Amos and Andy the more direct violence we experience against us. The more serious we become and codified against racism (white supremacy) we become, we experience less deceit and more direct violence from the white people who practice racism (white supremacy). -- Edward Williams, a non-white person ..

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