Black Women and Social Scripts...

from http://theseventhart.info/category/cinema-of-belgium/

How does Appiah’s theories pertaining to social scripts also serve as a lens for contextualizing  black femininity and associated narrative symbols in digital spaces, such as the internet? 

We have previously established that popular culture media outlets often rely on the variations and reincarnations of the Venus Hottentot image to standardize and influence black femininity. Considering this how do black women negotiate their physical appearances using the internet? Lets explore.

"black+women+instagram"
"black+women+twitter"
"black+women+tumblr"
"black+women+facebook"
"black+femininity+twitter"
"black+femininity+instagram"
"black+femininity+tumblr"
"black+femininity+facebook"

The reason I selected these search terms is because the three social media outlets in the search are more or less self-mediated image sites, meaning that the images are less likely to be promoted be microcomputers or robotic internet devices and that are selected by the posters. 

I think it is important to note that the expanding of black women's narratives occurred in the late 1970s through early 1990s .

Special thanks to these women and so many others: