Desire and 'Designed' Black Women...

In the exploration phase of this presentation, we viewed searches for:

"women+beauty" 

"white+women+beauty"

"black+women+beauty"

We also explored:

"white+women"

"black+women"

from http://www.gamespot.com/forums/offtopic-discussion-314159273/is-it-rare-for-a-white-men-to-be-attracted-to-blac-31225956/

from Gamespot.com "Is It Rare for White Men to be Attracted to Black Women?"

In my opinion Nicki Minaj and Oneal Ron Morris are examples of how some black women are negotiating the expectations regarding the politics of physical appearances pertaining to black women.

from http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/caption-this-photo-of-nicki-minaj-her-butt-cheeks

Nicki Minaj at Fashion Rocks 

from http://www.ibtimes.com/fake-doctor-oneal-ron-morris-arrested-illegal-lethal-butt-injections-372292

Oneal Ron Morris the 'fake doctor' allegedly administering butt injections to over 40 people.  It was important for me to consider Oneal Ron Morris in this research.  For me her personal transformation  and legacy as a 'fake doctor' of plastic surgery illustrates that the expectations for black women regarding the politics of physical appearances in this culture are so high that these expectations  are nearly impossible to achieve-even in drag performance.