“Women should bend themselves to be more attractive to men; they should be less- less educated, less independent , less discerning, less themselves” (Harris 2012, pg. 466). Article titled “Singled Out” (2012) talks about how Black women are marrying less than their White counterparts, and “reasons” contributing to those statistics. Tyrese Gibson, who is an actor and recording artist had an interview with a gossip site warning Black women not to “Independent their way into loneliness” (Harris 2012, pg. 465). Just one month after Tyrese’s interview, Robin Thicke, who is also a recording R&B artist said that Black women aren’t marrying because “Maybe the women have to take better care of their men, Maybe they are being too stubborn. Maybe they aren’t saying sorry. They have to take good care of their man. They have to give love to get love” (Harris 2012, pg. 465). Just like Kimberly Springer says in her article “Queering Black Female Heterosexuality” (2008) that until Black women are inclined to express their sexuality, their sexuality will still determined by others (Springer, 2008). The same concept goes for being independent, being educated, being discerning, and being themselves. Until this happens, the way a Black woman should act will continue to be determined by men. …show more content…
Some feminist still think that when a woman marries a man, she is bound to do house duties that include cooking, cleaning, and maintaining the “traditional” man-and-wife roles, but Miya-Jervis explains “how because of women’s rights movement, we can maintain our own bank account; we can make our own health care choices; and how we can refuse sex with our husbands and prosecute them if they don’t comply” (Miya-Jervis, 2000, pg.