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Month: November 2014

Grotesque bodies redux

November 14, 2014November 14, 2014 Kate WilsonLeave a comment

Last year I wrote a post about Miley Cyrus' use of the trope of large black female buttocks  in her stage performances and the way it referenced earlier images of the "Female Hottentot" in deeply problematic ways. Because it seems we have learned nothing, we again have another white female unknowingly invoking this trope in… Continue reading Grotesque bodies redux →

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