I don't get it. I can't say she's not accountable (Billy Ray's Daughter), extending, how can we expect a level of emotional intelligence from her, when the cycle of Black female objectification isn't policed in "our own house?" The writer of this piece completely sidesteps patriarchal masculinity at every section regarding the packaging and false reproduction of "so-called" Black culture and parish the thought Black feminism. Last I checked Betty Shabazz, Coretta Scott King, and Michelle Obama never twerked. Now having said that, I also am cognizant of the fact I am talking about Black Feminism through a Bourgeoisie lens. I am willing however to cosign that this child's performance was unequivocally rooted in hypersexual stereotypes of the Black female body, all the way down to the Sarah Baartman throwback. I think what also has mainstream America in a tizzy is the fact that you have this blond haired, blue eyed, cookie cutter, fresh off the assembly line Disney kid, "Hanna Montana" suddenly has planted both feet into what larger dominant hegemony deems as low brow culture. (Please note, i am censoring myself) Because of this, she in essence has broken a slew of social contracts with mainstream America and consumer parents simply cannot relate. Lets be real, Hanna Montana was the biggest thing since sliced bread for 15 minutes. Bottom line, in a market driven media based economy, there will always be a market for controversy. Controversy sells, and at the risk of being blunt, as some folks "sold out" some other folks got paid.
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