Being Black and being a woman is most commonly looked at as being the bottom of the "totem pole." Black people, among other races are minorities. Women are also a minority. Being both black and a woman can sometime come with double the amount of stereotypes than the black man or white woman - not to say that they do not experience some type of discrimination.
I learned to turn my "double-minority" into an advantage by being a good role model and fully being who I am. I also learned to turn my "disadvantage into an advantage by speaking up when I hear discrimination towards my race or woman. It is important for me to speak up because I feel that not a lot of people do so if I can share my voice, I can speak for the people who may be too shy or timid.
Mellody Hobson
http://fortune.com/2014/12/03/mellody-hobson-next-gen/
Now you may be wondering what exactly my disadvantage is? What could possibly be so bad about being Black and being a woman? Well to answer, there is nothing really wrong with being both but the way people treat black women in in media and within society can be very negative sometimes. Being black and being a women comes along with the stigma that I am loud, aggressive, non-negotiable, and unintelligent. I see examples of these characteristics in many films and shows with black actors like in Tyler Perry movies and shows like Love and Hip-Hop. This is something that I want to change. So in e=any and every chance I get to show how great it is to be Black and a woman , I show it.
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