Post #1 (Black Women's Bodies as a Site of...)

I used this quote because it reflects on and contradicts "to an extent" Barbara Omalade's story "Hearts of Darkness." "As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books..." (Maya Angelou). This sentence stands out to me in particular because white women did actually carry a sense of loneliness and rejection. Although white women were not slaves to the degree of black women or the black population, white women did suffer through a form of bondage. White women had to conscientiously tolerate the actions of their husbands in regards to them having forced and/or consensual sex/relationships with their slave women. "White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them" (Maya Angelou). Although this line is true, I believe the statements made can be viewed from a different scope as it relates to the black woman's prospective. Yes, black women worked for white women, and black men "in some cases" desired white women, but the idea that white men adored them can evoke an in-depth discussion considering the reality of how they were initially treated and disrespected. White men viewed black women in a light that was never shined upon on white women. It may be a "stretch" to present this accusation, but it was almost as if white men simply "tolerated" their wive's "white women" in order to deny their private passion/desire for black women. In closing, I would like to add the statement "Black women's bodies as a site of an outlet to reality/sanity!"