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Real Sister: Stereotypes, Respectability, and Black Women in Reality TV

By Jervette R. Ward (Editor), Jervette R. Ward (Contribution by), Sheena Harris (Contribution by), LaToya Jefferson-James (Contribution by), Alison D. Ligon (Contribution by), Cynthia Davis (Contribution by), Detris Honora Adelabu (Contribution by), Monica Flippin Wynn (Contribution by), Preselfannie E. Whitfield McDaniels (Contribution by), Sharon Lynette Jones (Contribution by), Terry A. Nelson (Contribution by)
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By Jervette R. Ward (Editor), Jervette R. Ward (Contribution by), Sheena Harris (Contribution by), LaToya Jefferson-James (Contribution by), Alison D. Ligon (Contribution by), Cynthia Davis (Contribution by), Detris Honora Adelabu (Contribution by), Monica Flippin Wynn (Contribution by), Preselfannie E. Whitfield McDaniels (Contribution by), Sharon Lynette Jones (Contribution by), Terry A. Nelson (Contribution by)
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From The Real Housewives of Atlanta to Flavor of Love, reality shows with predominantly black casts have often been criticized for their negative representation of African American women as loud, angry, and violent. Yet even as these programs appear to be rehashing old stereotypes of black women, the critiques of them are arguably problematic in their own way, as the notion of “respectability” has historically been used to police black women’s behaviors.

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