Dancing Around Objectification
In the setting of a Harlem performance, two women that were performing The Harlem Dancer and The Invisible Man that were both portrayed as an appeal to men sexually. They were overlooked of their talents of dancing and singer, rather to be become a simple idealized object. The Harlem dancer is forced not to retaliate against the men in the crowd, mainly due to the fact that being an African American within the time period had no equal rights as the other citizens of society.
Intersectionality 101
According to the article on Intersectionality, it is “a methodology of studying the relationships among multiple dimensions and modalities of social relationships and subject formations”. It refers to the culture interactions that ultimately can result in racial and gender discrimination, particularly against people of color. They disagree with the Standpoint Theory, which refers to the different and unique living experiences that these certain minority groups lived in.