Wednesday, October 29, 2008
In Adrian Piper's article, she quotes Davis' "Who is Black": 'The white person had to be clearly in charge at all times, and the black person clearly subordinate, so that each kept his or her place. It was a master-servant etiquette, in which blacks had to act out their inferior social position, much the way slaves had done. The black had to be deferential in tone and body language...and never bring up a delicate topic or contradict the white...this master-servant ritual had to be acted out carefully lest the black person be accused of "getting" out of his or her subordinate "place."' How does this same dichotomy relate to the relationship between men and women? What would Simone Du Beauvoir say? What positives and negatives could come of making such conclusions?
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