Who Are You To Judge?
The topic that stood out to me the most was the conversation about images. This stood out to me the most because "images" has such a huge impact on how we as a whole view and present ourselves to the world. In "Black Looks: Race and Representation" hooks informs us that we must find or create our own realm of image. That we consider the perspective from which we look, vigilantly asking ourselves who do we identify with, whose image do we love. hooks then elaborates on internalized racism and the lack of role models in the black community. I found this to interest due to how we as "African Americans" rarely idolize our people or better ourselves. I myself has been a victim of not having a black face as someone I idolize. Growing up I hated the fact that I was dark skin, being picked on and called names just because my skin was darker than my fellow sisters and brothers of color. Not necessary wanting to be light skin or white but just hating the fact that darker skin wasn't viewed as being beauty hurt the most. To this day the image still takes a toll on women with darker complexions. The "light skin vs dark skin" game is cruel for girls like myself. This relates to when hooks discusses white supremacist notions or standards, which include education, race, virtuous and as well as beauty. The way that a women presents herself gives her grants her greater value. Young women of this day and age go will go out of their way just to sell themselves to just about anything. Creating goals that may not even be possible, like relationship goals or even creating false images of what they believe determines their success.
