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102 Iowa L. Rev. 2017 (2016-2017)
Aggressive Encounters & White Fragility: Deconstructing the Trope of the Angry Black Woman

handle is hein.journals/ilr102 and id is 2063 raw text is: Aggressive Encounters & White Fragility: Deconstructing the Trope of the Angry Black Woman Ttinajones' & Kimberly Jade Norwood ABSTRACT: Black women in the United States are the frequent targets of bias-filled interactions in which aggressors: (i) denigrate Black women; and (2) blame those women who elect to challenge the aggressor's acts and the bias that fuels them. This Article seeks to raise awareness of these aggressive encounters and to challenge a prevailing narrative about Black women and anger. It examines the myriad circumstances (both professional and social) in which aggressive encounters occur and the ways in which these encounters expose gender and racial hierarchies. It then explores how the intersectional nature of Black women's identities triggers a particularized stereotype or trope of the Angry Black Woman and explains how this trope is often invoked in aggressive encounters to deflect attention from the aggressor and to project blame onto the target. After discussing the harmful effects of aggressive encounters and the absence of effective legal mechanisms to address them, the Article sets forth tangible steps that individuals can take to minimize their incidence. 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................... 2018 II. WHY Focus ON BLACK WOMEN? THE NECESSITY OF INTERSECTIONAL ANALYSES ................................. 2022 A. HisTORTCAL ERASURE ..................... ......... 2023 B. CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES. ........... .................. 2026 * Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law. I would like to thank my research assistants, Kevin Zhao and Gloria Liu, for their excellent contributions to this Article. I am also grateful to D. Wendy Greene, C.T. Woods-Powell, and my amazing sisters in Ladies Who Love Books for their probing insights and generous guidance. - Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law and Professor of African & African American Studies, Washington University. I want to thank my husband, Ronald Alan Norwood, Esquire, for his insights and editing. I also want to thank all of the Black women whose stories appear here, for their willingness to have their stories told. 2017

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