For the first 1:00 of the show, I felt more connected to what was being said. When reading the passage, you’re saying it with your voice, however, when she’s saying it, the passage feels more real. It is also refreshing to hear the story, especially when I read the passage twice. I also noticed that the documentary was very risky. A major problem we have in our society today is the ability to push aside these problems. Gender and race are two big issues, especially in trying to evolve our thinking. When I saw how something as simple as choosing our race in marriage, leads back to white supremacy and the dehumanization of black women. Speaking on the dehumanization of women, when reacting to the viewing, my first initial reaction towards gender was disgusting. “Used” is a big word that came into my head when they spoke about black women. For many experiments, women were the top providers for this and were used in the most horrific ways.

A current mother told her experience of how a doctor was too brief of her examinations during her pregnancy. She was ordered to come every four weeks. Weeks later she came back after 22 weeks and she should not walk up a flight of stairs. The doctor normalized her pain instead of looking further into it. Nothing has changed much from the past because women at were not given any form of medication because they were “prone to pain.” black women search in hope for black doctors their bodies are understood, taken in with care, and have that reassurance for a healthy pregnancy.

I’ve seen a lot on social media about those who are mixed race and experience hardships of fitting in with their racial identities. Many will say they act “too white” or “not black enough” and this causes an identity crisis. I do find this film to be overall interesting to learn the dark rooted history and specifically how women were treated during these times. Black women have undergone tremendous amounts of pain and suffering and are objectified and exploited for their bodies. I also learned a lot about the history of colorism through watching this, and why in the black community if you’re mixed, you’re seen as having “good genes” and treated with privilege.

For the first 1:00 of the show, I felt more connected to what was being said. When reading the passage, you’re saying it with your voice, however, when she’s saying it, the passage feels more real. It is also refreshing to hear the story, especially when I read the passage twice. I also noticed that the documentary was very risky. A major problem we have in our society today is the ability to push aside these problems. Gender and race are two big issues, especially in trying to evolve our thinking. When I saw how something as simple as choosing our race in marriage, leads back to white supremacy and the dehumanization of black women. Speaking on the dehumanization of women, when reacting to the viewing, my first initial reaction towards gender was disgusting. “Used” is a big word that came into my head when they spoke about black women. For many experiments, women were the top providers for this and were used in the most horrific ways.

For example that was giving in the show its shows that black women in the United States have worst experinces with the doctor than any other race in America

There weren’t clear classifications for who was white and who was black back in the day. There were men who owned blacks under the law who could rape black women, leading to them fathering their children. They made it seem like black women were resposnible for the enslaved status of their children, or black women carry a baby inside their stomach was an inherited disease. They assumed that black women we immune to pain. They did not receive the same medical care that women did.

I can make a connection with what was said about how it was believed during slavery, and still after that that black women do not feel pain. I say this becuase both my mom and my aunt has complained about a doctor not listening to them when they express their pain for something.