The Jezebel stereotype was used during slavery as a rationalization for sexual relations between white men and black women, especially sexual unions involving slavers and the enslaved. The Jezebel was depicted as a black woman with an insatiable appetite for sex.

2024年2月21日 · Over centuries, the figure of Jezebel has evolved into a stereotype used to demonize assertive, independent, or sexually autonomous women. This archetype has been employed to justify social control over women’s bodies and behaviors, often reinforcing gender biases and discrimination.

The 'Jezebel' stereotype is an image meant to control Black women's sexuality. The Jezebel stereotype portrays Black women as sexually promiscuous. The stereotype leads to a societal belief that Black women need various forms of social control including restricted access to reproductive care.

2022年3月1日 · Jezebel was the Phoenician queen who became the archetype of the wicked woman— promiscuous, greedy, and godless. The crimes leveled against her include forcing pagan idolatry upon the...

Literary authors and performing artists are redefining the image of the Jezebel archetype from a negative stereotype to an empowering persona.

Jezebel has come to be known as an archetype of the wicked woman. According to the Bible (Kings I and II), she provoked conflict that weakened Israel for decades by interfering with the exclusive worship of the Hebrew god Yahweh, disregarding the rights of the common man, and defying the great prophets Elijah and Elisha .

2022年1月2日 · Stereotypical archetypes that has been used in the past include mammy (a southern slang term for a Black woman who were considered the portly, asexual, and fierce caretakers), jezebel (a concept revolving around Black women who were often portrayed

2022年10月28日 · This Jezebel archetype has led society to believe that Black women and girls are hypersexual, animalistic, and impervious to pain and suffering even when they are subjected to sexual violence (Anderson et al., 2018).