Black women write cope with microaggressions to avoid the angry Black woman stereotype.

What is it about?

This study examines how Black women use writing to cope with gendered racial microaggressions. Because many Black women actively avoid being labeled angry, we wanted to see if writing was a useful method for Black women to talk about their experiences to avoid being called angry.

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Why is it important?

Intersectionality is becoming a more popular theory being used in psychology. This paper uses this theory to capture the complexities of Black women's negative experiences while also focusing on how Black women cope with these experiences.

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