There may be no more whips, plantations and slave auctions and all now, no matter what color a free human being is, but the oppressive mentality is still around . Racial microaggressions are a daily problem for people of color, who experience offensive and racist comments in every aspect of their lives and are constantly reminded that they are different and are not what society's elites have determined is normal. In a country where everyone is welcome to come and make a new life, regardless of race, they face constant reminders that they are different and do not belong (Sue et al. 2007). Even within this country's criminal justice system, put in place to keep everyone safe and treat everyone with equality, the color of your skin could be a life sentence. Black women who are victims of rape would rather live with the mental torment that comes from a trauma like rape than risk being humiliated and stereotyped by the authorities, the people who are supposed to keep us safe. Not only do Black women face the oppression and inequality that comes with the color of their skin, but the sexism and victimization of being a woman is also something they face. The dominant genre
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