Ugly Betty and the Ugliness of Misogynoir | Video Essay

In today's video essay, I'll be plugging into Ugly Betty, and digging into the scarcity of Black women in the show yet blatant misogynoir perpetuated by the writers when Black women DID appear on screen in significant roles and plotlines. Tap in as a tug on the writer's wigs and look into the harmful stereotypes of Black women fleshed out on screen through caricatures dating back centuries to colonialism and slavery.

Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - Constance Grady (Octavia Spencer)
03:10 - The Jezebel
08:49 - The Mammy
11:09 - The CBB
13:13 - Renee Slater (Gabrielle Union)