Negligence Argument Analysis

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Women complaining of sexual harassment or any sexually abusive act are attacked on the negligence argument as being liable to revealing oneself to foreseen dangers. The argument mistakenly assumes that the victim is a willing participant in whichever unfolding trial of sexual harassment. Jezebel and Mammy are figures used to symbolize the stereotypes attached to African American women, with Jezebel likened to the biblical evil woman. She is described as being appealing and sexually immoral with every of her actions ensuing from an aspect of lust. This black woman is depicted as one with a starving dehydration for sex that can’t be satisfied by black men. In the publication, it is argued that black women sought after colorless men therefore

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