I would say impassioned, not angry. 😉

All women get some iteration of this. With me, it’s usually a pity kind of response like, “you poor dear. You must have been so hurt by a bad man to be this angry. Smile. You’ll find someone you deserve one day.” because I criticized some asinine thing some man said or did.

You kind of expect it when it comes from men. When it comes from other women though, the sort of people who are supposed to have your back, it’s particularly 🙄 and 🤦 and 💩 and 😤 worthy. Right? Liberals need to have each other’s backs better. It’s true.

The angry black woman trope needs to go. Part of being an equal human being is the right to be angry like everyone else and the right to defend your space with passion against the pushing interests of everyone else.

Good article.

That said, I’m a little confused over the outrage against the Captain America analogy. It did not make a meme out of her like the others, it looks like a campaign photo. The ethos arc of Captain America is one of not sacrificing lives (black voters) for convenience or to appease power (conservatives and white supremacy), responsibility for each other, to plant oneself firmly against injustice and do not give ground, hard work, and get back up when you get knocked down. That ethos is one we should all strive for on a political level as citizens to protect our liberties and each other against intrusions of the state.

It was not mocking. It did not make her a savior. Particularly given that the post indicated that Stacey Abrams is what a Captain America looks like in real life to a child, her child…

It made her a role model.

And she is.

The other two I totally get and agree with you about the savior trope. I honestly don’t see it on this one. What about it made it equivalent to the others as a savior trope in your eyes? The fact that Captain America is a super hero?