Topic: Mama Rosie

1 chapters across the catalog

64: We Are People 2
31:06 - 34:42

64: We Are People 2

Black Girl 1972 Film and Educational Shaming

A series of clips from the 1972 film "Black Girl" illustrates the character Mama Rosie shaming her daughters for having children instead of pursuing formal education. The hosts use this film to demonstrate the long-standing elitist mentality that equates formal schooling with higher social standing. This hierarchy often places married women without degrees at the bottom of the social ladder within the community.