Hyper sexualization of enslaved African women.
During the period of slavery, Black women's bodies were exploited for sexual labor, with many being forced into sexual relationships with their slave owners. This legacy has continued through the years, with Black women being portrayed as sexually promiscuous and exotic in popular culture and media. This portrayal reinforces harmful and racist stereotypes about Black women's sexuality, which can lead to objectification, harassment, and violence. At the point when Europeans went to Africa during the fifteenth century the lack of apparel African ladies wore, was suitable for work in the blistering environment in Africa. The lack of clothing on African women persuaded Europeans to think African ladies were physically vulgar. During the 18th century an English laborer, William Smith, commented that African women were "hot constitution' d Women" who "are constantly inventing tricks on how to acquire a lover." These thoughts were utilized to legitimize the ridiculous subjugation of African women. During the slave-time in the U.S., women of color were alluded to as Jezebels. The term was utilized to propose that women of color were naturally unbridled and physically ruthless. It was imagined that women of color had a voracious craving for sex, which slave proprietors utilized as a defense for assault.