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Gone With the Wind: Stereotypes and Presence in Popular Culture

Gone With the Wind: Stereotypes and Presence in Popular Culture. Popular Southern Stereotypes. The “Mammy” Figure. African American woman Worked and served in white households happily Mother figure for children of plantations Powerful within household. Popular Mammy Images:.

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Gone With the Wind: Stereotypes and Presence in Popular Culture

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  1. Gone With the Wind: Stereotypes and Presence in Popular Culture

  2. Popular Southern Stereotypes

  3. The “Mammy” Figure • African American woman • Worked and served in white households happily • Mother figure for children of plantations • Powerful within household

  4. Popular Mammy Images:

  5. Mammy in Gone With the Wind

  6. Real “Mammies” • Rare • Unhappy • Raped by white owners • Light-skinned/ daughter of rape • Powerless in the household

  7. The Southern Belle • Southern hospitality and charm • Balance of beauty and modesty • Highest achievement of southern refinement and culture • Prioritized marriage above all else

  8. A Few Rules of Southern Belles: • Never wear white shoes before Easter or after Labor Day except is if it is a bride. • Thank you notes are a necessary component of being gracious and appreciative. • Never chew gum or smoke on the street. • Never show anger in public. Smile and act like a lady. • Act helpless and confused when it's to your advantage; never let them know how clever and capable you really are... • Charm, Charm, Charm. • Be elegant and graceful

  9. The Southern Belle in Modern Film and Literature:

  10. Gone With the Wind ‘s Presence in Popular Culture

  11. Tourism • Southern Belles and Whistles Tour Package • Jonesboro, GA “Where heritage comes alive!” • “Jonesboro brings to life a time of war, reconstruction, hospitality and true determination.”

  12. Road to Tara Museum

  13. Bulloch Hall • Home of Teddy Roosevelt and Mittie Bulloch • Inspiration for Tara plantation

  14. Margaret Mitchell House Tour • Atlanta, GA • Apartment in which Gone With the Wind was written

  15. Perceptions of the “Southern Belle”

  16. Cathie Jung

  17. “Windies”: die-hard Gone With the Wind fans

  18. In Summary:

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