Mammies

In the American segregated South nannies (called "mammies" or, more commonly, "maids") were passed among the members of an extended family with a casualness surely born of slaveholding traditions. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Thus, with major exceptions for black "mammies" suckling white babies and female house slaves placing their coarse black skin on the food they prepared for white households, whites decided when the touching of white skin to black skin was permissible. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In the very last pew, on the aisle, sat an eager old colored woman -- one of those typical "mammies" now so seldom seen -- in an old-fashioned bonnet and shawl. ❋ Alice B. Emerson (N/A)

Our grandchildren, indeed our children, will never know the kind of mammies their ancestors were blessed with. ❋ Unknown (1912)

The old colored "mammies" were very fond of "Massa's chillun" and liked to pet them and tell them stories. ❋ Wilbur Fisk Gordy (1891)

The 'mammies' at once grouped themselves upon the main-hatch, as near the quarter-deck and officers 'cabins as possible. ❋ Richard Francis Burton (1855)

Meanwhile those marvellous beings the 'mammies' call 'the city' 'Sillyown,' and the pretty, naughty mulatto lady married to the Missing Link termed it 'Sa Leone.' ❋ Richard Francis Burton (1855)

Southern slaveholders often pointed to their affection for their individual "mammies" and the supposedly deep ties they formed with their enslaved playmates (of the same sex, of course) on the plantation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A skinny ass identified you with the elegant and never too rich, never too thin social elite, big butts with the mammies and maids. posted by Andrew Simone in aesthetics, beauty, gender, sexuality, sociology | * | 4 comments comments ❋ Unknown (2009)

One book recommended to me that is added to my TBR pile, though, is The Help by Kathryn Stockett about black mammies in the south who, as the blurb says, were trusted to raise white children but not to polish the silver. ❋ Nalini Singh (2010)

"Fryin' chicken jus' tend to make you feel better about life" made me feel worse about life by recalling bumptious black mammies of movies past. ❋ Joe Morgenstern (2011)

"Portraying African-American women as stereotypical mammies, matriarchs, welfare recipients, and hot mommas has been essential to the political economy of domination fostering Black women's oppression, " sociologist Patricia Hill Collins writes in Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment. ❋ Irene Monroe (2010)

"Portraying African-American women as stereotypical mammies, matriarchs, welfare recipients, and hot mommas has been essential to the political economy of domination fostering Black women's oppression," sociologist Patricia Hill Collins writes in Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Well, I think two mammies are plenty for any girl. ❋ Tara Heavey (2010)

When full-figured black women were mammies on plantations, cooking the food, cleaning the house, all while birthing babies for Massa ', her size was never criticized. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A skinny ass identified you with the elegant and never too rich, never too thin social elite, big butts with the mammies and maids. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And if the people conclude that it isn't right that welfare mammies now can get free plastic surgery in Cali, or that Wall Street Execs stock options should be taxed as regular income instead of a lower rate, or want the hedge fund manager loophole closed? ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

If we limited WIC to things like bean sprouts, tofu, whole wheat, salads and egg-white only premix - you would have desperate welfare mammies swearing off more chilluns and begging for work so they could eat fried chicken and fries again ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

she has [huge] mammies ❋ Paul12345654364 (2007)

"Girl, a [Black Woman] on Facebook says that it's our duty as [Black Women] to give our money to [Black Men] when they want it and let them cheat on you whenever they want to." "I've seen her post ish like that plenty of times. She's a big ol Mammy." ❋ BlackVelvetMara (2021)

[Quaker Oats] recently gave their "[Aunt Jemima]" [pancake syrup] bottle a makeover to remove the racially insensitive mammy image. ❋ PCone (2009)

ooohhhh mammi [had it] [goin] on last night in that tight [dress]... ❋ B (2004)

That [mammy] over there is marching for [Black Lives Matter] while Tyrone is worshipping [YT] women. She left black men to mammy for YT men. When will she learn. ❋ Divestqueen (2020)

[5 year old]: Mammy can I have [a sweet]? [Mam]: No. ❋ BigA1990 (2018)

Jose grabbed her child and all [the child's] toy and place the child inside the house [unattended] without telling anyone. Just to go score some weed with a somewhat [complete stranger]. Now that's a mammy! ❋ KCole (2008)

[I am] going [to go] visit my [mammy]. ❋ Kite Bomber (2005)

[Mammie] is so [amazing] ❋ Cuse Fan (2017)

Dude, Mammy totally [bought me] [a pony] for [Christmas]. ❋ Cadaver Chick (2010)