Show threadPhoenixSerenityMay 25, 2024

Roots of #fetishization is traced to #colonizers treating #BIPOC as curiosities. #Black bodies were #eroticized by #Europeans & when they invaded different #African countries, fascination & fetishization of #AfricanWomen was frequent.

Fetishization of East /Southeast #AsianWomen is known as #YellowFever. Since 18th & 19th century, #imperialism & #orientalism grew. #WesternPowers became intrigued with the East & #Americans became obsessed with #Chinoiserie

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Roots of Racial Fetishization: Colonialism, Imperialism, Racism — Wove Therapy

Fetishization is the act or thought of making someone an object of desire based on some aspect of their identity. Racial fetishization is thus the act or thought of making a certain race or ethnicity the object of desire.

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