Citation

Chancer LS. Violence Against Women 1998; 4(1): 100-113.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801298004001007

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

When the Clarence Thomas, Mike Tyson, and O. J. Simpson cases emerged as high-profile media cases, a pattern was established in which Black men became symbolic representatives of three distinctively feminist issues. These issues were sexual harassment, rape, and domestic violence, respectively. This article argues that a competitive and antagonistic relationship, or a playing of gender against race, developed through this disproportionate media emphasis. Three explanations for the pattern are explored: historical biases, the structure of legal trials, and media philosophy.

Language: en