Jennifer Graham Post #2

Although the story of The Venus Hottentot made me very sad and heartbroken it really drove home the definition of scientific racism for me. After the readings on Tuesday from both Omi & Winant and Marger I still didn't quite have a grasp on what was going on but after seeing the documentary on Sara Baartman a connection was made. I was very interested in the documentary and finding out more about Sara's life after only doing a quick search on the internet to make more sense of the poem. I think Elizabeth Alexander depicted her perfectly and really gave her the voice that she never got to speak.