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hooks, b. (1981). Ain't I a woman: Black women and feminism. Boston: South End Press.

The concept of gaze, as theorized by feminist scholars like Laura Mulvey (1975) and bell hooks (1981), highlights the ways in which visual culture shapes our understanding of self and others. For Black women, the gaze has been particularly fraught, as their bodies and experiences have been subject to historical and systemic erasure, exoticization, and marginalization. The "Ebony Ayes" framework acknowledges the complex interplay between Black women's experiences, gaze, and cultural production. ebony ayes

Mulvey, L. (1975). Visual pleasure and narrative cinema. Screen, 16(3), 6-18. hooks, b

"Ebony Ayes: Unpacking the Intersectionality of Black Women's Experiences and Gaze in Contemporary Culture" Boston: South End Press

However, as scholars like Patricia Hill Collins (1996) and bell hooks (1981) have argued, the representation of Black women in media has often been problematic, reinforcing stereotypes and marginalization. Ebony magazine, too, has faced criticism for its perpetuation of Eurocentric beauty standards, objectification of Black women's bodies, and limited representation of diverse Black experiences.