Whether it's people touching your hair, assuming you like to twerk, or treating you like an "exotic animal" on dating apps, black women regularly face a variety of racist and dehumanising presumptions. Here, eight women relate their experiences of the stereotypes they've faced but also the strong sense of sisterhood they feel as a result.


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