{"id":6130,"date":"2024-06-16T00:05:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T00:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/?p=6130"},"modified":"2024-06-16T00:05:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T00:05:34","slug":"queenie-is-a-rejection-of-the-strong-black-woman-stereotype-and-a-celebration-of-messy-quarter-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/queenie-is-a-rejection-of-the-strong-black-woman-stereotype-and-a-celebration-of-messy-quarter-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Queenie is a rejection of the \u2018strong Black woman\u2019 stereotype \u2013 and a celebration of \u2018messy\u2019 quarter\u00a0life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <span><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/jenni-ramone-319140\">Jenni Ramone<\/a>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/nottingham-trent-university-1338\">Nottingham Trent University<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Reviews of Channel 4\u2019s new sitcom, Queenie, are divided. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/tv\/2024\/06\/04\/queenie-channel-4-review-candice-carty-williams\/\">good reviews<\/a> have praised the show\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/07\/arts\/television\/queenie-hulu-candice-carty-williams.html\">authenticity<\/a>, while the negative ones have called it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newstatesman.com\/culture\/tv\/2024\/06\/queenie-review-candice-carty-williams-dionne-brown\">\u201ccrude\u201d<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/article\/2024\/jun\/04\/queenie-review-channel-4-candice-carty-williams-novel-adaptation\">\u201cbland\u201d<\/a>. Having watched the show, I wonder if the real problem is that reviewers have expected the show to deliver on every count \u2013 and they want a heroine who represents the \u201cstrong Black woman\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The show is adapted from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.co.uk\/titles\/candice-carty-williams\/queenie\/9781409180050\/\">bestselling 2019 novel<\/a> of the same name by Candice Carty-Williams. It follows Queenie, a 25-year-old British-Jamaican woman, as she breaks up with her white boyfriend and experiences dating, female friendships, everyday racism, \u201coverfamiliar\u201d aunties \u2013 and the impact of all of this on her health. <\/p>\n<p>The novel\u2019s opening chapter conveys all of this around the refitting of her intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD). This scene becomes more intrusive when the medical staff suspect that, despite the IUD, Queenie has had a miscarriage.<\/p>\n<p>Episode one is a very faithful adaptation of that chapter. It grabs attention not so much from the invasive internal examination, but from the doctor\u2019s comments to Queenie. \u201cWell done you\u201d, she says of Queenie\u2019s \u201cfancy career\u201d at a national newspaper, then rebuffs her complaint about the painful procedure, saying: \u201cI\u2019m sure you\u2019re fine, strong girl like you.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>No one\u2019s 20s and 30s look the same.<\/strong> You might be saving for a mortgage or just struggling to pay rent. You could be swiping dating apps, or trying to understand childcare. No matter your current challenges, our <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/uk\/topics\/quarter-life-117947?utm_source=TCUK&amp;utm_medium=linkback&amp;utm_campaign=UK+YP2022&amp;utm_content=InArticleTop\">Quarter Life series<\/a> has articles to share in the group chat, or just to remind you that you\u2019re not alone.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more from Quarter Life:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-embracing-the-cringe-can-help-your-dating-life-230368?utm_source=TCUK&amp;utm_medium=linkback&amp;utm_campaign=UK+YP2022&amp;utm_content=InArticleTop\">How embracing the cringe can help your dating life<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-to-know-when-its-time-to-quit-therapy-230800?utm_source=TCUK&amp;utm_medium=linkback&amp;utm_campaign=UK+YP2022&amp;utm_content=InArticleTop\">How to know when it\u2019s time to quit therapy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/workplace-besties-how-to-build-relationships-at-work-while-staying-professional-229792?utm_source=TCUK&amp;utm_medium=linkback&amp;utm_campaign=UK+YP2022&amp;utm_content=InArticleTop\">Workplace besties: How to build relationships at work while staying professional<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stylist.co.uk\/people\/roxane-gay-candice-carty-williams-interview\/320249\">an interview in 2019<\/a>, feminist activist Roxane Gay and Carty-Williams discussed the burden of creating writing that is true to life. They agreed that both literature and society hide intimate aspects of Black women\u2019s lives, and shared their own experiences of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/danabrownlee\/2021\/11\/23\/dear-corporate-america-stop-tone-policing-black-women-we-have-every-right-to-be-angry\/\">\u201ctoning down\u201d<\/a> their Blackness for majority white culture. And Gay appreciated Carty-Williams\u2019s argument that \u201cwomen \u2013 Black women in particular \u2013 are expected to be emotional caretakers\u201d. The Channel 4 adaptation focuses on this emotional landscape and on the social requirement for Black women to be strong.<\/p>\n<p>In another interview, Carty-Williams explained that Queenie is \u201cunabashedly black on purpose\u201d, but that the novel is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/728278275\">\u201cnot just for Black people\u201d<\/a>. She worked on this TV adaptation herself, reinterpreting a novel of 30 chapters into eight tight episodes.<\/p>\n<figure>\n            <iframe width=\"440\" height=\"260\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wwRwPcm3P4Q?wmode=transparent&amp;start=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">The trailer for Queenie on Channel 4.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By marketing Queenie as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c7224d516zno\">\u201cthe Black Bridget Jones\u201d<\/a>, Carty-Williams recognised the gaps in published Black British writing. She complained that Black British writing is usually categorised as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jprstudies.org\/2023\/02\/a-black-bridget-jones-candice-carty-williamss-queenie-2019-challenging-discourses-of-race-and-gender-in-the-chick-lit-genre\/\">literary fiction<\/a>, which rarely reaches the sales that genre fiction (like chick-lit) can. <\/p>\n<p>Bestsellers overwhelmingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jprstudies.org\/2023\/02\/a-black-bridget-jones-candice-carty-williamss-queenie-2019-challenging-discourses-of-race-and-gender-in-the-chick-lit-genre\/\">focus on<\/a> \u201cwhite, western, middle-class, heterosexual, able-bodied and able-minded heroines\u201d. Despite a recent upsurge in Black British women\u2019s writing since <a href=\"https:\/\/thebookerprizes.com\/the-booker-library\/authors\/bernadine-evaristo\">Bernardine Evaristo\u2019s 2019 Booker Prize win<\/a>, Black chick-lit remains obscure.<\/p>\n<p>Ten years ago, film director Destiny Ekaragha argued that Black British writers and filmmakers should be able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2014\/sep\/28\/destiny-ekaragha-ive-got-to-break-two-glass-ceilings-gone-too-far\">tell ordinary family stories<\/a> rather than feeling compelled to represent everything: the history of colonialism and slavery, the essence of Africa, the depths of Caribbean culture and the nuances of Black Britishness. Queenie achieves this, handling issues of <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5554283\/queenie-candice-carty-williams\/\">race, racism, and representation<\/a> with clarity and commitment.<\/p>\n<h2>The \u2018strong black woman\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The negative reviewers seem to miss the point of Queenie somewhat. While a Guardian reviewer complains that Queenie is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/article\/2024\/jun\/04\/queenie-review-channel-4-candice-carty-williams-novel-adaptation\">\u201cso imprecise\u201d<\/a> she fails to be empathetic, Carty-Williams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c7224d516zno\">describes Queenie<\/a>  as a \u201cmessy girl\u201d, who is  \u201ctrying to figure out who she is, away from all the stereotypes\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Just as the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jprstudies.org\/2023\/02\/a-black-bridget-jones-candice-carty-williamss-queenie-2019-challenging-discourses-of-race-and-gender-in-the-chick-lit-genre\/\">drew attention<\/a> to the whiteness of the chick-lit genre in fiction through its overt engagement with sexism and racism, the TV adaptation draws attention to the whiteness of chick-flicks. <\/p>\n<p>Negative reception from reviewers draws attention to their own wielding of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1080\/09528829008576253\">\u201cburden of representation\u201d<\/a> \u2013 the phenomenon where Black writers are expected to represent all aspects of Black culture in specific, positive ways for Black empowerment.<\/p>\n<p>Some reviewers want Queenie to represent every Black British woman. Instead of Carty-Williams\u2019s \u201cmessy girl\u201d whose imperfections are conveyed persuasively by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c7224d516zno\">Dionne Brown<\/a> in her first major acting role, they want an exceptionally talented, resilient woman who is supporting other women and is capable of making the right decisions in any situation. They want the \u201cstrong black woman\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/loader.bridged.media\/direct\/index.html?website=https:\/\/theconversation.com&amp;journeyId=65f0269195d8096d23e3804e\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500px\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cstrong black woman\u201d film trope and societal stereotype has been associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9881457\/\">eating disorders and depression<\/a> and with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2018\/jul\/20\/strong-black-woman-stereotype-mental-health-depression-self-harm\">self-harm<\/a>. In episode six, Queenie directly confronts the stereotype, mentioning the phrase in conversation, and begins to reject it.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of asking the adaptation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newstatesman.com\/culture\/tv\/2024\/06\/queenie-review-candice-carty-williams-dionne-brown\">beat Bridget Jones\u2019s Diary<\/a>, I think reviews should pay attention to its engagement with Jamaican British culture. It portrays the constant pressure to \u201cget back to your best\u201d, to be always \u201cplucky and capable\u201d while ensuring you\u2019re not \u201ctoo much\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The TV adaptation is admittedly heavy-handed at times. Its discussion of Black women artists and activists feels a little like a reading list. Still, it explores stereotypes that affect many Black British women today that aren\u2019t usually discussed.<\/p>\n<p>The author has a brief cameo in the penultimate episode and overhears Queenie say: \u201cI think it\u2019s important to break the tradition of what a Black woman has always been, and to shift the focus away from what she did for white people\u201d. The series is a starting point for conversations like this. Like the \u201cstrong black woman\u201d, Channel 4\u2019s Queenie shouldn\u2019t be burdened with the expectation to be everything.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. 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More info: https:\/\/theconversation.com\/republishing-guidelines --><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/jenni-ramone-319140\">Jenni Ramone<\/a>, Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Global Literatures, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/nottingham-trent-university-1338\">Nottingham Trent University<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This article is republished from <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\">The Conversation<\/a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/queenie-is-a-rejection-of-the-strong-black-woman-stereotype-and-a-celebration-of-messy-quarter-life-231989\">original article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jenni Ramone, Nottingham Trent University Reviews of Channel 4\u2019s new sitcom, Queenie, are divided. 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