NAME: MARIE
AGE: 19
RELIGION: MUSLIM
RACE: BLACK AND ASIAN
ETHNICITY: JAMAICAN AND INDONESIAN
Do you consider yourself religious?
Not really, but I feel like I participate in it for the sake of my family.
Do you feel like your religion has negatively impacted your relationship with your sexuality?
I wouldn't necessarily say my religion. I feel like it's more so the culture that I grew up in that has impacted my sexuality. But I guess religion kind of ties into that.
In what sense do you feel like it's impacted your relationship with your sexuality?
Just a sense of shame that comes with it, especially in terms of marriage.Because sex before marriage down on.
Do you ever feel like you've been shamed for your sexuality?
Definitely, mainly because if I was caught having sex I would be forced to marry that person or I would be talked about being a big disappointment among my family and potentially disowned.
Do you feel like black women are shown as pure in the media?
Definitely not, they are always shown as promiscuous. They don't get to be shown as vulnerable. People always see them as sluts and hoes
Do you feel like Asian women are presented as pure in the media?
I think that Asian women are more seen as submissive people. I think that the media portrays them as soft but they are also seen as easily manipulated and oppressed.
Do you feel like you're fetishized as a mixed race woman?
Definitely, especially because a lot of people desire and want mixed race children for the aesthetic. Also some people consider lighter skin to be better than darker skin and therefore want their children to have lighter skin.