▁modern ▁politics . ▁ ▁Cit iz ens hip ▁and ▁A cknow led gment ▁▁ ▁Mel issa ▁Harris - Per ry ▁claims ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁intr ins ically ▁human ▁to ▁cra ve ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁individual ▁recognition ▁or ▁accept ance . ▁Similarly , ▁she ▁explains ▁the ▁effects ▁that ▁s tere ot ypes ▁like ▁the ▁Mam my , ▁Je z eb el , ▁S app hire ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁powerful ▁Black ▁woman ▁can ▁have ▁on ▁the ▁emot ional ▁and ▁physical ▁des ires ▁of ▁marg inal ized ▁Black ▁women . ▁When ▁these ▁women ▁are ▁s tere ot yp ed ▁and ▁their ▁potential ▁conf ined , ▁the ▁public ▁is ▁den ying ▁them ▁the ▁individual ▁recognition ▁they ▁cra ve . ▁By ▁repr ess ing ▁the ▁expression ▁of ▁their ▁emot ional ▁needs ▁and ▁by ▁in hib iting ▁their ▁political ▁dec isions , ▁their ▁potential ▁as ▁citizens ▁is ▁essentially ▁restricted . ▁ ▁Harris - Per ry ▁places ▁a ▁similar ▁importance ▁on ▁both ▁public ▁and ▁individual ▁recognition . ▁She ▁alleg es ▁that ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁Black ▁women ▁to ▁escape ▁shame ▁and ▁att ain ▁citizens hip , ▁they ▁must ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁be ▁acknowled ged ▁for ▁their ▁individual ▁experience ▁without ▁sacrific ing ▁their ▁cultural ▁one . ▁She ▁explains ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁fr ustr ating ▁aspects ▁of ▁society ▁for ▁Black ▁women ▁is ▁the ▁mis con ception ▁that ▁removing ▁race ▁would ▁fix ▁these ▁issues . ▁R ather , ▁she ▁arg ues , ▁giving ▁up ▁one ' s ▁ra cial ▁and ▁cultural ▁ident ities ▁would ▁be ▁extremely ▁harm ful , ▁because ▁race ▁and