Weems pairs staged photography with language in ways that confront rather than consume stereotypes about black life. \"White patty\" is an African American slang term to describe a Caucasian girl. In White Patty You Don’t Shine, a young black girl wearing boxing gloves firmly challenges the gaze of the camera. She is armed to resist her societal or personal foe through the powers of poetry and physical might.
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