The Diamond Of The Rough Saying Has Been Used Around The...

Jaedah Pickens Diane Jackson Social Problems SO 254 1619 28 April 2015 Sapphire Discussion The diamond in the rough saying has been used around the world for many decades. This saying is used to explain the beautiful struggle an individual had to go through to overcome adversity and potentially transform into a beautiful, resilient being. What about the individuals who face adversity on a consistent basis? According to Dr. Andrew Snelling, â€Å"Diamonds may get all the attention, but rubies and sapphires are the first choice of kings and the affluent because of their extreme rarity. Only special conditions, initiated by the Flood, could have produced these rare beauties (2010).† Sapphires emerge from the mineral called corundum, which is the†¦show more content†¦Review. In the article, Challenging Images, Oppression, Poverty, and Other Structural Constraints: Survival Strategies Among African-American Women in Distressed Households, professionals recognize the unequal treatment of African American women who benefit from the assistance of government funding . The authors Liliane Cambraia Windsor, Eloise Dunlap, and Andrew Golub want to get rid of the horrid images and stigmas associated between black women and the welfare system. These controlling images or stigmas include the Jezebel, the Crack Whore, the Welfare Queen, the Mammy, and the Sapphire. The authors conducted thorough research of following six African American women every three to five months for five years. The results were remarkable. These women all had the commonality of oppression, but each story varied. Some of the women were able to maintain raising the children and keep their homes with the help of government assistance. A few of the women developed coping strategies to combat their problems such as the use of illicit drugs. All of their cases were unique, yet similar in so many ways. For example, all six of them had experienced physical violence while five out of six had endured sexual violence. Windsor, Dunlap, and Glolub wanted to open the eyes of women of color, the government, and the public to the controlling images thus, the entire society can began taking the necessary precautions to begin combating these controlling images. History.