"Racial stereotypes affect my style most at work, specifically [related to] the stereotype that black women are overly and overtly sexual. My professional style is ultra conservative, and there are many days when I'll put on a dress for work and second guess whether or not I should wear it. I am always thinking about whether or not my legs (one of my favorite assets, but not great for shorter work dresses) are on display too much. I'm always putting a cami under a dress or blouse if there is too much cleavage and I wear hosiery year round. Maybe these are things most women in a professional environment do and consider [anyway]; I don't know. I do know that my conservatism is fueled by not wanting to be seen as the overly sexual black woman in the office." — Tyece, African American
"You'll never see me in feathered jewelry or headdresses, no matter how much I love music festivals and all the other usual styles that come with them. It's not that I'm ashamed of my roots, I just think wearing that stuff mindlessly is offensive so I would never promote it." — Lena, Native American
!["Racial stereotypes affect my style most at work, specifically [related to] the stereotype that black women are overly and overtly sexual. My professional style is ultra conservative, and there are many days when I'll put on a dress for work and second guess whether or not I should wear it. I am always thinking about whether or not my legs (one of my favorite assets, but not great for shorter work dresses) are on display too much. I'm always putting a cami under a dress or blouse if there is too much cleavage and I wear hosiery year round. Maybe these are things most women in a professional environment do and consider [anyway]; I don't know. I do know that my conservatism is fueled by not wanting to be seen as the overly sexual black woman in the office." — Tyece, African American
"You'll never see me in feathered jewelry or headdresses, no matter how much I love music festivals and all the other usual styles that come with them. It's not that I'm ashamed of my roots, I just think wearing that stuff mindlessly is offensive so I would never promote it." — Lena, Native American](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/P4ImxrvkGz1Bs2_aJLLP2YPoZ0M/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2015/06/23/671/n/1922564/1e484a371ede688b_c9230392_11333646_695457310582977_1354743259_n.xxxlarge/i/Racial-stereotypes-affect-my-style-most-work-specifically.jpg "\"Racial stereotypes affect my style most at work, specifically [related to] the stereotype that black women are overly and overtly sexual. My professional style is ultra conservative, and there are many days when I'll put on a dress for work and second guess whether or not I should wear it. I am always thinking about whether or not my legs (one of my favorite assets, but not great for shorter work dresses) are on display too much. I'm always putting a cami under a dress or blouse if there is too much cleavage and I wear hosiery year round. Maybe these are things most women in a professional environment do and consider [anyway]; I don't know. I do know that my conservatism is fueled by not wanting to be seen as the overly sexual black woman in the office.\" — Tyece, African American
\"You'll never see me in feathered jewelry or headdresses, no matter how much I love music festivals and all the other usual styles that come with them. It's not that I'm ashamed of my roots, I just think wearing that stuff mindlessly is offensive so I would never promote it.\" — Lena, Native American")
