"Hang down below their navels, therefore when they stoop at their common work of weeding, they hang almost to the ground, that at a distance you would think they had six legs" (Page 14)
On page 14 of the book, the author quotes Richard Ligon using the monstrous bodies of African women as a symbol of productivity both in the production of crops and children. His description of the black woman portrays a negative message, which implies that a black woman has no value in United Kingdom apart from working as a slave and giving birth to more slaves to give double benefits to the slave owners. Richard as well uses abusive language when describing the black woman arguing that her breasts are so huge to an extent that when she stoops to work, they hang to the ground. Richard Ligon equates African woman's breasts to the length of the legs. He states that when a black woman bends, one would think that she has six legs. All these descriptions help the reader to understand how a black woman was discriminated against, and used as a laboring beast and an object of producing more slaves for the masters.
"Barbarian and nomadic women give birth with ease, scarcely interrupting their travels to bear children"
The narrator refers to Juliana's quote to indicate that African women as a wild beast who can give birth to many children who turn to be monstrous. This is demonstrated by the images of female devils with sagging breasts. The extent to which an African woman is portrayed is humiliating, and this even made black women feel less of human beings as compared to their white counterparts.
"Obsessed … carving for the love of mortal men" (Page 16)
Jennifer Morgan uses this example to show the deviant sexuality of the black woman as evidence of her savagery. According to the narrator, it is perceived that the wild woman sags her breasts to purposely be seductive to the men. Additionally, her bragging of the breasts is seen as a way of disguised beauty and youthfulness.
"In Ethiopia and many other countries (In Africa) the folk lie all naked …. And the women have no shame of men" (Page 16)
The narrator uses this quote to imply that Europeans perceived that black women have no shame because they embrace indecency. They walk naked in front of men a justification of deviant sexual behavior, which simply is against the natural laws. The Europeans in this scenario believe that a woman must be descent and cover herself before men. Most European writers use this line of reference to degrade an African woman in all aspects of life in comparison to their white counterparts.
"They fight not for the enlarging their dominion for as much as they have no Magistrates"
The author quotes Vespucci's work who does not use color to degrade a black woman but uses a lack of social institutions. According to Vespucci, black women's bodies are smooth but seem filthy because they walk naked without shame. The narrator uses this quote to refer to the white man's perception of the black woman. Therefore, Europeans believe that in Africa, there are no marriage institutions due to indecency. Firstly, black women walk naked without shame. Secondly, they have married anyhow and given birth to many children.
