According to WEB DuBois, “double consciousness” is the “sense of always looking at oneself through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul with a tape of a world that watches with amused contempt and pity” (DuBois 5). In other words, it is the self as one sees oneself, versus the self that comes from an external perspective, where the person looking at it thinks it is what it is. This idea links to the gender stereotype, that women cannot consider themselves equal to society because they are often described as voiceless, alone and dependent on men. Despite stereotypical views that separate women from men, Audre Lorde “challenges her feminist community to provide a collective voice to address difference without. When a woman has no voice, she is often controlled by a man who speaks for her. This is evident in the story There Eyes Were Watching God when Janie is offered the chance to speak to the public about the grand opening of the new store, but Joe Starks, her husband, denies her this chance. "'And now we'll hear...a few words of encouragement from Mayor Starks.' The burst of applause was interrupted by Joe himself who spoke up. 'Thanks for all the compliments, but my wife doesn't know anything about making speeches'” (Hurston 43). to say her words about the inauguration to the rest of the citizens. However, Joe Starks revokes that privilege from her, which shows that he has control over her. This idea links to “double consciousness” because women can be seen as gifted of voice while society sees it differently as they are often stopped by men if they attempt to speak. However, Janie is continually denied her right to speak to the point that she becomes angry and decides to speak out against Joe Starks in front of the citizens, which destroys its genre.