Welfare is misunderstood, mystified, and feminized by many stakeholders (i.e. government, media, majoritarian culture, etc.). This text analysis will assess how well the text achieved the following: (1) articulate why the current U.S. welfare state is based upon myths or false assumptions, (2) analyze what these false assumptions mean for stakeholders, especially African-American women, (3) argue why welfare is an issue of importance in the 21st century, and (4) express what the feminization of welfare says of the majoritarian culture.