1 | An index of tropes and other pages about black people. For the color, see TropesInBlack. |
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3 | [[index]] |
4 | [floatboxright: |
5 | '''Related indexes:''' |
6 | + AfricanAmericanCreators |
7 | + AfricanAmericanMedia |
8 | + Myth/AfricanMythology |
9 | ] |
10 | |
11 | !!Useful Notes |
12 | |
13 | * UsefulNotes/{{Africa}} |
14 | * UsefulNotes/BlackLivesMatterMovement |
15 | * UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement |
16 | * UsefulNotes/RodneyKingAndTheLosAngelesRiots |
17 | |
18 | !!Tropes |
19 | |
20 | * AfricanTerrorists: Ruthless militants and guerrilla fighters from Sub-Saharan African countries. |
21 | * AfroAsskicker: A lot of hair would realistically be a hamper in battle, but not for this character! |
22 | * {{Afrofuturism}}: Melding SpeculativeFiction and the black experience. |
23 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: When characters have brown skin, but it's very unclear where they're from. |
24 | * AngryBlackManStereotype: A (unfortunately stereotyped) black man who is always angry at [[BlamingTheMan The Man]]. |
25 | * BlackAndNerdy: A black character is also very smart to a nerdy degree. |
26 | * BlackBossLady: The boss of an operation is both black and a woman, and is more often than not very, very good at her job. |
27 | * BlackBoxerStereotype: A frequently occurring archetype in boxing stories, usually an African American. |
28 | * BlackDudeDiesFirst: When the token minority of the cast (usually a black man, though not always) is the first to go. |
29 | * {{Blackface}}: A non-black person putting on something to darken their skin tone and appear black, maybe with big white/red lips to boot. |
30 | * BlackfaceStyleCaricature: Drawings of black characters which are designed to look like blackface. |
31 | * BlackGalOnWhiteGuyDrama: A black woman and a white man are together and have to suffer criticism for it. |
32 | * BlackIsBiggerInBed: Black men having larger penises than other races, usually for comedy. |
33 | * BlackJezebelStereotype: Black women being more objectified and/or portrayed as inherently more sexual than women of other races. |
34 | * BlackLikeMe: Character disguises themselves or is transformed into a non-white race to experience what life is like for people of said race. [[note]]Not the same as, but maybe overlapping with, {{Blackface}}[[/note]] |
35 | * BlackRepublican: A black character is a Republican and/or leans right politically. |
36 | * BlackVikings: A minority character is in a work, but it doesn't make sense in the historical setting. |
37 | * {{Blaxploitation}}: A genre of film with a hero whose main attributes is the fact that they're black (almost always behaving stereotypically), badass, and fighting against the bad guys pretty violently. |
38 | * BlaxploitationParody: A technical {{Blaxploitation}} film (see above), but it acknowledges the problems with the genre and avoids them in favor of the good. |
39 | * BlindBlackGuy: A black man who is also blind and may or may not serve as some kind of wise mentor role. |
40 | * BorrowinSamedi: Famously portrayed as black and a "god" to a historically black religion. |
41 | * {{Bulungi}}: A stereotypical country in sub-Saharan Africa. |
42 | * ButNotTooBlack: A character faces colorism. |
43 | * DarkestAfrica: The stereotype that all of Africa is "uncivilized". |
44 | * TheDiva: She's strong, dark, beautiful, a go-getter, mature, and demands respect. |
45 | * ElectricBlackGuy: A black character with the superpower to control electricity. |
46 | * FunnyAfro: A character has an afro simply because it's funny. |
47 | * GhettoName: A [[TruthInTelevision true]] but often overexaggerated name for a black character in a poor area. See the page for examples. |
48 | * HoodFilm: A genre of films primarily about urban working-class black youths in poverty-stricken neighborhoods. |
49 | * JiveTurkey: Usually speaks African-American slang. |
50 | * LiteraryWorksByAfricanAmericanAuthors: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A list of literary works by African-American authors]]. |
51 | * MagicalNegro: A black character who is both wise and mystic, only existing to give wisdom to other non-black characters. |
52 | * MalcolmXerox: Someone who is willing to go to violent extremes for the sake of an oppressed group. |
53 | * {{Mammy}}: A black woman [[note]]Though races may vary depending on the time and area.[[/note]] who is generally obese, uneducated but wise, middle-aged, serving as a maid and/or babysitter for a white family. |
54 | * NWordPrivileges: Slurs and insults to a group are only acceptable when used by people ''in'' said group. |
55 | * PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: A white character humorously acts in a stereotypically "black" manner. |
56 | * RaceFilm: Films released from the 1910s to 1950s with an all-black cast but generally did not discuss racism in favor of other subjects. |
57 | * SassyBlackWoman: A black woman known for being very sassy, very loudly. |
58 | * ScaryBlackMan: The scary, intimidating, large, strong, and quiet guy (or girl) is also black. |
59 | * SonOfAnApe: Insulting black people (or humans in general) by comparing them to apes. |
60 | * SoulBrotha: A black character who is ''amazingly'' cool, always calm and in general "groovy." |
61 | * StarbucksSkinScale: Skin colors are compared to coffee (i.e. "cream", "mocha", "caramel", etc.) |
62 | * TokenBlackFriend: A black character whose main purpose is to revolve around the non-black main character and/or only add diversity to a work. |
63 | * UncleTomfoolery: A goofy usually incompetent black guy who sole purpose is being the comic relief. |
64 | * WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: A black man and a white woman are romantically together. Usually, the couple experiences criticism. |
65 | * WhiteBreadAndBlackBrotha: An OddCouple consisting of a straight-laced white guy and a streetwise black guy. |
66 | * TheWhitestBlackGuy: A Black character usually of African American culture, that is told or feels like they fit in better with White people than their own culture based on their dialect or behaviors. |
67 | * TheYardies: Black gangsters in Britain. |
68 | * YouAreACreditToYourRace: A black person who exceeds others' expectation of their race. |
69 | * YouKnowImBlackRight: Character A insults a group in front of Character B, who coldly informs them that they are ''part'' of said group. |
70 | [[/index]] |
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