The Sassy Black Woman Trope

[calzephyr]

Here's another interesting video for Black History Month. As an avid cartoon watcher, I know there's a lot of influence from minstrelry and Blackface, but the Sapphire stereotype was entirely new to me. I've certainly noticed it though! As a writer, I always try to be conscious of these stereotypes so I'm not carrying them into the future.

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