Token Black Girls in White Media Be Like...
*lightskin* if teen show.
if over forty, intimidating boss, judge, police chief. we learn nothing of her family or homelife
no more than thirteen lines per episode
“There, there, Becky. Things will get better with the main dramatic situation that is totally about you and the two boys obsessed with you that you have to choose between.”
reality show *bleep! bleep! bleep! bleeeeeep!* *beats someone up*
special one-off episode
sizzling UST with hot main dude goes no where.
two steps behind the white girl and to her left to add splash of diversity to the background. has no lines
has no black female friends
killed off-screen. mentioned once afterwards, if lucky
hot as fire, no one important notices
sassy quip!
on the phone, checking her nails, smacking gum, moving slowly while on customer service duties. white hero has to wait.
life, what life? white main character is her life!
