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Stereotypical Portrayal of Blacks

Stereotypical Portrayal of Blacks. Brought to you by Kim and Camille. 1933 Stereotypes. Superstitious Lazy/slovenly Happy-go-lucky Ignorant Musical Ostentatious Very religious Dirty (physically) Naïve Unreliable. Stereotypes Continued.

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Stereotypical Portrayal of Blacks

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  1. Stereotypical Portrayal of Blacks Brought to you by Kim and Camille

  2. 1933 Stereotypes • Superstitious • Lazy/slovenly • Happy-go-lucky • Ignorant • Musical • Ostentatious • Very religious • Dirty (physically) • Naïve • Unreliable

  3. Stereotypes Continued Many of the stereotypes listed on the previous slide are common in the novel. The idea that African Americans should be musical is shown when IM is invited to a function where he is asked to sing. He is invited for political reasons and then he is humiliated.

  4. Stereotypes Concluded The idea that they were all naïve was brought into the novel with the shear number of times that IM was tricked and lied to. He was naïve enough to trust people who shouldn’t have been trusted.

  5. Background (Sambo) Sambo was originally Indian, not African. The first stories of his adventures were published in London in 1899. He was known for outwitting hungry tigers. The controversy over the story is from the name of the boy. “Sambo” became a racial slur against African Americans.

  6. Sambo Continued Sambo became the stereotype for black men. After being criticized by many, including Langston Hughes, it was taken off of lists for recommended books. Later the books were changed from “Little Black Sambo” to “Brave Little Sambo” in an effort to make a less prejudiced book.

  7. Minstrel Show These mid 19th century shows revolved around the supposed stupidity of black people. The shows served as “proof” that they couldn’t take care of themselves.

  8. Connections • Clifton selling the Sambo Dolls- embracing the absurdity of his situation • Sybil’s questionable fantasies- forces him into anonymity • Rineheart- many stereotypes in one

  9. More Connections IM becomes the stereotype- He is like a Sambo doll, always dancing for the white men. He tries to be the rapist for Sybil. Nearly starting a fight with his friend because of a case of mistaken “identity”

  10. Video Link • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9x3PZM8vfA

  11. Image Sources • Wikipedia.com • flickr

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