trope

So me and a friend were having a discussion about how we were and still are depicted in the media based off old stereotypes and tropes that have been historically used to demean and dehumanize us. She sent me a post from her blog that had this to say on the matter of how black women are being...

I remember back in high school me and my bro would watch tv shows that had the bad boy trope in it. The bad boy is misunderstood, deep down he's a good person but he's misguided, etc. Dude always had a leather jacket, sometimes a motorcycle, etc. Excuse the fact that these guys are all...