I thought black women talking in a stereotypical accent, popping their hips out on one side and bobbing their head.. All that is supposed to be a caricature of the 'angry black woman'.
But Miranda talks like that all the time. This, while she's supposed to be an educated, refined, basically a creme-de-la-crème working American.
Is that actress being a caricature or do black women actually actually talk like that?
Yes. Every black woman, no matter our social standing, upbringing, or place of origin, speak in a stereotypical accent, pop our hips and bob our heads. It's genetic.
If it's on tv, it must be true!
That hexagon-face bitch, she's so passive-aggressive.
Because obviously some people are always ready to be offended.
Being triggered is so important that they can't differentiate between a genuine question from someone from a different culture, and a racist rant.
Logic numbs when sensitivity gets heightened to unhealthy levels.
Calling everything "triggered" because you disagree with what someone is saying is immature. I am old enough to remember life before everything was described as a "trigger." I responded to the post the way I did because the post itself is ridiculous. What cultural barrier are you talking about that would cause someone to believe that every single person from the same race behaves identically?
That hexagon-face bitch, she's so passive-aggressive.
Kind of sad that you don't remember the time before everyone was professionally offended and a social justice warrior, nit-picking words to get offended and rant on, INSTEAD OF UNDERSTANDING THE DAMN CONTEXT (and reading the lengthy post before the last half sentence that offended their triggered souls)
shareAnyone who thinks everyone of a certain group is all the same is an idiot. It's called stereotyping. It has nothing to do with being sensitive, offended, politically correct, etc. It's about being ignorant.
shareThis is the problem, though. TV seems to be reluctant to showcase a black woman in a position of power without giving her that "sassy black woman" vibe. ABC shows seem to do this a lot, even in shows created by black women.
Grey's Anatomy for example, has Miranda Bailey, who is Chief of an entire freaking hospital. She is intelligent, educated and in power. And yet, constantly, it seems a large part of her character is reduced to stereotypes, head-bobs, hip popping and the like. It seems like most black female characters are unable to escape these confines. In fact, I can't think of one black female character on that show who hasn't been subjected to bouts of 'sassy stereotypical black girl' syndrome by writers no matter where her character was supposed to have grown up, her social standing, whatever.
A black man on TV can be in a position of power and that's just it, that's him. But with women it seems like writers feel the need to write them as either sassy or angry or a mix of both.
This is also the reason why i dont get how Shondras shows get so much praise. It is literally always the same thing. A strong powerful woman with a sassy and bitchy attitude as the lead. Like ... you can be strong and independent without a god complex and a rude attitude towards everyone
shareWow, you really missed his point.
He was saying the writers have written her character -- or she plays her character-- in a stereotypical way and he has a point. OBVIOUSLY not all black women are like that, so why are these shows always portraying them in such a one-dimensional way? THAT was his question.
No I didn't miss the point. I don't believe Miranda was written in a stereotypical way in the first season. However, I noticed that her personality changed in Season #2. The OP seems to attribute this to race or the lack of racial sensitivity from the writers, however, I believe that it was intentional because I don't believe the character of Miranda is Miranda. My theory is that she is a double or a clone and the real Miranda is somewhere else (ie. captured or killed).
shareWhen I said you missed the point, I was talking to NickiDrea, not you.
I agree she is different this season than last. But damn, I hope you're wrong about your clone theory or that would be the moment the show officially jumped the shark (and I hate that overused phrase. But there would just be no other way to describe it!!)
That is not what he was saying, and if it was he needed to phrase it better.
The "do all black women talk like this?" question didn't seem rhetorical or sarcastic given the context in which the question was asked.
I did not miss the point. I just did not read the post in the light that you did.
That hexagon-face bitch, she's so passive-aggressive.
Maybe she is from a world where everyone is blue and an avatar? She may be from India as well.
shareI disagree. Season #1 Miranda is very different from Season #2 Miranda. That's why I think Season #2 Miranda is a clone or a double who replaced the original Miranda.
I say this because Alex mentioned in episode #1 that she killed Miller but that she later saw him in the future. He was the one who jumped out of the window.
There is nothing (typical black woman) about Miranda's character. It seems as though strong female characters can't get a break and that seems to go double for black female characters.
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