>>89418868>>89419995Donna on "Parks and Recreation" is an overweight black woman who prioritizes sex and money. While she eventually gets more dimensions to her, she still perpetuates a lot of stereotypes.
Racism also prevents black entertainers (musicians, actors, etc.) from getting hired, so we get very few black entertainers. And people like Nicki Minaj and Beyonce are hyper-sexualized. Since we don't have a lot of visible black celebrities, people tend to take them as representations of all black people. It would be like if everyone assumed white people are smart because Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are white. (I know way more stupid white people than I know stupid black people.)
Remember all the times you've heard a black woman on TV threaten to pull someone's weave out (like on "America's Next Top Model" or even sitcoms) or "GURL, hold my earrings." See anything with Tyler Perry for stereotypes that involve black women being "ratchet" or "ghetto."
Whenever a black person is intelligent and articulate, they're accused of acting white and get called an "Oreo." This assumes that all black people are unintelligent.
I was a college professor for a bit, and my black students were the most interesting and tried the hardest. They actually gave a crap about their education. A lot of them came from bad situations, because education is not offered as much to areas that typically are full of black people.
While Oprah, Michelle Obama, and Tyra Banks are good black role models, black women are still often presented as all of these clashing stereotypes.
Honestly, just Google "negative stereotypes about black women," and you'll find way more than I can get into here.
Before anyone asks, I am a white woman.
I also had no idea how much I could say about this. I can write more about it, but this should be enough. I can do a linkdump if anyone wants to read more about it.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=examples+of+negative+stereotypes+of+black+women+in+the+media