Behaving in accord with stereotypes about how blacks* allegedly behave - mostly as seen in American T.V. and film (which, by and large, has little to do with reality and everything to do with sensationalist plot devices).
* "blacks" meaning not necessarily just Black Americans, but all kinds of black peoples from all parts of the world. Old films set in Africa show different stereotypes of blacks to those set in the Carribean.
Non-American films show black peoples in completely different ways, usually more as individuals with unique personal characteristics - not predictable.
In the UK, "colour-blind" casting is gaining popularity. For instance, colour-blind casting may show Guenevere as a West-Indian woman in the tales of Camelot - but she still behaves like a Medieval Cornish princess: her skin colour is irrelevant to the role she plays.
This post was edited by inky at December 5, 2018 10:57 PM MST
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