It really reinforces bad black stereotypes.
*Leading females are ALL Light-skindedededed
*The Darkskin female is seen as loud and ghetto with no sense of self-worth because she keeps chasing after the same boy who DOESN'T want her.
*Oscar Proud is the dominant Black Male figure in the house/show, yet he is seen as the Baffoon of the family. His company procduces a product that nobody likes and the women of the family contiue to riducle him. He as a Black Man is not given any respect and he's designed to simply be comic relief (Like all black men on television.)
Seriously, its not that great, I feel insulted when I do watch it. Altho I do chucke when I see the ashy sisters.
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Yeah....I dont agree with you.....Its comedy. White people make fun of their own people all the time, we must not get so upset over a KIDS SHOW, even though that may be the problem; kids see it and are influenced by it.
DAMN, another double edged sword
but what movie is that (the one with the disco guy kickin the old lady)
its like that in almost any black cartoon or even show. The female is always lighter than the male and the lightest female is usually the lead. Look at most of the black shows on UPN or even the ghetto black movies. Most of the lead/pretty/ non ghetto girls are light skinned. I can't hate against my own complexion but I think they should mix in brown skinned and dark skinned people too.
i look at the Proud Family, just for enjoyment because it takes me back to those care free days of waking Saturday morning to watch cartoons. Although your analysis may be correct, I'm afraid that this is not a stereotype. What you have described goes on in Black America, the catch is that you don't see opinion too often.
Living Single did not have a light skin lead character and enjoyed success among others.
Cartoons are for pure entertainment, there is nothing to it.
its like that in almost any black cartoon or even show. The female is always lighter than the male and the lightest female is usually the lead. Look at most of the black shows on UPN or even the ghetto black movies. Most of the lead/pretty/ non ghetto girls are light skinned. I can't hate against my own complexion but I think they should mix in brown skinned and dark skinned people too.
I don't really agree with that.
Look at Gabrielle Union and Nia Long... They haven't really ever played any "loud and ghetto roles" and they have starred in several movies. They usually are very classy in the movies they are in and they are both brown-skinned.
They do show light-skinned women in movies as bein kind of stuck up and cold... That may be reachin, but I have noticed that.
Look at "Friday", Felicia was a light-skinned crackhead and Nia Long was a sweet classy girl.
I think we need to stop feeding into these stereotypes and just sit back and relax sometimes...
