Black Male Representation

The reading for today basically expressed notions of stereotyping of Black males in film. The last film I watched was No Strings Attached, starring Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman.  The only mole of color in the film is a minor character played by Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges. This character, along with the other POC character played by Mindy Kaling, ends up alone and is only used in a few scenes for comedic relief. He's played out as a modern buffoon, the black guy who cracks jokes that we all laugh at, but has no real character resolution.