Blaxploitation films are films that came out around the 70s that featured black people (men in general). These films were intended for people of urban backgrounds and they were a hit. These films had a lot of stereotypes and showed black people in a way that they weren't ever showed in before. The stereotypes of the men and women featured in these films are still around in todays movies, its just not as out in the open. Black men were stereotyped as gangsters, pimps, and intimidating; dangerous. which is still seen today in numerous films. The black woman played the role as the sex symbol, dressed scandalous and emphasizing her curves.
All though these movies were extremely stereotyped, I think it was an important part in history in black cinema. It gave black people a chance to do what they wanted with films and not do something they were forced to do.
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