The Disposable Black Gf Trope
The Disposable Black Girlfriend trope is a damaging narrative often seen in media. These characters experience a handful of microaggressions and are used as a stepping stone in the narrative. Let's dive into not only the history behind the trope, but how it's affected black women's perception of dating and interracial relationships. Firstly, What is the Disposable Black Gf Trope? To put it in simple terms, I’ll give an example. Let's say the main character of a romance movie, whom we’ll call Jackson, meets a black female love interest, Alex. They fall in love, but the relationship goes through ups and downs before Jackson's main love interest, Rebecca, comes into the story. A white actress, or at least white-passing, almost always plays Rebecca. Instead of having Alex be replaced by another African-American woman, she’s replaced by someone with polar opposite features. ...