| A Goofy Movie (1995) | Black Twitter | Coding | Who's Behind the Fat Suit? | Black Superstars and the Era of Tan |
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What is Los Angeles?
The location of the Powerline concert.
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What is character code switching?
The use of typically non-human characters to stand-in for black characters
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What are fat-suit comedies?
An African-American oriented subgenre of films exploiting stereotypes of race, gender, sexuality, class and obesity through the use of cross-dressing and humor surrounding obesity.
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What is a possum hat?
The souvenir that Max was given by his Dad at Lester's Possum Park.
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Who is Vishawn?
A popular Twitter meme from black Twitter that
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Who is Donkey?
A popular black-coded character from the 2001 Dreamworks' classic, Shrek.
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What is Big Momma's House.
A 2000 film starring Martin Lawrence which introduced the genre of fat-suit wearing African American comedies.
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What is love over respect?
The overarching lesson that Goofy learns
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What are gingers/redheads?
DAILY DOUBLE: Name 3 red-headed characters that have been race-swapped for African American actors.
A group of characters commonly race-swapped with black actors in modern media.
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What is Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman.
Due to the success of Big Momma, this film, adapted from a play, became the next big hit in a line of comedies featuring cross-dressing African American comedians in fat suits.
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Who is Tevin Campbell?
The voice actor behind the musical sensation, Powerline.
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