Blaxploitation, racial stereotypes, and their lasting impact on the American psyche

Dr. Jerry Kroth reviews the 118 year-old tradition of White people telling stories of black people which are negative, destructive, and injurious. From pimps to prostitutes, murderers to junkies, the media menagerie of racial stereotypic imagery mightily influences American biases. Numerous films are reviewed for these features, and the number of White people involved in writing, directing, producing and distributing these films is astonishing. Dr. Kroth does not indict these individuals but considers this process part of a rogue Hollywood tradition that is deeply in denial about the force …