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<i class="fa fa-info-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i> The term '''Blaxploitation''' was originally created not by a white person but by an African-American who was slighted by the producers of [[Super Fly]]. It was initially coined to stir up controversy/stereotyping and for many years black filmmakers/actors didn't accept it as a positive term. Yet ironically, over time it has come to represent a highly successful era of black genre cinema of the 1970s. What was once regarded as a negative term has changed into something that brings to mind exciting, empowering and groundbreaking cinema made by and starring African Americans. | <i class="fa fa-info-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i> The term '''Blaxploitation''' was originally created not by a white person but by an African-American who was slighted by the producers of [[Super Fly]]. It was initially coined to stir up controversy/stereotyping and for many years black filmmakers/actors didn't accept it as a positive term. Yet ironically, over time it has come to represent a highly successful era of black genre cinema of the 1970s. What was once regarded as a negative term has changed into something that brings to mind exciting, empowering and groundbreaking cinema made by and starring African Americans. | ||
* '''[[The Baadasssss Blaxploitation Top 20]] • [[Blaxploitation: What It Is...What It Was]] • [[Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide|The Essential Reference Guide]]''' | * '''[[The Baadasssss Blaxploitation Top 20]] • [[Blaxploitation: What It Is...What It Was]] • [[Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide|The Essential Reference Guide]]''' | ||
*'''[[Baadasssss Blaxploitation on DVD|DVD]] • [[Baadasssss Blaxploitation on BluRay|BluRay]]''' | *'''Blaxploitation on [[Baadasssss Blaxploitation on DVD|DVD]] • [[Baadasssss Blaxploitation on BluRay|BluRay]]''' | ||
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Revision as of 11:52, 4 May 2018
The term Blaxploitation was originally created not by a white person but by an African-American who was slighted by the producers of Super Fly. It was initially coined to stir up controversy/stereotyping and for many years black filmmakers/actors didn't accept it as a positive term. Yet ironically, over time it has come to represent a highly successful era of black genre cinema of the 1970s. What was once regarded as a negative term has changed into something that brings to mind exciting, empowering and groundbreaking cinema made by and starring African Americans. |